Ideas for storing embroidery floss

Embroidery floss is one of those supplies that seems to sneak up on you. I did for me. I'd buy a couple of skeins for a project here, then a half-dozen for another project there. I'll tell myself that I'd wind them onto the little cardboard bobbins, and organize them into binders or boxes, but more

Keeping embroidery floss organized and stored well is super helpful when it comes to quickly finding what you need for a new project. Plus it will protect your threads from dirt, dust, hair, moisture, and fading. There are so many different ways to organize embroidery floss, so I asked my readers to see how they organize their thread stash. Here is a compilation of some of their clever ideas!

Here's my resource guide to Embroidery Tips and Tricks!

When you stitch as much as we do, organizing your 100’s of floss colors becomes a necessity! Unless of course you don’t mind finding yards of thread in your sofa cushions. Not to mention that time at the grocery store when you realized everyone was staring at you because you were trailing DMC3712 from your … 7 totally “do-able” ways to organize your floss Read More »

DIY Embroidery Notions: In an effort to de-clutter, organize, and basically freshen up my work area I’ve been on the prowl for projects I can do that require no money on my part because they use up the supplies I already have. Yesterday I was going through my supplies and …

Using floss chips or floss drops to store cross stitch floss in an acrylic storage container.

Embroidery floss is one of those supplies that seems to sneak up on you. I did for me. I'd buy a couple of skeins for a project here, then a half-dozen for another project there. I'll tell myself that I'd wind them onto the little cardboard bobbins, and organize them into binders or boxes, but more

Ideas for how to organize embroidery floss and a video on how DMC floss is made.

A list of embroidery floss organization methods! Includes printable bobbins, thread organization DIYs and floss organizers you can buy.