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Floss Organizing System ??
I use the 60-bin tool organizers--I have 8 stacked with a color for
each bin and in numerical order and have room to expand. I have this setting inside the door of my hobby room so it is completely out of the way. For the hand-dyed and silks I put them on rings and use an s- hook to hang over the bar in the closet. If you are interested I could send you a picture. I've tried winding on bobbins and don't like the way the floss comes off the bobbins-- seems to tangle more even with thread heaven and I won't even tell you what a disaster it was for me to use the bags. Dawn On Jan 29, 5:12�pm, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net wrote: I know this has been asked and answered a gazillion times, but I'm dense and I never really paid attention. �I got extremely frustrated this afternoon �looking for a certain color of DMC thread (I never did find it) and I decided it's time to do something about my messy system. So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? This time I promise to be good and listen. Lucille |
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"Dawn" wrote in message ... I use the 60-bin tool organizers--I have 8 stacked with a color for each bin and in numerical order and have room to expand. I have this setting inside the door of my hobby room so it is completely out of the way. For the hand-dyed and silks I put them on rings and use an s- hook to hang over the bar in the closet. If you are interested I could send you a picture. I've tried winding on bobbins and don't like the way the floss comes off the bobbins-- seems to tangle more even with thread heaven and I won't even tell you what a disaster it was for me to use the bags. Dawn Oh how I wish I had the room for something like you're describing, but I simply don't. I use the bags now and I find that it's just too easy to stuff the skeins and forget about them until I'm looking for a specific color. That's how I got so frustrated today. I had to dump the bags to find one particular blue, which I never did find. It's either hiding or I'm out of it and need to go and replace it. I suspect that I'm going to have to use bobbins to make up for the lack of space. On Jan 29, 5:12?pm, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net wrote: I know this has been asked and answered a gazillion times, but I'm dense and I never really paid attention. ?I got extremely frustrated this afternoon ?looking for a certain color of DMC thread (I never did find it) and I decided it's time to do something about my messy system. So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? This time I promise to be good and listen. Lucille |
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On 29 Jan., 23:12, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net wrote:
I know this has been asked and answered a gazillion times, but I'm dense and I never really paid attention. *I got extremely frustrated this afternoon *looking for a certain color of DMC thread (I never did find it) and I decided it's time to do something about my messy system. So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? This time I promise to be good and listen. Lucille I have two boxes: one for all my unused floss, and one for the ones I am currently using, on bobbins. |
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lucretia borgia wrote:
When I started it all I would do a handful at a time while watching television or something else because it is a bit mind bending, but it certainly is great once it is all done. I stitch while watching TV, so my 2-yards-of-each set of DMC sat around for probably 10 years. Then Kim from Fabrics2U mentioned that her DD was willing to bobbin floss for customers for a couple cents pin money. I shipped the set to Kim, a few days later I got it back bobbined. Best couple bucks I ever spent. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 1/19/08 - Sesame Street group picture WIP: Isabella's Garden, MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!! Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf |
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Lucille wrote:
My problem is that I have very limited space and the cabinets are just too big. That depends on how much floss you have. If you're only separating by generic color, and not an entire drawer for each number, you can fit hundreds of skeins in one cabinet, which has a footprint about the size of a sheet of typing paper. I figure I could stack 6 of them (2Wx3H) in less room than a standard bookcase, and hold every skein of floss in the house. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 1/19/08 - Sesame Street group picture WIP: Isabella's Garden, MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!! Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf |
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Floss Organizing System ??
I keep mine in snack sized ziploc bags. I like them for several reasons. I
find the floss bags annoying because the top is cut the same height on both sides and it's hard to separate. The ziplocs I can write the number on with a marker. When the bag wears out it's cheaper to replace. They're just long enough so the skein lays flat. I can keep multiple skeins in each bag. I keep them upright in a plastic shoe box. I have 6 boxes with all the DMC and all my specialty threads. -- Tamara n sunny San Diego |
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Lucille wrote: "Karen C in California" wrote in message ... Lucille wrote: So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? Depends on how well you know the numbers and/or if you have a DMC color card. Since I have DMC and Anchor and MEZ Sticktwist and even some old Susan Bates, I file by color. A hardware parts cabinet will hold a skein laid flat. If I don't instantly recognize the number, I consult the DMC color card to know what drawer to look in. I start with the general ROYGBIV system, and in colors where I have more than will fit neatly in a single drawer, I subdivide, e.g., red is split into violet-reds, red-reds, orange-reds, and pinks. Then drawers for browns, rusts (which I suppose could be filed under orange), black, grey, and white/ecru. The cabinet I bought has a large drawer on the bottom, which I use for my variegated flosses. If all I had was DMC, I might file by number, but my conglomeration of brands makes that too unwieldly. Using the hardware parts cabinet eliminates all those hours of bobbin-winding. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 1/19/08 - Sesame Street group picture WIP: MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!! Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf My problem is that I have very limited space and the cabinets are just too big. I'm not wild about winding bobbins but I just may have to do that. Does anyone use the File-A-Floss system? It looks a bit more compact then some of the others. Hi Lucille - I've been using the Floss-A-Way ziplock bag system for years and love it. I have every color of DMC and it works for me. No time spent winding floss around a bobbin - and putting kinks in the thread - I just put the skein and any leftover long pieces in the bag and I'm done. Easy to carry around with a project and all the threads stay clean. I put my bags on big rings in numerical order - say Ecru and White to 500, then 501-799 on another, and so on. I just store all the rings of bags in a plastic box and it's easy to find a color because they're always in order. I also have a color key card from DMC so that if I'm looking for blues for example, I can look at the card first rather than pull out all those bags of floss. As far as overdyed threads go I store them in plastic boxes and printed off inventory sheets and just put check marks next to the ones I own - so I know whether to dig through the box or call Lois at Elegant Stitch to order some! Hope this helps - MelissaD |
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On Jan 29, 2:12*pm, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net
wrote: I know this has been asked and answered a gazillion times, but I'm dense and I never really paid attention. *I got extremely frustrated this afternoon *looking for a certain color of DMC thread (I never did find it) and I decided it's time to do something about my messy system. So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? This time I promise to be good and listen. Lucille I liked the Darice boxes for my bobbins, but they are so small! I found toy car 'garages' in Walmart's toy department, double sided, stackable, and easily portable, plus each one holds a full set of DMC colors on bobbins, with some odd sized sections to hold spools of Kreinik, etc... This is very inexpensive and works for me! Hope this helps! Dee |
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On Jan 29, 5:12�pm, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net
wrote: I know this has been asked and answered a gazillion times, but I'm dense and I never really paid attention. �I got extremely frustrated this afternoon �looking for a certain color of DMC thread (I never did find it) and I decided it's time to do something about my messy system. So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? This time I promise to be good and listen. Lucille I'm still in the sorted by number (100s, 200s, etc.) with colors I've used on bobbins on rings method. Colors I haven't used yet sorted the same way but stored in zip lock bags. All stuffed in a tote bag. No place for boxes. Oh then, there's always the floss sitting with a project I haven't started yet and find I need that color for somthing I've decided to do first. Maybe someday. Nancy in PA |
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Lucille wrote:
I know this has been asked and answered a gazillion times, but I'm dense and I never really paid attention. I got extremely frustrated this afternoon looking for a certain color of DMC thread (I never did find it) and I decided it's time to do something about my messy system. So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread? This time I promise to be good and listen. Lucille I use to use the Loran floss system, but I am very happy with my Annie's Keepers. Similar to the loran but so much easier to pull for a project. Also I can pull all my empty keeps ans place the on a ring, an I'm ready to shop for missing colors. I'm ashame to say I have 4 (1200 keys) storage systems. I can find any GAST, DMC Floss, Variations, Au du Soir, needlepoint silk, and DMC # 5 perle cotton instantly and that the system is archival safe. http://www.nordicneedle.com/Merchant...Category_Code= or *http://tinyurl.com/yrtclh HTH Bobbie V. * |
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