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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:12:35 -0500, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at
comcast..net wrote: So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? This time I promise to be good and listen. Lucille If were really listening this time you would see there is no "best, easiest way" Lots of ways that lots of people prefer. I keep my floss in quart size zip lok bags. Example: 300's in one 700' in another, I have DMC and Anchor so I keep them in their own bags and then the quart bags go into a two gallon bag. These two go into my roll-under-the-bed storage tub. I have yet to organize my sampler threads.... |
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"Richard Grimes" wrote in message news On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:12:35 -0500, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net wrote: So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? This time I promise to be good and listen. Lucille If were really listening this time you would see there is no "best, easiest way" Lots of ways that lots of people prefer. I keep my floss in quart size zip lok bags. Example: 300's in one 700' in another, I have DMC and Anchor so I keep them in their own bags and then the quart bags go into a two gallon bag. These two go into my roll-under-the-bed storage tub. I have yet to organize my sampler threads.... Up to now I just kept like colors in individual baggies. One for blue, one for green, one for pinks and so on. The bags are just too full and take up so much space that I figure if I put one skein of each color on a bobbin at least I'll be able to identify what I need. The extra skeins of any particular color can then go into one larger baggie. If I can stay disciplined my idea is to make sure to replace an empty bobbin immediately either from the extra stash or from a store when I'm shopping. An A.C. Moore store is opening very near to where I live so I can (I hope) depend on them for DMC threads. Specialty threads are for the time being settled in a little plastic cabinet with drawers and so far I can still stuff in at least a couple of skeins, so that's okay. |
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Please hole-punch into those bags (don't keep sealed airtight or with DMC
floss you court moisture damage and for some of the hand/over-dyes in Sampler and other lines you court a chemical reaction with food-grade plastic bags--ditto for fabric). I started my overdyes in the File A Floss box (item 4048 at http://yarntree.com) then my clever husband figured a couple of rods/dowels/leftover-wire-hanger-pieces into a nice, archival quality photo box would duplicate the box and I could just buy the Floss Tabs (yarntree item 8672) -- one of our local discount stores usually has 2 to 3 photo boxes for $5. I like the DMC stitch bows okay and all their accessories except for the Notebook (it's just not a good quality notebook, one of those shiny covered cardboard ones) -- and I've liked lots of other devices that have come and gone (including the floss bags). New lines of thread (like Color Variations) I've converted to the floss bows but I have yet to run across anything that's going to make me unwind and re-organize more than 450 floss bobbins in plastic case I've had for more than 30 years, "Richard Grimes" wrote in message news On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:12:35 -0500, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net wrote: So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? This time I promise to be good and listen. Lucille If were really listening this time you would see there is no "best, easiest way" Lots of ways that lots of people prefer. I keep my floss in quart size zip lok bags. Example: 300's in one 700' in another, I have DMC and Anchor so I keep them in their own bags and then the quart bags go into a two gallon bag. These two go into my roll-under-the-bed storage tub. I have yet to organize my sampler threads.... |
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"Debbie Rice" wrote in message m... Please hole-punch into those bags (don't keep sealed airtight or with DMC floss you court moisture damage and for some of the hand/over-dyes in Sampler and other lines you court a chemical reaction with food-grade plastic bags--ditto for fabric). I started my overdyes in the File A Floss box (item 4048 at http://yarntree.com) then my clever husband figured a couple of rods/dowels/leftover-wire-hanger-pieces into a nice, archival quality photo box would duplicate the box and I could just buy the Floss Tabs (yarntree item 8672) -- one of our local discount stores usually has 2 to 3 photo boxes for $5. I like the DMC stitch bows okay and all their accessories except for the Notebook (it's just not a good quality notebook, one of those shiny covered cardboard ones) -- and I've liked lots of other devices that have come and gone (including the floss bags). New lines of thread (like Color Variations) I've converted to the floss bows but I have yet to run across anything that's going to make me unwind and re-organize more than 450 floss bobbins in plastic case I've had for more than 30 years, "Richard Grimes" wrote in message news On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:12:35 -0500, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net wrote: So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? This time I promise to be good and listen. Lucille If were really listening this time you would see there is no "best, easiest way" Lots of ways that lots of people prefer. I keep my floss in quart size zip lok bags. Example: 300's in one 700' in another, I have DMC and Anchor so I keep them in their own bags and then the quart bags go into a two gallon bag. These two go into my roll-under-the-bed storage tub. I have yet to organize my sampler threads.... I finally decided on the floss bobbins. I'm about 3/4 of the way through winding the bobbins and I'm going crazy. It seems to me that everytime I see an end to the winding, I find another little baggie of untouched skeins. I do think I'll love it, provided I ever actually finish the winding and set up the boxes in proper order. Yaawwwnnnn Lucille |
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I was looking at a LNS's site the other day and ran across this....It looks
pretty nice! Still have to wind those bobbins though! Julie in Hondo http://members.aol.com/crossstitchplus/artbin.html |
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"Julie K. Eitze" wrote in message news I was looking at a LNS's site the other day and ran across this....It looks pretty nice! Still have to wind those bobbins though! Julie in Hondo http://members.aol.com/crossstitchplus/artbin.html Well now I'm replying to my own post.....please forgive, but I found a better one on a different search...this one os smaller but more movable from the same company... http://www.artbin.com/craft_site/08_...at_ndlarts.pdf |
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"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... On 2/20/08 11:01 AM, in article , "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net wrote: snip I finally decided on the floss bobbins. I'm about 3/4 of the way through winding the bobbins and I'm going crazy. It seems to me that everytime I see an end to the winding, I find another little baggie of untouched skeins. I do think I'll love it, provided I ever actually finish the winding and set up the boxes in proper order. Yaawwwnnnn Lucille You do know that you can buy the DMC numbers preprinted..... C That's what I'm using. Unfortunately the little critters refuse to put themselves on the bobbins and insist that I assist them. Then they decide to gravitate too far to the left or right. I'm getting there. I'm nearly done with green and then there's only a few more browns, beiges and gray, plus of course black and white which I might just keep in a baggie. That will depend on just how tired I am of winding. |
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"lucretia borgia" wrote in message ... On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:13:28 -0500, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net opined: That's what I'm using. Unfortunately the little critters refuse to put themselves on the bobbins and insist that I assist them. Then they decide to gravitate too far to the left or right. I'm getting there. I'm nearly done with green and then there's only a few more browns, beiges and gray, plus of course black and white which I might just keep in a baggie. That will depend on just how tired I am of winding. Are you starting to see how nice they look though ? At least it is a one time job ! Keep going. There are three whites now aren't there ? So they should be on bobbins RDH Yes--they do look nice and I can finally see exactly what I've got. Some friend!! You really had to remind me of the three whites didn't you? lol Now go on and tell me there are 4 blacks and I'll catch you and floss you. |
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