Organizing Sewing Thread

Craft: Thread Storage Tree

Here is a nifty gift for the sewer that has everything. This thread tree hangs flat on a wall and can be hung up above a worktable or a sewing machine. It took my husband about 20 minutes to build and it will become a great gift for my friend Susan who does a lot of sewing in her drapery business. For drapes she uses big spools of thread, but for the hand sewing of hems and repairs she always has lots of little spools that she never quite knew how to keep handy.

Materials

• 1 13 inch piece of 2 by 2 lumber
• 15 2 1/4 finishing nails
• 1 eye screw
• spray paint and trim
• ribbon

Tools

• saw
• sander
• drill
• hammer

Instructions

1. With a saw, cut a 2x2 into a 13 inch length.
2. With drill, drill holes 2 1/2 inches apart at a slightly downward angle.
3. Gently hammer in your nails.
4. With drill, drill a start hole for your eye screw. Screw in your eye screw.
5. Next you spray paint and then you can then add a trim to the top or the bottom your choice.
6. Run your ribbon through the top in your eye screw and you are done.

Tip: Thread Wall Organizer

Keep spools of thread out of the way, but in plain view, by making this easy wall organizer. Cut a piece of plywood to the desired size and attach wall hangers on the top of it.

Tip: Plastic Storage Boxes For Organizing Thread

HerkDia
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November 6, 2011

I love to sew and have quite a collection of threads. My previous boss retired after she discovered she had breast cancer.

Tip: Organize Thread By Color

Romi Sebald

November 4, 2011

I have my thread organized by color in antique thread drawers from an old dry goods store. Before this, however, I had them in clear plastic shoe box containers, also organized by color.