Thread organizing

winnie.the.pooh

Its my thread oganizing:

Thread organizing

d3lta

I have organized my large DMC floss collection first by wrapping each floss onto a cardboard floss card and labeling it in pen with the DMC floss number. Then I place each cardboard bobbin into a labelled hard plastic floss organizer box. The box holds approximately one hundred bobbins and closes tight. To store all my threads I have seven of these plastic floss organizer boxes. By organizing my threads this way I save time and money because I can easily determine whether I have the color on hand or if I need to purchase anything to start a project.  

Gold_Lion

I do this also.  What type of box do you keep them all in?  I use photo boxes, but currently it takes 7 of them.  I have been researching a better way and may have found something.  It is a case that DJs use to store their huge volume of CDs.  The CDs are put in "hanging" envelopes that are suspended in the suitcase like hanging file folders would be.  Each little folder can hold two CDs, but I would have each color in their own little hanging folder.  Cases range in size to hold up to 900 CDs.  

Trudy432

a little system goes a long way to keeping your stitching zen intact—and that’s priceless when you’re squeezing in stitch time between baby naps and bedtime stories!

LouAnna

Very different idea.  I also have mine in plastic bags.

Reptilegirl27

Brilliant! So pretty seeing all the thread colors and I love seeing how everyone organizes their materials! Thank you for sharing! :)

Keiryn

I use plastic bags as well, except mine are ziploc sandwich bags.  I write the floss number on an index card and place that in the bag.

Its so much easier using bags. The floss stays cleaner and doesnt have the ripple from winding it around a card bobbin.

Thanks for sharing.

Chellypie

Thank you for sharing. You gave me an idea to organize mine also. That is one very tidy organizing. I use plastic bobbin and some of my threads are brittle already. Too many wasted floss. :(

bigred

I keep mine in zip lock bags on a large ring the 100s are on a ring the 200s are on a ring and
so forth

winnie.the.pooh

Gold_Lion replied at 2013-9-20 15:22
I do this also.  What type of box do you keep them all in?  I use photo boxes, but currently it take ...

I use wine boxes - Johnnie Walker as photo :) - which are available at home.
It can contain 110 zipper bags.
I love to reuse all things around home and dont spend much on new ones :D

maureen1959

A good idea, thanks for sharing :D

xian

Thank you so much for sharing