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I have been stitching for many years and like most people don't have enough hands or hours in a day to stitch all that I want to do, so my stash grows and grows faster than I can finish something. I have multiple wips and multiple "kitted" projects waiting to be started. I use tote bags to store them in. Whenever I get a new design I first get it "kitted" meaning I buy the fabric and threads for it so it is ready to stitch whenever I'm ready to get started on it.
I keep the new fully kitted projects in the tote bags. I use the tote bags because usually I'm going outside to stitch on the patio or maybe to another room in the house. In each bag there are multiple projects I can choose to work on. I try to keep a mixture of large, medium, and small projects in each bag as well as a mixture by samplers, easy, complex, scenic, Quaker, holiday, etc. So I'm big on having a large variety.
For charts that are not kitted, (waiting on threads or fabric) I will keep these in big tote boxes stored in my stitching closet. Same with the extra tote bags. Currently I have more than 30 tote bags filled with projects that are either in progress or yet to be started. I quite counting a long time ago, but there are lots.
Also not to forget... The kitted projects in the tote bags are stored in either zip-lock bags (if small enough to fit) but I don't close them all the way (to avoid moisture content in them) and for the big ones I use the big zippered bags you can buy on-line or at cross stitch shops. Again, I don't close them up entirely because of the moisture thing.
I usually have 5-10 tote bags at arms reach up here and will work through 1-2 bags per week, then go to the next. The others are in the closet, all lined up so I just keep the rotation going. Eventually certain projects will "pull ahead" and I will focus on those to complete them. And sometimes I just re-organize the bags because I'm always adding new ones to them or taking some out because I've finished one.
Hope this gives you another idea! |
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