When I first started stitching I kept the floss with the pattern in a bag because I started with all inclusive kits. Once I discovered I could by floss, fabric and stitch patterns out of magazines everything changed. So for the last 20+ years I have kept my DMC in floss boxes on bobbins that I wind by hand. The boxes are labeled with the inclusive numbers on the top and side of the box. In a gallon zip top bag I keep any DMC that is waiting to be put on a bobbin or used in a swap. In the Twinnings tin I keep th small amount of WDW and Gentle Arts threads that I have collected.
I have several skeins of Carries Threads which I absolutely adore (her prices are always great) that I keep in a gallon size zip top bag. In an other sandwich size bag I put any other floss that I have acquired via exchanges or swaps.
Then all this is stored on a shelf in an antique sideboard buffet we bought while we were stationed in the UK. When I am working in a project the floss is kept on a floss tag with the fabric and pattern in some type of plastic container. All my on going projects are stored in two tote bags.
That is how I do it.
See ya!!
CJ
3 comments:
Awesome. Thanks for sharing how you do it :)
I just started winding my floss into bobbins too and storing them in the exact same boxes! It's a slow go, and I have a ton to get wound...I'm waiting for some blustery winter days to work on that chore :-)
Hello CJ,
Stop winding floss. Check out the way that I store my floss.
www.remakeremixreuse.blogspot.com
Merry Christmas!
conny
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