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easy & cheap storage for bobbins & thread spools
...to protect you from big colourful thread-tangles, if you know what I mean... ;)

By the way, It's my 1st Tutorial. I tried my best writing in English.

Posted by Eva K. from Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany • Published See Eva K.'s 5 projects »
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  • Step 1

    first determine how long the tube should be, this depends on how many bobbins/spools you have to store. In my region you can get it at the most Home-improvement stores for 2-4 € per meter. I think a diameter of 25mm works best.

  • How to make a wall tidy storage unit. Yarn Storage - Step 2
    Step 2

    Take your piece of tube and do a straight cut from one end to the other.

  • How to make a wall tidy storage unit. Yarn Storage - Step 3
    Step 3

    Now make two holes through the tube at each end (I did this using a nail which I held with pliers and heated it with a lighter, but anything else will work, too)

  • How to make a wall tidy storage unit. Yarn Storage - Step 4
    Step 4

    Thread a piece of wire through both holes at each side and bend it over to fix it. Or use a bead, like I did. You can also use ribbon for this, it will be your attachment for the yarnholder, or, if you hang it like the longer one on my Photo, secures the spools from slipping out.

  • How to make a wall tidy storage unit. Yarn Storage - Step 5
    Step 5

    Basically, you're ready now...

  • How to make a wall tidy storage unit. Yarn Storage - Step 6
    Step 6

    ...but if the tube is to long, you'll have to pierce it somewhere in the middle and hold it together with a small piece of wire or something, to prevent opening.

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