DIY embroidery floss storage

Howdy! Awhile back I saw someone on Pinterest storing their embroidery floss using clothespins. When I saw this I realized how ingenious it was. Clothespins are cheap and easy to come by and they store beautifully. So before the move I decided to convert all of my opened floss to clothespin storage. The original Pinterest Pin stopped at winding the floss on the clothespins, but the worst part of having opened floss is that if you run out during a project and need more of a specific color…

Use a power drill, a binder clip, a screw and some glue to make a super easy embroidery thread winder for pennies at home!

Do you craft with embroidery floss? Ever wonder how to store all those skeins of thread that you purchase? Don't want to spend money on purchasing bobbins? Well, I've got the perfect recycled craft for you! We love using embroidery floss for sewing and bracelet making. To keep our thread nice and neat I wrap them around these adorable cardboard bunnies. They're my cutesy DIY solution to embroidery thread storage! Super Adorable DIY Bunny Embroidery Floss Organizers This post contains…

These are 1/4 inch thick. Cherry is the medium reddish tone. ************************************************************** Spend more time doing your needlework and less time managing floss and thread. Finally, a great way to organize and store floss and thread! STOP spending your time winding and unwinding. Once you have the fiber in lengths you do your needlework, just loop the floss through the ring and remove it with a needle. Super easy and fast. Skeins of fibers can also be stored…

A few weeks ago when I was visiting my daughter, we went to a few estate sales. One of the things I found was a small drawer unit. It was full of nuts and bolts, etc., all of which I gave to Mr. M. There are 60 drawers, and I thought it might work well for storing all of my embroidery floss. It is perfect! Plenty of room for all the floss wrapped around those little cardboard holders. Plus enough room for the floss that I haven't put around the holders and any extra skeins. There was even a…

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 sweater as though it were ...

Like many people of my generation, I made friendship bracelets as a youngster. I even dabbled in actual embroidery at one point. As a result, I amassed a collection of embroidery floss over the years and the jumbled mess has been transferred from one container to another. Maya was intrigued when she peeked into my most recent tin of colorful thread, and I thought it was about time to start using the floss again. Maya and I have been on a friendship bracelet-making kick this summer and we've…

Awesome way to organize your embroidery floss from little lovelies.

Check out this roundup on Red Brolly that shows you some interesting ways to store your threads and floss. Some are quite practical whilst others are just plain cute. I love the idea of the little …

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