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by airyfairy ( edited 07 Oct 2017 ) 07 Oct 2017

This is eight years of embroidery thread 'tails' that I have collected. Is there anything I can do with them?

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by goddess 08 Oct 2017

Our craft group used snipped threads to make "thread bowls". Simply sandwich a flattened mass of threads between two layers of washable stabilizer, then do lots of free-form stitching to quilt the sandwich layers together securely. Be sure to do LOTS of stitching in all directions. When it seems pretty sturdy, cut the sandwich into a circle and do a satin stitch or zigzag stitch around the outside edge. Then soak the sandwich in clear water, swishing it around to get most but not all of the stabilizer out. Then mold the flat thread "pancake" over an upturned bowl or jar, crimping the edges like a pie crust and allow to dry. The stabilizer acts like a starch, holding the threads in whatever shape you mold them. When dry, remove from upturned bowl, turn upright, and you have a thread bowl. I use mine to hold empty bobbins.

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marianb by marianb 09 Oct 2017

Interesting idea..

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by marianb 08 Oct 2017

Gee your lucky if that's all the snip bits you have left after 8yrs, mine are in a large snaplock bag and it's only 3yrs. Or is that jar size deceiving..

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by dailylaundry 07 Oct 2017

There are clear Christmas ornaments. I plan on filling one with thread tails for each of our kids for a stocking gift. Those thread tails are a part of all your projects - and, they will look beautiful in an ornament!!! Let us know what you decide to do!!

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dailylaundry by dailylaundry 08 Oct 2017

I hope I was clear in explaining the clear Christmas ornaments. They are empty glass ornaments.

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by graceandham 07 Oct 2017

Drop them on the cover of a white photo album, then cover with clear contact paper. Makes a lovely album for your stitching pictures.

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by crafter2243 Moderator 07 Oct 2017

Yoriko has a bunch of Christmas Ornaments on her site where you use threads. Go to mygardened.com and in the search type in Thread.

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airyfairy by airyfairy 07 Oct 2017

Thank you Angie

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by gerryvb edited 07 Oct 2017

perhaps this is an idea?
I've also seen an applique design once made with kind of plastic and the appliqued part was filled with thread left overs.....

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airyfairy by airyfairy 07 Oct 2017

Thank you Gerry, I will have a look tomorrow.

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by lbrow 07 Oct 2017

Sarah go to www.cute embroidery.com/982279_turkey-coaster.html

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lbrow by lbrow 07 Oct 2017

This is from waaaay back. But used my thread snips to make a bunch of them. Have also done hearts, angels several other things/Lillian

crafter2243 by crafter2243 edited 07 Oct 2017

Copy and paste this one
www.cuteembroidery.com/982279_turkey-coaster.html

airyfairy by airyfairy 07 Oct 2017

Thanks to you both.

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by maleah 07 Oct 2017

I gently put them on a bush outside for the birds to use for nesting.

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airyfairy by airyfairy 07 Oct 2017

That is a wonderful idea.

sewist1 by sewist1 07 Oct 2017

It has been discussed before that leaving the threads for the birds can be dangerous to them. Here is just one comment from another blog:

"But be careful with thread/yarn: last year we had to rescue a blackbird hanging by its foot from a thorny twig on a hawthorn tree in our garden, it had a length of sewing thread wrapped around its foot and leg. It was in great distress with its mate shrieking nearby. It took 4 of us to get it down, hold it and cut the thread from its foot and leg with a pair of fine embroidery scissors. And guess what? When it was released, it flew straight back up into the hawthorn tree! It was very lucky, we hadn’t seen it, our neighbour from 3 doors down spotted it from his bedroom window and came round with some ladders."

marianb by marianb 08 Oct 2017

You might have to make sure the pieces aren't to long.

maleah by maleah 08 Oct 2017

I grab a wad of the threads and snip them into 1 inch pieces. Just for the little birds

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