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A Batch Of Thread Catchers.

January 9, 2019 by carolyn friedlander 4 Comments

I did manage to crank out a batch of thread catchers for some of my local sewing buds. I’ve been wanting to do this for some time, and our holiday get together gave me the perfect excuse to do it.

thread catchers . carolyn friedlander

Even with a lot going on, I was very glad to steal away a few hours to make a little something for each of them. And, most of the fabrics were leftovers from other recent projects that were sitting in piles needing to get sorted, so it was kind of like tidying the studio a bit too!

thread catchers . carolyn friedlander

I used this tutorial to make a regular and a mini for each person. I’ve updated the tutorial to include both sizes. (Scroll down to the bottom of the tutorial for the adjustments to make the mini.) Personally, I like having both size options, because sometimes you need more and sometimes you need less. They each satisfy two different needs.

thread catchers . carolyn friedlander

I probably could have made myself a couple more while I was at it, because I didn’t seem to have one handy a few times this week when I could have used one. Does anyone else end up with makeshift thread piles or is it just me?

Next time…

thread catchers . carolyn friedlander

These guys are pretty speedy, and I really liked pairing up the different fabric combinations. In the end I let everyone pick their own. It was fun to see who picked what–many lined up as I thought they might and others surprised me a bit.

thread catchers . carolyn friedlander

Lots of thread catchers!

thread catchers . carolyn friedlander

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  1. Mindy says

    January 10, 2019 at 1:55 pm

    These are so cute! I definitely need an assortment of them. The person that vacuums (not me) was complaining about threads in the brush. 🙂

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    • carolyn friedlander says

      January 16, 2019 at 9:50 am

      Ha! Sounds great, Mindy. I’m glad you like them!

      Reply
  2. Daniella says

    January 16, 2019 at 9:25 pm

    I have made quite a few they are spread around by the sewing machine, the ironing board and the cutting table! Easy to make and cute and useful all at the same time

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      January 17, 2019 at 10:34 am

      Oh great! I need to do the same!

      Reply

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