Cross Stitch Floss Storage and Organization

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In this Flosstube extra, Sarah from HandmadeBySarahW shares her journey with cross stitch floss storage and organization, detailing the various methods she has tried over 30 years. She begins with the envelope system she learned from her mother, which she still uses for backstock, and progresses through paper and plastic bobbins in various boxes, before settling on her current system. Sarah now keeps her complete DMC set on acrylic bobbins in Bisley drawers, organized with dividers, and uses separate containers for fancy flosses, sorted by designer. She also explains her approach to kitting up projects, preferring to keep her full DMC set intact and using floss drops for long-term projects.

• Sarah's evolution from envelope storage to acrylic bobbins in Bisley drawers
• She keeps her entire DMC set on acrylic bobbins, with a full set gifted by Hamtery
• Fancy flosses are stored in Michaels drawers, organized by designer
• She still uses the envelope method for backstock and replenishes from her local needlework shop
• For small projects, she pulls out only the needed colours and returns them after stitching
• She uses floss drops for long-term projects to avoid searching for colours