OT:The finished Thread Case

Here is a link to the finished thread case. It is one of three views showing the completed case. It has been a lot of fun taking you along on this ride. I appreciate all the comments that you have shared and I hope that the finished product is as good in completion as it was in anticipation. It is for me. Which brings me to the next phase of this whole thing. You will see the case sitting atop a small oak table. That is not the final resting place for this case. I am now in the process of building a base for the Thread Case out of Cherry, that will match the style of the upper case and have 2 doors on it and will provide storage for large spools of thread and a sewing machine. I never know when to say enough, it seems. I originally thought to have this case sit atop a long table,adjacent to another case that would house the cones. But, I have reconfigured my sewing room and moved some things around including the Janome 1600 Sewing Machine to an upstairs room that I will use for finishing off the assembly of the quilts when I stitch the quilt sandwich. I pretty much use that machine for that purpose only, so it seemed I should utilize the main sewing room for just that, sewing. Well, this sewing thing is always a work in progress, it seems, and probably will not be finished until the day I die. I hope so, anyway.

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She looks great John!!!

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Charlotte Hippen

Beautimus!!! Gosh you work fast! It's a true work of art, John. I wish I could rub my hand along its satiny finish. Thanks for sharing.

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KJ

That's just beautiful!

Gillian > Here is a link to the finished thread case. It is one of three views

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Gothikka

That, along with your other beautiful pieces, just show that useful doesn't have to be un-beautiful. It's a lovely cabinet. But, "long saga"? I don't think so!! Thanks for sharing John- really enjoyed the 'way'. . In message , John writes

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Patti

Hey John:

Your cabinet is marvelous. Very well thought out. I was wondering.... do you sign you work. You know like we quilters put labels on our quilts.

Kate T.

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Kate T.

That is a really beautiful thread cabinet. Shirley

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Shirley Shone

I have a stamp with my initials that I place in an out of the way area, if somebody requests it. I don't sign most of my pieces as I have been heavily influenced, in that regard, by book called "The Unknown Craftsman' by Japanese author, Soetsu Yanagi. In it he explores the ideas of the value of things made by the anonymous craftsman working within a tradition and producing objects of beauty over the course of a lifetime. Some of the objects he references are things that are held in the highest esteem within Japanese society. In effect he says that the value and essence of the work stands up for itself without regard to the name on the label. I like that thought. After I am gone, It really won't matter if it is known who made these things, other than the fact that people like and appreciate them for what they are. If they don't, that's ok too. It seems a curiously Western mindset to wont something that the value of it is decided by the name on the sales tag, rather than the item itself. I know that may not sit well with everybody on this forum, as many people sign their work, especially if it is being given as a gift to somebody special. That is just my approach, and not in any way intended to start up any controversy.

John

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The case is beautiful John. You really are a craftsman. I think most things we enjoy in life are a work in progress. That is the fun of it all. Thanks for sharing your work.

I d> Here is a link to the finished thread case. It is one of three views

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Taria

It is fabulous! I'm jealous!

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Lenore L

Wow! Wow! Wow! That is GORGEOUS! I just finished hanging 4 thread racks from Joann (each holds 120 spools, each is full and I have some more thread leftover!) on the back of my sewing room door. I'm jealous! VBG

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

I think Sam Maloof is a great craftsman, and he has influenced many of the current furniture makers, both amateur and professional. While I don't personally care for his style of things, I think he does things that are true to the dedicated craftsman approach to furniture. His things are a little to swoopy modern for my taste. I am a bit more of a traditionalist when it comes to design. I wouldn't turn down something from him if he gave it to me though, especially one of his rocking chairs.

John

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John

I have decided that you can come move in with me any time you like ;) It is beautiful, much like everything you create... My trhreads are all on a shelf with their ends taped up to stop from ravelling all over the floor lol. Not quite as impressive hehe.

Carissa

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Carissa-

You can go to the hardware store and buy clear plastic tubing-stuff. It's very flexible. I bought the type with a 3/8 in. inside diameter, cut it into 1/4 in. sections with a butcher knife, make a slit in each of the little sections and I put those around my bobbins to keep them from unrolling. A larger diameter tube would fit around a spool. My total investment for several hundred 'bobbin-un-winder-ers' was about $3. ;-)

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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Absolutely Beautiful and practical! I love all the dividers in the drawers for holding the thread. When are you going to make one for me? Michelle

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Michelle

John, that is sooo beautiful! I missed the ride, but I'm glad I was hera today to see this lovely picture. Thanks for sharing!

Karen, Queen of Squishies

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Karen, Queen of Squishies

Howdy!

All right, now! THIS is what I expected from you, John, when you talked about thread cases (last month?). Gorgeous. With tHread in it, too! Does this mean you received your order of Coats&Clark? Next? Maybe a smaller box to hold needles? ;-)

Cheers! Ragm> Here is a link to the finished thread case. It is one of three views

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Sandy Ellison

There is a certain tea cup in Japan, that is housed inside of a box, that is housed inside of another box, that is housed inside of another box, and so forth, and each of those boxes are sized so that they just fit the one that nests inside of it. Is that what you had in mind? Actually I have all of my various needles along with the pressure feet that go with the machine that they all work on, housed within a plastic compartmentalized covered box that I got from Joanne's. How is that for purism. At least I keep the whole bunch of them stuffed into a drawer out of sight. I am thinking of making one of the dividers, in the thread chest, have sections in it, that would divide up the needles into their various sizes. How about that?

John

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