Thread Organizer

When I see nice thread on sale, I sometimes go a little nuts. As such, I found myself overwhelmed by thread. I had buckets of the stuff, and never wanted to go digging for the right colour. So my projects often ended up having the wrong thread, but not in a cool contrasty way, just in a clearly lazy way. I've seen thread racks online and they always look so nice, but I am: 1. Too cheap to buy one and 2. Too lazy to go buy materials for a proper wooden one- especially with a move coming up (more on that later- in fact there will likely be downsizing posts!).

Even if you are cheap and lazy, there are still options, worry not! I had some very solid cardboard and particle board from some bolts of fabric, so I decided to work with that. I glued two of them together, so it would be extra sturdy. 

I spread a layer of mod-podge across the top and placed it down on a piece of Anna Maria Horner 'field study' fabric. Then I asked my painter fella how he stretched canvas corners so neatly and tightly and he gave me a few tricks (fold at 45 then 90 degree angles). I only used a regular office stapler, fearing that a staple gun would come through the front. However this meant I needed a lot of staples- that's ok, it's at the back!

I wanted to use a coffee tin as scissor storage as well, so I used (oh I am going to sound ignorant for a second) an adjustable pipe ring thingy (!) around the can. I used a picture hanger to attach the ring to the board, then slid a burlap covered coffee can in and tightened it. 

I just nailed it straight into the wall- bad renter! But our walls are not in great shape and we have a bunch of patching and painting to do before we move anyway, so whatever! 

I traced a light grid with chalk and put a small nail at each intersection, then lightly brushed the chalk away. The nails don't look super pretty, but the thread does!

There are definitely better ways to do this, particularly for a more permanent object, but for short term storage, this is much better than a shoebox or plastic bin. And now I get to admire my lovely array of Guttermans!