Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Tangled Threads

In the last post I used some embroidery threads.  They all come in similar packaging, but I can't help feeling there is a design fault!

When you buy them, they look lovely

They get a bit tangled as you carefully take off the first metre or so 

They then, while you aren't looking,  transform themselves into a birds nest

My second purchase from the Works was a pack of these

And last night I spent a few hours watching TV and transforming my birds nests into these 

While I was wrapping the thread around the dolly peg I pulled quite tight.  This pulled the 'legs' together so the end of the thread could wedge in the end of the peg 
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9 comments:

  1. I wind my threads on to the cards to keep them tidy, it is bizarre that no-one has come up with a better system isn't it?

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  2. Now hang on a minute! You're being far to clever and industrious for the end of term. lol

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  3. brilliant as always! I've been using scraps of cereal box cardboard, but yours look much nicer.

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  4. They almost look like ladies! Only half dressed though!

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  5. Very fun way to solve the problem.

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  6. That's such a good idea Benta.

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  7. I always take the tubes off first and carefully open up so the loops go round my hand, unwind what I need, then carefully tie a knot in the middle, which seems to preserve the loops too

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