#thread catcher

[dmyatesweaver]

DIY Quick Craft Thread Catcher

DIY Quick Craft Thread Catcher

I love to craft, but I’ll tell you, I can get quite messy and when I sew I often have to pull out stitches. Does your sewing area look like this?

I’m working on a project right now, but I got frustrated with the bits of thread and material, trying to pick them up and get them into the garbage.

So I searched online for a simple, quick Thread Catcher, and to my surprise, there are a lot of…

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[domesticdemeanor]

Triangle Thread Catcher

Super Fast, Super Easy, Super Cute. That pretty much sums up this project. I have been doing more and more embroidery of late. Table runner for my mother-in-law, cross stitched bookmark for husband, bag for me, ornaments, tapestry, and more christmas gifts (surprises..) As a result I have little piles of thread ends all over my living room, and it was starting to drive me crazy. And so when I came across this little project I knew I had to make one.

Thread Catcher

What you need:

2 contrasting fabrics, about 10in squares

3 buttons

Paper, for making the pattern

Thread, sewing machine, scissors, iron and so on

   1. Start by making the pattern (You want an equilateral triangle with 9.5in edges.) 

A. Measure 9.5in in from the edge of the paper and draw a line.

B. Fold to this line and crease the paper. Open the fold.

C. From each bottom corner measure 9.5in to the fold, mark these lines.

D. Cut out the pattern 

   2. Place your two pieces of fabric right sides together. Pin the pattern on and cut it out.

   3. Sew, with 1/4in seams, around the edges. Leave an opening along one side for turning. Trim the corners, and turn right side out, press.

   4. Sew around the outside of the triangle, this time with 1/8in seams, to close the opening.

   5. Following the pictures below, fold the triangle in half, then fold one point down and place a pin.

This is where you will sew to to close the box in. Repeat for the remaining 2 sides. 

   6. Sew along the 3 sides. Then fold the edges down. Sew in place with a button.  And thats it!

[craftdiscoveries]

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