The Best Way to Store Embroidery Floss

July 12, 2024 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

I am going to be honest with you and admit that my storage methods for my cross stitching supplies leave a lot to be desired.

As in, all of my floss, along with some bits of cross stitch fabric (maybe some actual fabric?), random hoops, some wooden beads for some reason, are all thrown into a zip-top plastic bag that a set of sheets came in. I think it started as a bag just for cross stitch stuff but it has not stayed that way and even though it’s small, it’s still kind of overwhelming to straighten out.

Actually, I have made a bit of progress on organizing my floss recently, because I was starting on a big project and I needed to see what floss I had that I could use before I bought more. So most of my solids are now separated from the variegated colors, but there’s still a whole lot of mess in there.

So to inspire me as much as to educate you, today we’re going to read if not heed the advice of Amanda, aka Crewel Ghoul, who it will probably not shock you to learn suggests using plastic bobbins to store embroidery floss.

This way your floss doesn’t get tangled, you can see what you have, you can even put it in number order if you’re feeling like an organizing superhero.

What I love about this post, though, is that it explains how to actually go about using plastic bobbins, as in how to load the floss on the bobbin without making a giant mess, how to label them and how to store them once they’re all sorted out.

This is long-term goals for me if I keep doing more big cross stitch projects. And the more I do it, the more I enjoy it, so that’s a real possibility.

Check out all the tips at Crewel Ghoul.

How do you store your embroidery floss? Make me feel better or jealous in the comments!

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Designer Spotlight: Cross Stitch Foxy

Cross Stitch Foxy has a huge selection of cross stitch patterns perfect for gifts or using in your own home decor. As of this writing there are more than 900 patterns listed, so there’s no way I can cover them all, but let’s take a quick peek at some of the options.

As with many cross stitch designers, Cross Stitch Foxy has a lot of holiday themed patterns, including Christmas, Halloween and Easter and St. Patrick’s Day. There are patriotic American patterns, feminist patterns and so much more.

Since we’re heading into the Christmas season as I write this, I thought I’d highlight one of the more than 100 Christmas listings in the shop. These Christmas mugs would be cute to have hanging in your kitchen or anywhere else all winter long.

The full pattern is 86 by 101 stitches, which comes out to 6.1 by 7.2 inches, or 5.5 by 18 cm, when stitched on 14 count fabric. It calls for 19 colors. Of course you could also stitch a single mug if you’d rather, or put them into individual frames.

One thing that is fun about Cross Stitch Foxy’s projects is that the intention is that to some extent you can use what you have to make the projects. None of the projects include single stitches of a color, and colors can be replaced with the colors you have or use blends made up of colors you already have, making the projects more cost effective and environmentally friendly. Of course for holiday patterns you’ll want some holiday colors, but there’s wiggle room to use the threads you already own, which is nice.

In addition to the categories I already mentioned, there are many other patterns, including a wide selection of seasonal gnomes, patterns with cats and dogs, food and drink patterns and a nice collection of flowers and plants, just to name a few. There’s probably something for everyone in this store, so go check it out at Cross Stitch Foxy on Etsy.

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