Re: Floss Organizing System ??
- From: Gill Murray <gillmurray1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:59:46 GMT
Sharon wrote:
On Jan 29, 8:39 pm, "Lucille" <lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net>Use the plastic bobbins, not the cardboard ones; they stand up to time a whole lot better! I save the cardboard ones and use them for floss if I am using a kit ( rare) or for bits of a specialty thread.
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"Karen C in California" <KMC...@xxxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:609uc2F1prqrqU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Lucille wrote:
So what's the consensus on the best, easiest way to organize thread?
Depends on how well you know the numbers and/or if you have a DMC color
card.
Since I have DMC and Anchor and MEZ Sticktwist and even some old Susan
Bates, I file by color. A hardware parts cabinet will hold a skein laid
flat. If I don't instantly recognize the number, I consult the DMC color
card to know what drawer to look in.
I start with the general ROYGBIV system, and in colors where I have more
than will fit neatly in a single drawer, I subdivide, e.g., red is split
into violet-reds, red-reds, orange-reds, and pinks. Then drawers for
browns, rusts (which I suppose could be filed under orange), black, grey,
and white/ecru.
The cabinet I bought has a large drawer on the bottom, which I use for my
variegated flosses.
If all I had was DMC, I might file by number, but my conglomeration of
brands makes that too unwieldly.
Using the hardware parts cabinet eliminates all those hours of
bobbin-winding.
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My problem is that I have very limited space and the cabinets are just too
big.
I'm not wild about winding bobbins but I just may have to do that.
Does anyone use the File-A-Floss system? It looks a bit more compact then
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Well Lucille, I wasn't wild about winding bobbins either but when I
looked at my friend's nice neat stash of floss, I got busy and did
it. Just bought plastic boxes at Michael's (over by the floss
section) - each box holds approx. 60 bobbins. I just have them
sitting on my bookcase and they look sooo pretty and neat .. and I can
find what I want at a second's notice. Definitely would recommend
this system. Each box comes with some bobbins in it, but they're
kinda wimpy so I bought a bunch of the DMC ones. Go for it Girl.
Sharon (N.B.)
Gill
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