Scanned Images, Engravings and Pictures From Old Books is definitely worth browsing and bookmarking so make a cuppa and take a look there are some real gems to be discovered.
These images are not only a wonderful design source but they will be of interest to anyone who prints images on fabric, are interested in the book and paper arts or do mixed media collage pieces.
The site houses over 3,000 high-resolution free images which have been scanned from old out of copyright books. Images are tagged and described so it makes for interesting browsing. Take a look particularly at the decorative initials and borders as I am sure many stitchers will find these great inspiration and sources for designs.
Friday freebies is a regular series in which I highlight free resources online, free patterns and links that are of interest to fiber folks. All posts in the series are in the Friday Freebie category I hope you enjoy them.
I keep many of my ribbons on these hand turned wood ribbon holders. These are made by Jerry my husband. However my ribbon stash has been growing quicker than he has been able to stand at his lathe. So I decided I needed to come up with another solution.
Get a plastic drinking straw. Measure the straw against the thread bobbin and cut the straw the length of the notch on the bobbin.
With old scissors (these are old embroidery scissors that are now used for other things) cut the straw open, up the side.
Slip the piece of straw over each side of the embroidery thread bobbin. The straw will stay on as it grips the bobbin.
Wind your ribbon on not too tight and you will have no more creases!
I hope you find this tip useful.
For those readers who do not do crazy quilting on antique crazy quilts you will often find little pictures and images that were printed on silk. If you are interested here is an 
I have taken a few screenshots in the hope of enticing you to look at and enjoy reading the the book.
