Tempus fugit, and life changes. I'm in the midst of moving, starting down a new path, and making new plans to put into play shortly.
In my last post, I mentioned a lovely find at a rummage shop in Vermont, and intended to have a detailed post on everylastitem up for Thrift Share Monday. Instead, I'm focusing on these lovely items, happy to share one special group with you.
Browsing the densely-packed aisles and shelves, racks and boxes, I spied one spool, and thought it might be an interesting objet on my desk. Seeing several more, I thought that I could cherry-pick some that were of harmonious size or thread color - but a voice inside of me said, "Buy each one of them". I've learned to pay heed to the voice, and asked the woman who curates the shop (really, it is more an act of curation than shop-keeping) to help me find them all. She did, and offered me a very fair price for the lot, which I duly accepted.
The spools and bobbins vary in height, amount of thread, color, and core composition (wood, cardboard or hard plastic), and I am wondering what to do with them all. Some will be destined for etsy, some for a local community flea market this spring and summer, but I hope that a few will find their way onto my new mantel.
Do any of you collect bobbins and spools?
This post was shared as part of Apron Thrift Girl's Thrift Share Monday Collection and Her Library Adventures' Flea Market Find extravaganza. Feel free to link back to me if you share this post!
