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!
[Photo: Crewel Ghoul]
