50 Things to make with empty spools of thread – these spools are mostly used for thread, but can be used for other items such as elastic. #EmptySpools #SpoolsofThread

50 Things to make with empty spools of thread

Spools comes in all sorts of material, shapes, sizes and colors. They are very helpful to repurpose or reuse them as crafts.

At the time of this posting, I had 13 elastic spools and 27 thread spools emptied since sewing during the pandemic.

I save my spools of thread and elastic because I know they can be used for crafts. I have a box full of spools that I have saved up.

1. Walking Cane
2. Fidget quilt (or other fidget items)
3. Handles for a sewed bowl
4. Rubber band cars
5. Donate them to schools or not-for-profits organizations
6. Sell them
7. Necklace rack
8. Snowman decoration
9. Recycle (most of the plastic ones can be recyled)
10. Doll house furniture
11. Gumball decoration
12. Angel decoration
13. Dolls
14. Animals
15. Pin cushion
16. Scrolls
17. Advent calendar

18. Christmas garland
19. Photo holders
20. Jewelry organizer
21. Scrolls
22. Reload larger spools of thread to smaller spools
23. Wreaths
24. Re-stringing fishing lines
25. Play dough toys
26. Stacking toys
27. Rolling pins
28. Math solving
29. Bird toys
30. Spool beaded curtain
31. Coffee table
32. Tassels
33. Curtain ties

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34. Drawer handle
35. Stamping (stamp on the wooden and cork spools)
36. Hair curlers
37. Guess the number inside jar
38. Pulley system
39. Tree decoration (great for cone shaped spools)
40. Model houses
41. Cat toys
42. Flower pot filler
43. Hanging hooks (hold up purses, etc.)
44. Gnomes decor
45. Spool racers
46. Buttons (cutting tips, big size off)
47. Magnets (do it as hole, cut in halves or the tips)
48. Table Marker (for events)
49. Keychains
50. 3D Art (use spools to form shapes like a sewing machine)

What are other things you can make with empty spools of tread?

Feel free to share in the comments below.

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