How I store my threads

seb0357

This is what I use to store my threads in.  It took a really long time when I first filled it up, but now its not so bad when I just have to replace a few colors.  

castrolette

cest une jolie boîte pleine de fourniture pour la broderie

eeyipes

i like how they are upright and easy to read the numbers

happymistakes

Thats exactly what I did. Cost a little to purchase the winder (makes it SO much quicker) and enough cards, plus the boxes to store them in (mine were all single-layer, individual boxes and I dont think they were even specific to floss cards. I think they were for fishing tackle, or something).

Then, I spent a few days winding everything, labeling the cards, etc. But once youre done, you only need to do a few when you run out of a color. And, yes. I just HAD to have every, single color/type of floss that DMC made, plus some other nifty types of things like the metallic Krenik threads and I forget what else. :)

Verank

Oh my - it looks just perfect- I will not put up a photo of my storage system!:)

seb0357

happymistakes replied at 2013-3-7 15:42

                               
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Thats exactly what I did. Cost a little to purchase the winder (makes it SO much quicker) and enoug ...

I would just wind the thread while watching TV or something, so it didnt really bother me too much since I wasnt in a hurry. Now I just flip from one side to the other to get my color.

Ninouche

OMG perfect !

seb0357

Ninouche replied at 2013-3-7 15:52

                               
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OMG perfect !

Thanks. Took me a while, but I wasnt in a hurry and now there all in one place in one box. At least, the complete DMC set. The speciality threads are not as organized.

Nikki

It looks great !

beckysbiz

thats a cool idea, i must do it to, mine are all tangled in a shoe box, yes i hear people freaking out already :)

Willow

I have mine in single layers boxes, in the same format as you do.  Works well for me.

R Lee

I wish I had that! Ive just swapped from kits to charts so I only have a few colours, and the manky pre-cut pieces remaining from the kits. Nothing organised at all.