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Thread Head – Sewing Humor
Hey Thread Heads! This is TJ from Studio Mailbox, thanks for having me. I thought it might be time for us to get to know each other a little better. I’ve been jumping in here on the first Friday of each month, yet haven’t really connected with you guys. I’m sorry about that. I’ve been on a blogging hiatus while my family transferred from our former home in Germany. WOW what a transition it’s been! It’s taken more than a year for us to get used to life back in the USA.
I thought you might like a like a little back story on the glass skull in the MEME above. This is one of those finds I made my husband carry back home from our old German flea marketing adventures. Imagine a huffing and puffing America mother pushing a stroller through a packed crowd while her ever supportive husband was dragging a store mannequin, German typewriter, glass head, lead type, wooden ornaments, small pieces of furniture – you get the idea! This was one of many zany things I would find and decide that I could no longer live without. Once you see something like this you can hardly un-see it. Sadly, many of these things were left behind with my old European life but some of them luckily made their way back with me here to Minnesota.
And Gutermann thread? That’s a German standard. But the style of their spools makes me chuckle. C’mon! They are SO much like the old styrofoam hair rollers we used to get perms with in the 80’s! That German glass skull and the German thread had to come together to become Thread Head. (Too bad I had to use my son’s Play-Doh to set up this shot. Look closely as to how I got the thread to stick to the glass! Shhhht! This is TSL exclusive insider info!)
We’ve all heard of Dead Heads and bed head – it’s time for the people who sew to stand up and take their place in history. Let’s be the world’s first thread heads! We really should make membership cards…
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Comments & Reviews
I love this! I am a total thread head! 😀
Thanks Carolina! May we wear our spools on our head with pride!!
Love this. I’ve seen these glass heads from time to time but never thought to buy them. Now I wish I had one.
Loretta, I love my glass head. Who knows the fun we could have with these things! Many just think, “WIGS” but I think of all kinds of crazy…LOL!
I need to register for my official card! Ha ha…I know some others that will get referred for membership, as well! Thread Heads unite!
United we stand, united we fall. Or at least fall over from sewing too much! Thanks for piping up Heidi, tj
Sounds to me that you are A LOT like me and not only a “THREAD HEAD” but a yard/garage sale/flea market junkie!!!! Can JUST imagine your loving hubs toting all that back home for you!!!! I’ve just recently “acquired” a totally loving and supportive (soon to be) hubs and can just see him doing the same thing, all the while not saying a WORD about how much I’ve spend on my zany finds!!! LOL!!! I say SISTER’S UNITE!!!!
Lora, congrats on your supportive man! I love it. Thanks for taking the time to comment – keep on scoring cool finds! tj
Love,love, love your thread head.colorful,creative and puts a smile on your face .What more can you ask for. That head was a terrific find and absolutely had to come home with you.
Elaine, thanks for understanding. That head TOTALLY needed a home. I’m so glad you get it! tj
I am definitely a thread head! Love the picture. I had a college roommate that has a head like that from Pier1 around here. I love collecting different thread colors!
What a very cute idea! I found you via the Alexa Toobar for Bloggers post, and I am going to be following you after I post this. check out my blog, if you like.
Thread here….just checking in. Like I always say the one that dies with the most fabric….WINS!
I saw this after the current meme and then saw it again today after I was looking at all your memes (which I love) and this one just cracks me up. I have a lot of these spools, both Gutermann and Sulky embroider and never connected the curlers, but I think from now on I won’t be able to look at the thread spools without that connection. lol