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one of those questions - how do you store
your Mill Hill Beads
anything that doesn't come in a skein/hank of fiber = the spools, the bobbins etc..... Cheryl - in the midst of the great floss sort |
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one of those questions - how do you store
On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:45:18 -0500, Cheryl Isaak
wrote: your Mill Hill Beads anything that doesn't come in a skein/hank of fiber = the spools, the bobbins etc..... Cheryl - in the midst of the great floss sort Zip lock type bags are available in a variety of sizes and ideal for small components, |
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one of those questions - how do you store
On 1/30/12 3:45 PM, in article , "Cheryl Isaak"
wrote: your Mill Hill Beads anything that doesn't come in a skein/hank of fiber = the spools, the bobbins etc..... Cheryl - in the midst of the great floss sort For bead packs that have opened, and I'm not too sure will actually stay reclosed, I recycle little pharmacy pill containers. I also have a bunch of bead containers that I bought at some LNS along the way. All of the beads go into a plastic tub - little hinged thing. Though I'm thinking of putting them into a little mini-drawer cabinet - like for screws & things. I've used that type of thing, a multi-compartment bin for spools, etc but got away from it. However, I'm thinking of going back to that. So, I found a good size plastic hinged "pencil" box, and that is full of metallics. As I'm working thru the organizing here, I'm seeing how things are all fitted into my Anchor case, and if there's room, I'm going to use a couple of slots for the metallics. One of the LNS here has their Kreinik in Anchor cabinets, and it works well. So, might just go for that. I have about 6 large IRIS project cases - that are deep (meant for storing scrapbook stuff), and those are full of linen, specialty threads, etc. These cases fit into the mid-large collapsible bins from Container Store, so I can slide the plastic cases into the fabric bins and they look nice, and are easily stacked in the organizational furniture of the day. For sewing, I have the plastic case that holds thread on spools. IIRC Sulky makes them. I don't have floss on bobbins, I just put it in floss away things and ring the bags. Ellice |
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one of those questions - how do you store
On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:45:18 -0500, Cheryl Isaak
wrote: your Mill Hill Beads anything that doesn't come in a skein/hank of fiber = the spools, the bobbins etc..... Cheryl - in the midst of the great floss sort Mill Hills go in those LoRan bead containers in numerical order. Kreinik type spools go in flossaway bags by number, then on rings by color type, then all the rings go in a Rubbermaid box. Rainbow Gallery type bobbins go in flossaway bags and get filed by type and number in flossaway boxes, like all my other fibers. Pearl cotton balls go in clear shoeboxes willy nilly. It mostly works. Sara |
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one of those questions - how do you store
On Jan 30, 3:45*pm, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
your Mill Hill Beads anything that doesn't come in a skein/hank of fiber = the spools, the bobbins etc..... Cheryl - in the midst of the great floss sort All of my beads are in their original containers. I've got a Rubbermaid box full of Mill Hill beads whose packages have never reopened on their own. The bead store bought seed beads are in their tubes or flip top containers - depends on where I purchased them. And the beads on hanks, if cut and not all are used, go into plastic bags. I bought several sizes of small bags at the Container Store just for this purpose. My spools of Kreinek are in stackable boxes by size of the fiber. But I'm outgrowing that storage and will be searching for something better. Pearl cotton #8 and #12 are in large plastic bins. My Rainbow Gallery fibers on cards (other than Splendor) are in their own plastic bin. Again, I'm threatening to outgrow this. Will sort it soon into metallic and non-metallic. I once had a box for random fibers that didn't have many compatriots, but I usually forgot about to look through it. So those fibers now are with the fibers they most closely resemble. Yes. I have too much. No. I have no intention of stopping the collection process. LOL Donna in Virginia who does not give permission to Sew.girls to repost my USENET posts in their so-called forums |
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one of those questions - how do you store
Parts cabinets from the hardware store. The ones I buy, the drawers are
long enough to hold a skein of floss flat. Since I have a mix of brands, I store mine by color. A friend who stitches exclusively with DMC stores by number. Kreinik spools are stored upright, roughly sorted by color (reds, greens, not specific number) in a wooden 3-drawer stationery cabinet from IKEA. Well, they *were*. When Needle Delights went out of business, I bought out her whole stock of Kreiniks and those are in scrapbooker's cases from Michaels because there are so many of them. I have been using them (you know I love to add sparklies wherever and whenever), so eventually I will get the quantity down to fit back in the IKEA cabinet. I need to find something the right size for the Rainbow Gallery cards that Kathy threw in with the Kreiniks. COPYRIGHT 2012 -- PERMISSION GIVEN TO POST ON USENET AND GOOGLE GROUPS NEWSREADER ONLY, BUT IF FOUND ON TWITTER OR SEW GIRLS, IT HAS BEEN REPUBLISHED WITHOUT MY PERMISSION WHICH CONSTITUTES ILLEGAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 1/21/12 -- Dragon Dreams 2001 freebie, "June - Moonstone" WIP: Stitchers Days of Christmas http://www.crossstitchjoy.com/catalo...oducts_id=3865 Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths (also on Facebook) Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf |
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On 2012-01-31, Karen C in Calif wrote:
Parts cabinets from the hardware store. The ones I buy, the drawers are long enough to hold a skein of floss flat. Since I have a mix of brands, I store mine by color. A friend who stitches exclusively with DMC stores by number. Kreinik spools are stored upright, roughly sorted by color (reds, greens, not specific number) in a wooden 3-drawer stationery cabinet from IKEA. Well, they *were*. When Needle Delights went out of business, I bought out her whole stock of Kreiniks and those are in scrapbooker's cases from Michaels because there are so many of them. I have been using them (you know I love to add sparklies wherever and whenever), so eventually I will get the quantity down to fit back in the IKEA cabinet. I need to find something the right size for the Rainbow Gallery cards that Kathy threw in with the Kreiniks. COPYRIGHT 2012 -- PERMISSION GIVEN TO POST ON USENET AND GOOGLE GROUPS NEWSREADER ONLY, BUT IF FOUND ON TWITTER OR SEW GIRLS, IT HAS BEEN REPUBLISHED WITHOUT MY PERMISSION WHICH CONSTITUTES ILLEGAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT I have the same system as Karen. I use the the tool boxes used for storing small parts. Mine are very similar to http://www.amazon.com/Akro-Mils-1016..._bxgy_hi_img_c I have skeins, beeds, etc stored in them. Easy to see what's in the drawers and I have stickers on the drawers saying what floss number is stored in them. -Margaret in MA -- Margaret St. John |
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On 1/31/12 6:14 AM, sara wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:45:18 -0500, Cheryl Isaak wrote: your Mill Hill Beads anything that doesn't come in a skein/hank of fiber = the spools, the bobbins etc..... Cheryl - in the midst of the great floss sort Mill Hills go in those LoRan bead containers in numerical order. Kreinik type spools go in flossaway bags by number, then on rings by color type, then all the rings go in a Rubbermaid box. Rainbow Gallery type bobbins go in flossaway bags and get filed by type and number in flossaway boxes, like all my other fibers. Pearl cotton balls go in clear shoeboxes willy nilly. It mostly works. Sara the last line says it all Cheryl |
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On Jan 30, 2:45*pm, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
your Mill Hill Beads anything that doesn't come in a skein/hank of fiber = the spools, the bobbins etc..... Cheryl - in the midst of the great floss sort I use a parts cabinet like this: http://tinyurl.com/72pdw4p The bigger drawers are tall enough for the Kreinik spools to stand upright so you can see the numbers. They are also big enough to hold the RG cards and 20 or more packages of beads. I don't have nearly as much as some other people (e.g. The Karen, Ellice, Donna), so it works for me. The smaller drawers also *just* tall enough for the #5 perle cotton balls. I also label the fronts of the drawers, e.g. "Sparklies" (for the metallics), "Beads", "Wisper", etc. HTH! Joan |
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