looking for some advice from fellow cross stitchers :)
How does everyone store their thread? Looking for advice/opinions......thanking you all in advance.
Posted by: csmcmahon8 on 09/22/17
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I am anal about it so I store it in little baggie with the name of the floss, the number, and the make
by: Nettie on 09/22/17
I store all my DMC floss on plastic bobbins in plastic cases. The plastic cases are in a roll around 4 drawer cabinet that sits by my sewing chair in the living room. I also have many duplicates of floss skeins and they are in plastic boxes also. I have all the colors of DMC floss there are which I have collected over 30 plus years of doing cross stitching. I am ready for any project. LOL

I use the DMC stickers and I put a small piece of clear tape over them also and it has always worked.
by: syagel on 09/22/17
I have the little bobbins, mine are like a waxy coated cardboard, that I wind the floss on then write the number on the top. These I store in a plastic case with dividers.
by: Le-Anne on 09/22/17
I have mine also wrapped on the cardboard holders with their numbers on them, but any extras never used are stored in baggies with their colour number on them and sorted by number. I have a few plastic containers for the ones that are on holders. One for all the thread I'm using for my current project, the others for the thread not in use.
by: Sunandrain on 09/22/17
4 of these, plus some smaller ones for works in progress...
by: Jaj on 09/22/17
I vote for the little floss bags. You can stick short ends in it for missed stitches. If the band falls off, it's still in there. You would need the special boxes to file the bags in. I have four. They aren't expensive. Once you are set up, all you have to do is take out what you need. But I'm bad about filing when I'm done. Got a basket full to do right now. :)
by: mcelhaney on 09/22/17
Thanks to all who replied! I currently have the zip lock bags on a ring but was wondering if anyone liked the bobbins better.....seems they are popular. The bags and ring are taking up a lot of space.
by: csmcmahon8 on 09/22/17
I have my floss on the plastic bobbins and store them in plastic boxes with dividers (like the boxes used for jewelry crafting). I write the DMC floss number on two opposite ends of the bobbin with permanent marker (but occasionally after a long while, you need to reprint the numbers because the numbers can fade). My floss is put in numerical order (takes about 5-6 large plastic containers to hold all the DMC floss. I label the plastic containers on their top lid to show which box carries what DMC floss colors, ie. 157-498.
Do the same thing for my specialty floss ie. Weeks, Sampler, Crescent, EXCEPT I cut the labels with the floss names, ie. blueberry, moss green and use heavy duty clear packaging tape tp tape the floss name (and number if available) onto one end of the plastic bobbin and put them in order alphabetically by their color names ie. Boysenberry, Seaweed, Weathered Barn. Label the plastic container lids by specialty floss manufacturers' name ie. Weeks, Sampler. Also, for the speciality floss containers, I keep the names in alphabetical order of the floss the box has by printing the names on a long refrigerator notepad, folding it in half and leaving it in the box, so all I have to do is look at the paper and see if I have the name of that floss, rather than hunting through the plastic bobbins looking at the names.
by: Bermuda on 09/22/17
I have mine on bobbins, but store them in binders with plastic sheets that are divided for each bobbin. Each bobbin is labeled with the number and sorted either numerically or by color pallet and then numerically, depending on manufacturer. I have a 4 inch binder to hold my DMC floss (after I have finished a project). Another 4 inch for Dimension kits I have done - since their floss is different. And a 2 inch binder for "other" manufacturers if I'm not sure what brand thread was used for the kit. I keep all "projects waiting to be done" with the pattern, floss and fabric together in plastic zip lock bags. Obviously kits are already together that way. With the amount of projects waiting to be done that I have, if I ever get them done, I might have to change up my system to the plastic cases, but for now this works for me.
by: jmirz on 09/23/17
I have used both bobbins and plastic bags and find I migrate to the plastic bags the most often. It's easier to store loose ends (cause you have to use every inch) and keep labels and stuff together. They also hold multiple skeins more easily. I store them on rings in numerical order and they are bulky -- which I find to be the only drawback. But there is a box they can be stored in and I need to do that one of these days.

One storage system I don't care for is the DMC Stitchbow (or whatever they call it). I find it extremely bulky and very hard to store left-over lengths in. And the labels always come off. I bought one set and eventually either returned it or gave it away.

I have also used those tear-drop shaped bobbins with a large hole that usually come with a kit. The yarn is usually pre-cut and you can loop a BUNCH of strands thru one of those. They are the next best alternative.
by: quilterangel123 on 09/23/17