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Jane Lorentzen's avatar

I would love to make a few. I just love these!!!

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Els's avatar

I LOVE your thread beasts !!!

(hmmm still have some of your magic thread :-) !)

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Jude Hill's avatar

😀

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Hazel M.'s avatar

A similar plan here-to write them. Love these so much, and being useful.

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Jude Hill's avatar

There are so many ways.

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Helen Lawless Lee's avatar

Si mignon. j'adore. Practicing my French! ☺️

They are gorgeous....I'm imagining you humming as you wind. 🎶

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Jude Hill's avatar

How did you know?

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Helen Lawless Lee's avatar

I had a hunch 😉

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annaquill's avatar

just love this!!

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Jude Hill's avatar

😃

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Catherine Fier's avatar

So adorable!

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Jude Hill's avatar

✌️

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Jana Jopson's avatar

LOVE these beastie thread keepers (as Jennifer said) --- adorable! Waves of good wishes and happiness joo-joo flowing your way from every direction. 😊🍁

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Jude Hill's avatar

Got'm

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Beth Godin's avatar

Sounds as beautiful as it looks! So very Happy For You! Glad you are close to family ... having family near is comforting. What a chance to enjoy watching little ones grow and how family sparks new thoughts and adventures!

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Jude Hill's avatar

Yes!

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Nancy's avatar

I love these so much. I see you mentioned they are made of 'Heavy recycled paper for now'...I was trying to figure that out from the pics because they really do look cloth like. A perfect keeper of magic thread (and others of course!)

I love that you will be close to family and wow...so much land! Awesome!

Nancy

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Saskia's avatar

absolutely adore these! useful & fun, oh wow!!!

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Jude Hill's avatar

They are keeping me company...

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Peggy McG's avatar

So excited to have you back! The house looks wonderful! Cute thread keepers! Glad you have family close too!!

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Jude Hill's avatar

Alone and not alone at the same time

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Sharon McDonnell's avatar

Love the little keepers. How wonderful to celebrate the quotidian. Where do you get this wonderful magic thread or do you make it?

May your nesting phase in the new house be better every day.

When I was young I wanted to be a librarian or a dancer on a show like Red Skelton :) Life happened. A good life.

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Jude Hill's avatar

The tread is actually a weaving yarn I helped engineer when I worked in the textile industry. Leftover. Not available anywhere. It would be too costly to manufacture these days.

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Sharon McDonnell's avatar

It is very special. I have tried "cording" and various means and types of thread to make it by hand which is definitely the slow way to do it. :)

Thanks.

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Jennifer NyBlom's avatar

Love these little beastie thread keepers; Jude!

(I always wanted to be an illustrator, too)

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Jude Hill's avatar

I can tell

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Beth Godin's avatar

Hello... does your new home have an upstairs? I love the surroundings and how the home calls out and is welcoming! Love the surroundings ..do you have neighbors near by? Sorry for so many questions ..you have chosen a peaceful location!

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Jude Hill's avatar

Yes, it has 2 levels but an open plan.

18 acres, sandwiched between 2 farms, about a mile from my son and family.

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Irene's avatar

Strolling distance. Perfect. Wishing you all the good things dear Jude xxx

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Jude Hill's avatar

Yes, next door, country style.

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Jude Hill's avatar

Got a lot of thread here. Also thinking about a blog as a thread keeper.

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Jane Lorentzen's avatar

When? Just saw these!! I would love to make these!!

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Vicki  Lang's avatar

Love your thread keepers. So cute.

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Jude Hill's avatar

They are sort of loveable...

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