Today, "sewing spool" furniture is considered folk art. A very large high-back spool chair made about 1900-10 recently sold for $490. Q: I hope you can settle an argument for us.

Anyone who has developed an affinity for sewing or embroidery knows exactly how quickly piles upon piles of empty thread spools can accumulate in your crafting room. To complicate the matter ...

Sewing machines were introduced to the general public in the 1840s, and a machine needed commercial thread on a spool. A lathe developed about 1815 made turnings that were probably cut apart to ...