by Granny Elen
I have lots of large cones with no way to secure the threads when I am not using them. I found that the little ring on pop/water/ice tea bottles is the perfect size for my cones.
I take the ring off and use a nail clippers to clip the little pieces of plastic as close to the ring as I can. The picture shows it partially done.
And slide it on the cone catching the thread under it.
Great idea!!! Recycling at its best!
Hey! Thanks! Great idea.
What a niffty idea. I have been wondering what I could use to keep the thread from unwinding …
Thanks bunches…
Will give this a go..thank you
What a super duper tip!! Love it and thanks a zillion!!
Hugs!!
Wow, what a great idea, best I’ve heard!
Oh wonderful idea! Made me laugh at the cleverness
what a great idea. thanks
Well now that is really smart. You must have that brain that is always thinking how can I…….?
What a great idea! I don’t have empty bottles of this type and thought a bag of inexpensive hose washers might work as well, just a thought.
That is a good and unusal idea. I use hair bands that I can get at the family dollar pretty cheap. I use the little ones for the regular size thread spools and the bigger ones for the big cones.
Cannot wait to try this really clever idea!
And I didn’t even know what the rings were for! LOL Thanks
great idea but I don’t have these big cones, or not many
That is so clever!
What a wonderful solution to this problem, will be saving all the rings in future.
many thanks
Thank you so much for this idea. I am going to try this one for sure!
What a wonderful tip, many thanks Granny, I also like things tidy and detest long threads dangling all over the place.
what an EXCELLENT idea! Gonna use it immediately!! Thank you!
What an EXCELLENT idea! Can’t wait to start using it…as soon as I get some of those little rings. Thank you!!
Thank you for the super idea – I certainly will try it – better then having the thread (like it already is) lying all over the table
Very clever idea. I will have to try this! Thanks.
This is a neat idea. I will begin using it as I have cones that have no “fasteners”. Thanks for sharing! Lila
what a fantastic idea! i have the smaller cones (at least they look smaller
than yours and am wondering if that will work on them.. i hate loose threads.
thanks!!!
debi
OH COOL!!, when I started reading, I thought they’re too small to reach around the cone…duh, I read further and the pictures say it all! what a perfect idea!
This is a really good tip. If we think about it, I’ll bet we can find other uses for these rings. They do come in different sizes; therefore, different uses.
could you tell me what size bottles you are using the rings from
thanks
What a great idea! Thankyou
Brilliant! I love this idea, I’m going to try this out!
rango, they are from the 20 ounce pop and the 16 ounce ice tea bottles.
Thanks everyone, I didn’t expect this many comments!
I also like the hair band ideas!
Thanks everyone!
that is brilliant i just paid for a lot of stretchy ones which can go to my grandaugter 4 her special dolls
Best tip I’ve seen in years!!
Great idea. Thanks