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[toggpine]

Izzy - If you know the measurements, most lumber stores will cut your materials to size for you. In some cases, there may be a charge, but you can find that out up front just by asking.
Then all you have to do is use a level, a hammer and drill to get it assembled & mounted on the wall!

From the looks of things, the bobbin holders are just finishing nails (ones with no heads) inserted into narrow boards in a frame. You would just need to know the max height of your spools for the spacing between the boards in the frame and give them a bit of extra head space to get them in & out.

[HandsomeRyan]

I wish my honey had wood working tools.

Izzy - If you know the measurements, most lumber stores will cut your materials to size for you. In some cases, there may be a charge, but you can find that out up front just by asking.

IMHO, you'd do better to buy an inexpensive saw and miter box and cut your own wood. A lot of places will make rough or approximate cuts but for something like this where you need a pretty high degree of precision you'll probably do better than them with the cutting. I wouldn't want to frame out a house with a hand saw but for just a few cuts to make a little shelf the hand tools would be pretty manageable. The real trick is finding a friend or neighbor with a pneumatic brad nailer which would make popping the shelf together a _lot_ easier than a manual hammer and nails or screws.

[Madeforyouinma11]

For those of you that are interested, here is the site The Creative Homemaker: Sewing {Thread} Holder
She gives general directions of what she did.
I bought 2 pieces that measure 1x2x6. I'm going to cut both of these in half and start out with 4 shelves
Then I bought 2 pieces that measure 1x3x8. I'm going to use these for the frame.
Then I have pegboard that we are putting on another wall and have enough left over touse as a back. It was better than spending more money and doesn't have to be fancy.
On hers, the nails and bobbin go out further than the frame. On mine it should be recessed a little or flush with it, which is what I wanted. The way hers is was fine, but I'm miss clumsy and I would end up getting caught on the nails if they were sticking out for sure.

[coffeebreak]

That wooden form is far to much work for me, plus I don't have the tools, plus..the thread is always exposed to dust and light both of which can discolor and weaken threads. Now, granted, for many the threads aren't there long enough for anything to effect them as we sew alot, but still...some are there and the more colors you have the less often you use each color. I keep mine in a drawer right under my banquet table sewing table. Right there and hand's reach for changing threads as often as I do and out of the light and dust. I have polys in one drawer, cottons in another. Works like a charm for me!