tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029138883710368445.post4724740804498037285..comments2022-01-28T11:08:18.385-08:00Comments on The Collect Collective: Collecting Wooden SpoolsLeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235060235757697458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029138883710368445.post-1091457872379430652012-06-24T08:42:17.719-07:002012-06-24T08:42:17.719-07:00Alright - I found mention that cylindrical spools ...Alright - I found mention that cylindrical spools were created about the same time as sewing machines since spools prior to that could not spin. That puts them 1790 at the earliest. Still nothing solid - but it's a starting point.Aimlesshttp://aimlesslife.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029138883710368445.post-88130615217066299772012-06-24T08:10:48.724-07:002012-06-24T08:10:48.724-07:00I will try to respond again when I find something ...I will try to respond again when I find something - I'm looking in to spool knitting at the moment (more modern version of a lucet) but I need to know when they started making wooden spools to make it worthwhile. I have seen it referred to as 'ancient' but that could refer to the lucet that inspired it. Grr...Aimlesshttp://aimlesslife.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029138883710368445.post-49080390015951999882011-09-17T14:33:17.888-07:002011-09-17T14:33:17.888-07:00I know what you mean. I just posted on one of my ...I know what you mean. I just posted on one of my other blogs about wooden spools and I thought it would be nice to give a little history about them but there isn't much to report about. In Maine there was a town that used to make wooden spools. It had the nickname of "Thread City". I will keep looking to see if I can find some info, I'm not giving up that easy. You can see my photo on this blog site. http://stitchedanddyed.wordpress.com/Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949203003826926924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029138883710368445.post-30488252603195729722011-09-12T12:10:26.059-07:002011-09-12T12:10:26.059-07:00Thanks so much for the feature! Lovely post!Thanks so much for the feature! Lovely post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664731681859275921noreply@blogger.com