(I can’t stab them on wires!)Īmazon also has several wooden thread racks, which may fit in better with your decor. I’ve seen people use these tree-of-life nail polish racks for their thread spools, and I think they look amazing! They are pretty enough to be a focal point in your sewing studio, and I’m thinking about getting one to store my craft paint bottles. Form a shape like a folding privacy screen so that they support each other. Set the circular thread rack on a lazy susan, and you have a DIY thread carousel! Or, make several smaller thread racks, and connect them together with zip ties. Bend the wire into a wave shape, or even a complete circle. If you don’t have much wall space, you can modify the wire thread rack so that it sits upright on a table or counter. I love how it looks hanging on the wall with all of my thread arranged on it! Don’t you think I need some more blue thread? lol Other Thread Storage Ideas Adjust the hanging height by moving it up or down in 2″ increments. You can hang the thread rack from any of the horizontal wires. Then, I added another nail 6″ below each first nail. I sank two nails into two studs, equal distances from the floor. I put a folded scrap of fabric on top of each nail before I hammered it, so I didn’t chip the paint. 2 Choose Shelving Unit Choose a sturdy shelving unit thats easy to assemble. Youll also need growing lights, seeds, potting soil, a fan and seedling starter trays. (Your walls might be different.) You could also try using a strong magnet to find the drywall screws, or using an electronic stud finder that you can get at any hardware store. 1 Gather Materials To create a DIY grow light system for an indoor garden, start with a shelving unit. The walls sound hollow in most places, but if you knock on the wall over a stud, it sounds like a solid thump. It’s crazy easy to hear where the studs are in my house. Next, I found studs in my sewing room wall by knocking on the wall with my knuckles. It reduces paint wasted by overspray, keeps paint off your hands, and holds the nails still. Here’s a painting trick that I utilize whenever I want to paint nails, screws, tacks, etc: I stabbed the nails into a pizza box to hold them upright, and painted them all at once. I cleaned the nails with acetone, and spray painted them black so they would match the painted wire. Just make sure they’re long enough to sink into the stud, and have a big enough head to hold the thread rack. I used four 2″ long roofing nails to hang my DIY thread rack, but most nails will work.
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