The moment I decided to switch to all cotton thread and fondled the spools in the craft store, I knew immediately what I would do with the empty yellow spools. I couldn’t wait for one to get emptied.
Before long, I had 3 of them, then 4, then 7. I guess I was sewing faster than I realized. I started to collect them up in a plastic bag for when I had a couple hours to play around with a design.
I wanted to use all scraps. Since I had a HUGE pile of them in all different colors, shapes and sizes that I bought off of eBay.
BUT I miscalculated the width and the strip did not completely cover the spool. So, I will use my “mistake” for something else.
Starting over, I decided to use one of my pretty batik squares I recently bought.
Here’s what you need to make this necklace.
- empty thread spool
- 5″ by 5″ fabric square
- batting (a small piece)
- tiny elastic cord
- button (I ended up using a larger one)
- hanging cord
- needle and thread
- scissors/rotary cutter
Here’s the process in photos.
I didn’t take a photo of me sewing on the button. 
I love how this turned out and already have the fabric squares lined up to make more in the future. I have lots of the satiny hanging cords. They came in a package of 10. All different colors.
This is a This Year’s Dozen original design. If you make this necklace, please link back to my blog post. Thanks!!
