tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419288502454610006.post2176277562743907223..comments2010-04-21T01:49:40.340-04:00Suhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017408882651443811su@vivelyonline.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419288502454610006.post-26092201615347486882010-04-21T01:49:40.335-04:002010-04-21T01:49:40.335-04:00

gee-elsi do you have a picture of the shelves made out of the wooden spools? I&#39;d love to see a picture if you can post it somewhere. Let me know! I love repurposed stuff. <br /><br />Su - I love the shorts, I&#39;ve been meaning to try something like this sometime, so your instructions will be really helpful!

INFUSEDgoodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458420594606307912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419288502454610006.post-24313264435643604912009-12-07T21:05:22.697-05:002009-12-07T21:05:22.697-05:00

Those plastic pieces are designed to fit into the top of a spool of thread. Then you loop the loose end of the thread around the plastic piece.<br /><br />Back in the old days, spools were made out of wood. Often the slit/slot in the spool edge would break off and you wouldn&#39;t have a place to secure the thread end and so these plastic buttons were invented to solve that problem. You don&#39

gee-elsihttp://gee-elsi.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419288502454610006.post-87702303618474666322009-11-06T00:20:17.543-05:002009-11-06T00:20:17.543-05:00

Yeah, those look like the pieces used to cover buttons. My mom used to cover her own buttons (and I helped!) back when I was a child in the &#39;80s. I don&#39;t think she&#39;s covered a button since then.<br /><br />(And yes, it&#39;s after midnight as I&#39;m posting this, and I have to get up at 7 a.m. for work, but I discovered your blog tonight and just can&#39;t stop reading!! You are one

Rhonwyynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419288502454610006.post-89403139300996982152009-09-30T23:24:12.125-04:002009-09-30T23:24:12.125-04:00

Wow, guess I&#39;m lucky. When my son was little he loved picking out outrageous fabrics for his shorts and shirts. Now that he is grown he still likes Mom to make a shirt when I can. Working on a western style one now for him with his band&#39;s bomber plane logo on the upper chest and piping and pearl snaps!<br /><br />My Hubby loves the bowling style shirts which are super fun to make. Just

Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495309815825183088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419288502454610006.post-28499364995641559582009-09-30T00:38:34.779-04:002009-09-30T00:38:34.779-04:00

yeah, not much sewing to be done for the guys, is there? (But I&#39;m mean- I make him do his own buttons, etc. :) Those might be...to make fabric covered buttons??

Myrniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13585790815417752655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419288502454610006.post-40513739471072835752009-09-29T19:54:07.095-04:002009-09-29T19:54:07.095-04:00

Fabulous! Sewing for guys can be so boring. They never want you to use your creative side; my brothers are always asking me to sew on a button or fix a hole.:)

Laura Gerencserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05799993184608493211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419288502454610006.post-52200625410330361182009-09-29T16:36:13.495-04:002009-09-29T16:36:13.495-04:00

Umm...the litle TrimTex look like a decorative gromet of some kind...like those useless little snaps that used to be on the pockets of jeans. <br /><br />And 2) OHMYGOODNESS how I wish I had seen your cheatsheat a few days ago, before I sewed those trousers for Siu Jeun! I&#39;m going to forward this post on to the girl that wrote the original tute - she didn&#39;t really know how to sew pants,

Aunt LoLohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com