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Thread Scraps into Fabric

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 I know I am not the only one who saves thread scraps.  I try to use up every bit of my thread.  When it gets too short to be able to do any stitching I stick it into a jar.  It is a colourful!  It is a bit of a rats nest though to anyone else who sees it.  Since that is only my family I am not concerned.  They already know I am a bit quirky and they still love me.   Yesterday an idea came to me as to how to use these short bits of thread.  I got out an old/used dryer sheet and applied watered down white glute.  I then chopped up the bits of threads even smaller and applied them to the dryer sheet.  This was all sitting on parchment paper which is important.  I folded the parchment over the top of the thread and pressed down with a brayer.  I set it aside to dry.  I now have a piece of 'cloth' to use.   I am not totally sure how I will use this piece of 'cloth'.  I was thinking of cutting it into strips and then rolling that into beads.  There are a lot of possibilities