09 July 2013

Great buy.....but what is it?




Out at the thrift stores today. This was a great buy for 99 cents. But what is it?




Spools of bright fine yarn that seem like wool, a funny tool that looks like a mini paint roller or potato peeler and a thin wire.
The logo reads 'needle magic' , in  script coming out of a teapot.


Google does not reveal much,   custom drapes, needlepoint kits, cosmetic enhancement . The nearest I can come is a question asked in 2008 on Sew Whats Up, an on line community for sewers and quilters.
Any ideas out there?




4 comments:

  1. If it weren't for the roller, I'd guess they were spools of darning yarn.

    Could it be an attachment for an old knitting machine? I know machine knitters often prefer yarn on cones/spools.

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  2. thank you....I will actually use the yarn for darning.

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  3. The one piece looks like a threader for needle punch. The fine yard would be the right size for punch work.

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  4. Oooh, I don't know Jan but I've just wasted half an hour looking!! Somebody, somewhere, must recognise it.

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