Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (Snafu Sooz) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:16:06 GMT

As many here I too have done it all I think. Kitted projects I put on bobbins and place them in project boxes like the ones you see on the left in this picture.

I keep a master set on bobbins in the container that you see all the way to the right in this picture.

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (janj) — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:51:50 GMT

I've always been a plastic box and DMC bobbin person. Although I've tried the stitchbow system once with my Christmas Mystery 2003 sampler by Pam Kellogg.

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (ItsmeReba) — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:07:51 GMT

I used to wind everything on bobbins but when I started BAPS I realized how much precious stitching time I was wasting winding those suckers! So I quit! I do still have 3 of those plastic bobbin boxes (not quite) full. I then tried the DMC StitchBows system and I wasn't totally crazy about it so I gave alot of it away. I'm still transitioning some of my floss out of the StitchBows but I have been using floss away bags and love those!! I have 4 photo boxes with my extra bags and when I...

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (shalinimunjal) — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:11:56 GMT

I use those plastic cabinets too. I keep my inventory in there minus the WIP floss. Since there can be problems with dye-lots I like to keep working off the same skein for each WIP. I have 4 of those cabinets and I don't have every single color in there. There were some gaps when I first got the cabinets so some of the floss is out of place (in the neighboring bin). I should get 2 more and finish organizing the floss.

My WIPs floss is on Floss Away rings. Peacock Tapestry has 2...

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (HazeinWinnipeg) — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:18:24 GMT

To me there is a big difference between floss storage and floss in use.

For storage I have
1. what I consider my Master Set - my Thread Beds. This is where I keep one skein of every colour so I know I always have a full skein handy.
2. The excess 'full skeins' I have purchased when there was a really too good to be true sale. These are in one of those nuts & bolts drawer cabinets, each drawer labeled with the floss numbers.
3. Pretty boxes with floss bags...

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (idriensdai) — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:07:56 GMT

I absolutely swear by my system. It works with skeins, it works with bobbins. I went through three different systems before I discovered this one (which, incidentally, works well even if you are a dedicated bobbin-gal).

I started with bobbins, but began to hate them because if I wanted to add a lot more bobbins, I had to move everything up so that they could all fit and be in order. Additionally, I didn't like the kinks in the yarn after I unwound it. Plus, I'm lazy.
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Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (Wanda72908) — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:11:07 GMT

Your right Terry, I purchased this one at Sams Club a few years ago but I've seen them at Linens & Things and BBB too. They run around $15 -$20; pretty cheap IMO. Deb, I throw a towel over mine when I'm not stitching cause our new puppy doesn't have all her manners down like our 'older' dogs.

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (1Terry) — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:05:26 GMT

Deb, the container that Wanda is using you can probably pick up at BBB (Bed, Bath & Beyond - especially if you have a coupon of some sort) or Lowe's, Home Depot, etc. And as far as a lid goes you could probably get a thin piece of wood and with a couple of small hinges you've got one! Then if you want to get real creative, you could cover it with a fabric and run a small think strip of wood around the edging so you've made yourself a place to put beads when you need to bead....

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (vampyre0711) — Sat, 03 May 2008 12:21:22 GMT

I would love to use something like your drawer Wanda, it looks pretty (my husband complains about my stitch being left out on the coffee table) but my cat--Princess Bella likes to "steal" the bobbins when I'm not looking.

Deb

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (Wanda72908) — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:41:05 GMT

I store all my extra floss (after entering inventory on an excell spreadsheet) and I use this handy silverware drawer caddy for my current stitching projects. It's hard to tell but it also expands one more row to the right. I stitch in a big overstuffed chair with big ottoman so this sits on the ottoman; my trash goes into the big bin in the front and still plenty of room for scissors, pencils, etc. This picture was taken when I first loaded it up - I've since filled the left side...

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (Pascale d) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:37:11 GMT

I use DMC's Stitchbow System and love it.

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (Morri) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:29:18 GMT

I use bobbins and floss away bags. Most of my thread is stored on bobbins, one per color, in a plastic storage boxes. The extra skeins are kept together by color in the bags until I need them then they get wound on the bobbin that's already labelled in that color. The only change I've made in my 20+ years stitching is I switched from paper bobbins to plastic ones, as they seem to last forever. When I'm working on a project I pull the bobbins that I need. For big projects I have...

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (Leda1) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:57:58 GMT

I am a bobbin person. I have the complete set bobbined up for little projects that only require a small piece of this or that. I buy floss for bigger projects and will bobbin them up and put in a plastic storage box. But my extra floss I put in two gallon bags and draw from that as I use up a skien. Of course I always have to go buy a color because I don't have it in my bag! I also am a hoop girl.

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (LisaBC) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:32:24 GMT

I've changed my systems too! I used to bobbin-only with one master box of bobbins and every project was worked out of that. Then I started travelling with projects more and didn't want to haul all the extra with me, so went to a smaller box just for the project. Then, someone encouraged me away from OAATing it and I ended up trying flossaway bags. Right now, I have a little bit of everything! I still like bobbins. I can see myself returning to my original plan some day.

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feeds@yuku.com (LilStarDanes) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:27:32 GMT

Im a bobbin girl. I have a large wooden chest with drawers my hubby found at a garage sale that holds my main supply. I have the plastic bobbin boxes with extras in it. I use large plastic bobbin box for each large project (ex. fortunate traveler and Midsummer night fairy each have there own box) and I have a couple small ones I use for smaller projects. It can usually hold 2 or 3 smaller projects if I have that many going at once.

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (1Terry) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:32:25 GMT

Ummm, I think I've done it all over the years! The one that I like best for me is using the floss away bags and the metal rings (that come in the 100 ct bags) for the actual projects I'm working on. I put the floss in numerical order. If there are blends, I list both numbers with the lower number listed first (3041/3042) on the floss away bags. If a color is used in more than 1 blend, I will keep...

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (Vera39760) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:59:21 GMT

I've decided to use bobbins for large projects. Most of my TW's are already kitted with precut floss so I'm leaving them as they are and using the floss holders for smaller projects, or projects that don't have more than 50 or so different colors in them.
A friend let me borrow a lap stand to try and I think I'm going to stay with my 5" hoop. When I'm doing a large project, I roll the extra fabric and use those plastic hair clipps to keep it out of my way. I...

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (HaideeS) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:27:29 GMT

well, I'm lucky enough that I have a carpenter 'in house' so to speak. My best friends' boyfriend works in wood. He fixed up an art deco armoire for me. It has one large drawer (small kits, scissors, and general stitching 'junk'), two small drawers (fitted out with bobbin holes for my bobbined specialty threads), two shelves on one side for my fabric and most of my WIPS, and two long shelves with doors for storing my patterns, which are in binders and books. One of...

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (Nicola K) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:51:45 GMT

I use bobbins in boxes for most threads, and for in-progress projects at home. For blends I use cards with punched holes, and separate the threads back onto their original bobbins when the project's done. Projects on the move tend to be small, and I just throw the bobbins into a ziploc bag and rummage when necessary. I should pick up the tip somebody mentioned above and put the bobbins on rings.

I don't really like winding bobbins, but one of my favourite online stores will...

Re: floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (xstitcher82) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:40:14 GMT

I've used bobbims - hate winding them. I've used baggies (with and without rings) - too messy for me.

The best method that I have found for me is ThreadBeds. You just slide the skein of floss in to the sheets. I store my master DMC in 2 large binders in numerical order. For my WIPs, I have a zippered binder with extra ThreadBed sheets. I share floss between projects, so my floss is just kept in the zippered binder in numerical order. If a project needs more than one...

floss storage and change

feeds@yuku.com (Vera39760) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:23:40 GMT

Does anyone else keep changing the way they sort and store their floss? I started out with boxes and bobbins, but TW's are a pain to blend colors when done that way, so I started precuting and storing in the tool organizer boxes. That does make TW's easier, but over the years I've started having problems with thread tangled.