While tidying up my craft space, I came upon a fabric twine WIP that I decided to finish. While doing that, the tube situation I was winding it around began to fail.
So now what? Oh! I just put several “extra” saved tubes into the burn pile next to the woodstove! And there’s a much sturdier one in there, too. But how do I avoid this same situation? Make a spool! Here’s how I did it.
I cut circles to cap the ends. A dozen to be exact. Each end is 6 die-cut circles laminated together with craft glue. So they would dry flat-ish, I put them under some books and 3-2-1 blocks to dry.
When they were dry, I cut a flat bit on each to keep it from rolling off a table when in use - something I saw on a vintage spool of floral wire that I inherited.
Then I eyeballed the center and traced around the tube on each.
I used Quick Grip adhesive to attach the ends. I did one, letting it dry thoroughly, then the other.
Finally I sat in a cozy spot and wound the fabric twine from the old tube onto the new spool!
I really like how fabric twine looks on the spool or in a ball, but I have had trouble finding something that is my style that is made from it. D’oh! I made some with xmas colors a few years ago and have been using it as ribbon on gifts, but I have sooooo much ribbon for all gift giving reasons that I don’t imagine doing that with this. I think I’ll just enjoy it as a decorative piece for a bit!
