Wrapping up a little history-ruler shuttles
September 10, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under eco projects & green projects & recycling craft, weaving and handweaving and looms
We have a new entry on our ’search list’ for when we are noodling through thrift shops and garage sales: Old wooden rulers.
I have fallen madly in love with netting style shuttles and am having a wonderful time upcycling old rulers into shuttles.
Today, I needed to take a little break.
So, I grabbed a couple of the
old wooden rulers that we have
found in our recent travels.
As I was working on carving
the old rulers into shuttles,
I noticed something…
The 2 lower shuttles in the
photo at the left
came from a ruler that
just has inches.
The 2 shuttles at the top of the pic came from …read more
Thrift store treasure-rulers and sewing box
August 24, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crafts
My husband and I love checking out thrift stores, second hand stores, garage sales and other places in quest of old tools and things that can be turned into tools (and now in quest of kewl toys for the grandbaby that is currently under production)
On my ’search list’:
wooden rulers.
Why?
Because I like to measure stuff?
Nope…..
Shuttle love.
I blogged about how to make a shuttle from a wooden ruler. I just love this upcycled wooden ruler shuttle. I have gotten totally hooked on this shuttle.
I just love it, and am constantly winding, unwinding and re-winding it, so have decided that I …read more
