What thread do you usually stitch with? I use DMC cotton floss primarily but
I’ve recently purchased some Weeks Dye Works and The Gentle Art overdyed floss for a few projects
which is really lovely to stitch with. But DMC is readily available and not
expensive so it's what I use the most.
When you shop for threads, do you buy on impulse or do you buy
only what you need? I have a lot of threads so I don’t really buy anymore unless I’ve run out
of a particular color.
How do you sort it? Since I embroider more than I cross stitch
(even though I’ve been cross stitching way more these days) I've sorted everything
by color so when I’m looking for pink, I can look at all the pinks together to
decide which shade will work best. It
does make it a bit difficult to look for colors by number though when I’m kitting
up a cross stitch project. I’ve spent a
lot of time looking for a certain color, knowing I most likely have it, but
just don’t know what color I sorted it with.
If I win the lottery, I will buy all the DMC colors and sort them by
number and have another set to sort by colors.
How wonderful would that be!!
How do you store your thread? I use
the little bobbins for my DMC and store them in the little plastic boxes. I also have a large plastic bag that I have
some specialty threads in—like my metallic, linen, variegated etc. I could probably use another plastic box for
those now. I use the metal rings when I kit up a project to keep them all together.
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| My stash!! |
What tips do you have for building a stash? Look for sales. Every once in a
blue moon, the craft stores will run a sale on DMC. A few years ago, AC Moore had them for 4 for a
$1! I stocked up on a bunch of floss
then. Also, you never know what you find at thrift stores and yard sales.
How much is too much? Never too much.
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| I store all my boxes in this storage cube beside the couch which is where I do most of my stitching |
How do you whittle your stash down when it's gotten too large? See above answer.
Do you have a current
favorite in your stash? Let’s see it! I’m loving Bubblegum from Weeks Dye Works right now. Such a fun, bright pink!
Go ahead and show your thread stash! Link your post in the comment section of this post to link up!
4 comments:
Thanks for playing along! I love that pink; very fun! I think a DMC color card would be helpful to your stash organization--it has actual threads* on it arranged by color, which would help you choose for your surface embroidery projects. Then you could organize your bobbins by number for your cross-stitch projects. Voila!
*There is also one that is printed. Don't get that one! (Why would they even make that?)
Oh I love the rainbow. I cross stitch too much to be able to do that. It looks awesome though!! :)
Thanks Anna--I will look into that, it seems like it would definitely be helpful. This was fun! Thanks for organizing it.
I don't know that DMC makes the color card with actual thread samples anymore. I have one, but haven't seen them in stores for years.
I enjoyed reading about your thread stash. Love that pink!
I've played along, too.
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