Thanks for the email with the picture of it Meg, it looks wonderful! Hope to see it in person next week! Love Chris

Will look forward to seeing pictures of it... I have the same problem with some small cone that were gifted to me, at the moment one is upside down on a doll stand (the ones for china dolls) it ia a beautiful varigated blue and don't want to throw it out that would be wasteful..

would love to see the picture of your life saver. I have the same problem.

reloading the image, we'll see how long it lasts this time

Would love to see what Ray comes up with .:)

Oh darn Meg-now you have my curiousity aroused!!! I have quite a few of those blasted cones that are in that brittle state myself-the thread so far hasn't been comprimised,but it's just a matter of time. Can't wait to see what Ray comes up with ~linda~

I too am anxiously waiting to see.I have a hubby I need to put to work-lol

wow-I posted a comment awhile ago and it just vanished??? Oh well-try again. :D You have my curiousity up Meg, I can't wait to see the picture of Ray's creation. I also have quite a few of those dried out, crumbling thread cones. ~linda~

hmm, wonder why pictures are disappearing today?

Anxious to see it if you are able to load the photo. Kay

I've loaded the photo twice and twice it has been visible both times, only to disappear later, soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
I'll wait a couple of days then post it again.

I have been wanting a good quality spool winder - instead of bobbin winder and they are not to be had. I am anxiously waiting your device and hopefully I can get my hubby to make me one.

I can not see the photo ,but am very interested in what you described ,I have so many spools of thread that the cones have disintegrated ,I badly need one as well

Hi, looks like your hubby can patent his contraption...

oh meganne I can not open the pic. but I know it is wonderful so happy for you.
Lenamae

Meg maybe you can send the pic to Chris and she tries to upload it here in this post (should work with a comment). Have tried now with all my programs (firefox, chrome and safari) and it is still invisible ;-)
Could also be a problem of the page. The last few days there were some glitches with not being possible to dl the freebies or seeing pics.
Greetings, Bettina

I heard Microsoft had a fix for the image problem. Checkin in!

will try latter what a pain. can not see photo .
hugs Pam.

whoops no picture. Thanks for trying. Would love to see it.

Cloreta

Meg sent me this picture last week and I can see there are a few problems on here. I see Bettina suggested I do this, so here it is! Love Chris

Meg,this is a half baked idea but here goes.Ask hubby if there is a way,instead of manually 'cranking,winding' if he could rig something where you could use a drill to wind it.He may understand what I am trying to say.I just thought it would save your hands and time,too.He has the right idea though,to save your threads.

This looks pretty clever and a very neat idea! Thanks Chris, for getting the pic up for us to see. Meganne, if Ray needs something else to think about, maybe it could also have an option of winding it using an electric drill/screwdriver -maybe from the opposite side to where the manual handle is. It might be lots quicker that way and be a smoother fill. When I was young, my father used to make rope from hay bale string using a drill-just a thought -my brain thinks way too much!

Thank you Meganne,Ray and Chris will have to show my hubby and see if he can also make one for my threads..

After having all my time taken up, constantly cleaning two very fluffy kittens suffering with diarrhoea and vomiting, for the last month, I am finally getting back to this but not with any good news.

Firstly, suggestions to make the winder automatic would not work because the thread coming off the damaged spool needs constant untangling, making the whole process, by necessity, very SLOW going. (Just ask Chris LOL!)

I have one of those wool winders (came with my Empisal knitting machine) and I still use it for wool but it is useless for embroidery/sewing thread.

I also have an automatic bobbin winder, which I love, but that too is useless when trying to take thread off a damaged spool.

Hubby, as always, (God bless his loving heart) ALWAYS over thinks everything and complicates every item he makes. I keep telling him about the KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid) but he never listens, hence this project has been scrapped until such time as I can get downstairs to 'supervise'
I now have ANOTHER four Dragon brand threads with broken spools just in the last week and I am getting more angry with every spool that breaks as I purchased over 100 spools of this brand of thread and they have been stored inside dust free, air-tight, ultraviolet protective tubes and yet they just keep breaking!!!!!
It is such a shame because I love the colours, the shine and the way it stitches out and washes. But I could NEVER recommend anyone purchase DRAGON brand threads simply because of the poor quality plastic spools.
flowers to all for your suggestions.

lauris en France, j'ai ce problème avec des bobines de mauvaise qualité, elles se cassent , je garde les bobines vides des fils pour la couture et je les rembobine avec une perceuse a petite vitesse pour avoir un travail assez régulier, mais attention ne pas trop remplir.il faut être deux . mais actuellement je remplis plusieurs cannettes , le fil est régulier et se déroule sans problème pour les broderies demandant beaucoup de couleurs c'est assez pratique amitiés

Can't wait sounds very intriguing

what a great way to save all those nasty D----- threads that would just be thrown away ,,,,,,,I wish my hubby was a handy man