How to Make a Thread Spool Holder/organizer

I saw a thread spool holder on sale at the fabric store the other day for $15. There wasn't much to it and I kind of needed one so I went ahead and made my own.

I made it at TechShop.

• 8"x12" board or plywood
• 1/2" dowel
• 1/4" dowel
• wood glue
• 1/2" drill bit
• 1/4" drill bit
• Old wire clothes hanger

Start by sanding down the edges of your board. Round them over to prevent any cuts and just make it smoother.

On one end, use a drill press to drill a 1/2" hole. This is the hole where we'll put our dowel that holds up the thread.

On the other end, drill 9 (or your preferred number) of holes that will be used to hold the individual spools of thread.

I cut the thread holders down to 2 1/4 " and glued them in place.

My wire hanger was 5/32" in diameter so I used a 5/32" drill bit to drill a hole through the top of my 1/2" dowel.

Insert the hanger wire and wrap it around the dowel a couple of times.

On the other end of the wire, make a couple of big loops. This is what the thread will go through on its way to the machine.

With your base and thread holder both ready, just glue the two together.