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A 22-foot-tall spool of thread stands on the grounds of the Missouri Quilt Museum in Hamilton, Missouri. Begun in 2018 as a community project, it holds more than a million yards of thread donated by Aurifil, and visitors are invited to add their own.
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World's Largest Spool of Thread (Missouri Quilt Museum)
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Approximate location · 39.730° N, 94.002° W
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Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum in Hamilton, Missouri, a spool of thread stands 22 feet tall. The Explore Hamilton Missouri visitor site says it began in 2018 as a community effort and continues to grow as visitors add thread.
The museum says the spool holds over a million yards of thread, added thanks to a donation from Aurifil, and invites visitors to bring thread and add to it. A September 2026 visitor guide by a Hamilton quilting retailer places it on the southwest corner of the museum property and says that adding a spool from home is the whole point.
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An outdoor spool on the museum grounds that visitors can add thread to; the museum's site invites visitors to bring their own. The museum itself typically closes for the winter.
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On the southwest corner of the Missouri Quilt Museum property, 300 East Bird Street, Hamilton. The museum typically closes for the winter; call ahead during that time.
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