All my spools are quills, mostly pre-made cardboard, with a couple of rolled-brown-paper exceptions. I keep a few sizes of quills ready, sorted in little mugs inside a basket. The basket sits on a shelf under the table that holds my bobbin-winder, so I simply reach down and grab the size quill I need at the moment.
One of the mugs says Glimåkra (from Joanne Hall, my Glimåkra friend), another mug is a handle-less one I picked up at Ikea years ago that looks like a little flower pot, one is a baby’s pewter cup (when does a baby use a pewter cup?), but the mug I like best is my husband’s childhood milkglass cup with red two-block twill design (at least that’s what I’m calling it), and a blue “S” for Steve.
This fun idea of weavers sharing pictures of their spools is from Meg over at Unravelling. Thanks, Meg!
![Last towel on the warp. Emptying as many quills as possible.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_5786-1024x767.jpg)
![Basket with mugs keep quills organized.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_5815-1024x768.jpg)
![There are always a few quills with thread/yarn left from various projects.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_5813-1024x768.jpg)
![Everything in place for winding quills.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_5817-768x1024.jpg)
May your springtime be memorable with happy surprises.
Happy April Spools Day,
Karen