There may be times when you are unpacking a box or perhaps cleaning out an old drawer and you find something that you don’t recognize. These are not items that are simply tossed off to the side, however, they deserve to tell their story.
One person found these little round items and could not figure out what they were. They were cleaning out an old drawer at their grandmother’s house at the time, and they knew there was something about them.
Rather than just throwing them away, they went online to try to find out what they were and why they would be important. They found out that they were thread bobbins, and they were a very important part of sewing back in the day.
You have to go back probably 40 or 50 years to find a time when the bobbins were in use. They were a part of the apparatus that made up the ability to sew, and they were a very convenient item to have.
You would wind the bobbins tightly with thread and then put it on to the sewing machine in order to change the thread color at a moment’s notice. It really added to the ability to make something beautiful.
These days, we don’t tend to sew very often. We would rather buy something new and it is often cheaper to do so in today’s economy.
That wasn’t always the case, however, and these little thread bobbins were a very important part of our history. Many of us can fondly remember the time when our mothers or grandmothers were sitting and sewing for hours on end.
This may be something that you want to bring back. Sewing is more than a hobby, it can be something that connects you with a part of your past that should not be forgotten.