Flosstube #10 Floss Storage 

We made a mistake... I said that I cut my floss at 18 inches, but it is actually 36 inches long (we just fold them in half when stitching)

How is this woman not running a huge corporation; I have never witnessed anyone so knowledgeable and organized in my entire life.

I love your floss storage. I’m going this way ….thank you..

I love the way you store your DMC!!! Went and got the file tote today at Walmart and file folders!! Again thanks for doing this video!!🙂🙂🙂

Brilliant. I have my floss in snack bags in a shoe box. The bags are slick. I like to organize by number. I don’t need to cut anything because I use my floss for needle punch. And I already have the file boxes and folders. So glad I found your channel😊

This is called a serious crafter.🏆🏆🏆

Yes, me too, up in the night with my projects. Everyone asleep and all that silence to myself.

What a clever idea for storage, love the boxes. Thank you for sharing. Take care 😊💖

Thank you for sharing such an affordable method of organization.

OMG, yes!!! I currently have my floss in snack size storage bags. I cut down index cards, put the color number and name on that, then index dividers with the numbers for each hundred (100,200,300 and so forth). At the moment they're in a Nike shoe box but I'm running out of room! The file box with the hanging dividers is genius!!!

You've given me so many ideas. Thank you.

I'm 100% with you also about wanting to be able to kit up a kit at any time. I'm such a night owl and I find it frustrating to have to go to the store every time but we live in such a small space that I was worried about having all of the floss! Thanks again so much! So happy I found this video! I also love your persona!

I have been agonising over how to store all my dmc floss! Was just about to invest in a bobbin system but am rethinking now. I really like your file box idea, i like that it keeps the dust off and is so organised. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and experience, much appreciated!🥰

I love your filing system, thanks for sharing ❤

I keep my main set of DMC on bobbins, in 3 cases, When I take floss off the bobbin to use, I pull the threads from the top of the skein, put the 2 or 3 threads together and run it over a piece of wet sponge. It takes the inks out and smooths he floss out.No knots and the floss lays nicely

Love the file bin storage.

Thank you so much for this!!! Thanks for also showing how you stored them on a hanger! I love both methods with the box and the hanger. I think I'll choose the hanger system since I have a lot of hanging space in our closet (short hanging space) since our closet is the office space (we live in a small space lol). This is so helpful!! :)

Karla! You hit this one out of the park!! I love your DMC storage idea and will definitely adopt it. I have run out of room in the cabinet I have been using for years. Alas, the paper plate has gone to its great, great trash pile after a year of fulltime use. Great job!!

You are brilliant! Thank you!

I love the way you've got your flossers hanging up in the box it looks so neat and tidy well done

I’m still fairly new to cross stitch. About 6.5 months in. I love bobbinating my floss for my wips. And my whole stash (well actually my moms and mine lol) is all on bobbins and in the deep storage cases. Which I love for wips. Keeps everything so neat and easy to find and use. I just know that me and floss drops would equal a mess of knotted floss and frustration. However I would love love love to have the whole dmc cotton embroidery floss collection and as I see more floss or use more then stock up so I have every floss available to me at any given time. At least as much as possible. And I love the way you store the skeins! It’s definitely something I’d likely try or work towards and keep my bobbins and bobbin cases for my wips! That way I would have space to kit up, and have access and easy storage for the full skeins. And when done a project I could simply hang the bobbin with leftover floss if there’s any, right onto the same ring as holds the new skeins. In case of dye lot changes. Thanks for sharing this. Definitely something that will be filed in my memory for if ever I can afford to grow my stash.

Of all the floss storage videos I have watched your video made the most sense. In each video the women talked about using drops. The problem I saw with it is that they put them in drawers and bags, all mixed together. I thought that that would tangle the strands so when it came to storing my own embroidery floss I chose bobbins. Then I saw your method for storing your floss on drops. Brilliant!!! Your organization method is wonderful and the strands don't seem to get all tangled. Since I don't have much room I will stick to the bobbins for now but thank you for the hanging drops Idea. I will keep that in mind for the future.

Thanks for sharing this...I am rethinking my storage. Blessings, Marlene

Love your file box DMC storage! I’m going to start that right now! Thank you for sharing your ideas & experience.

This is the best video I've seen on floss storage. Thank you!

Seriously, if the floss makers won't just bite the bullet and everyone puts their floss on thread reals, then they should look at this and slap their brand on it. This is AWESOME! I'm just getting into embroidery after having been a counted cross-stitcher and well remember the nightmare of organizing and maintaining a large floss collection. Your next upgrade will be to an actual filing cabinet. lol

Great range of storage ideas. Thinking that the filing box is my need experiment. Thanks for sharing

I like the way you system work, so I will have to find the rings to start my storage.

Terrific idea for floss storage. Thanks you !!

I love Roger's flea market.

Yes, I'm just like you. I only purchase the hand dyed floss when I have a pattern that needs it. I'll build my supply that way instead of joining floss of the month clubs. I love your system, good job! I use the DMC Stitchbow system because it keeps your floss as a skein. Happy stitching!

So funny I just bought a bunch of thread drops to organize my fibers. So far I have them on 3 rings in numerical order. But, after spending some time with my scan n cut I cut my own thread drops. I found them through Jean Farish RU-vid channel. She was an international teacher that Covid kind of put out of place. Love your thread storage.

Thank you for this! I am new to cross stitch and had just watched another video recently (admittedly not the whole thing) where someone was prepping those hanging folders. I could not wrap my head around the practicality of it. Now that I've seen yours, I get it and will go back and FULLY watch how to prep them! Luckily I have an empty hanging file box (a small one that befits my limited "stash") and can try setting it up ASAP. Mine doesn't have a lid but I think I can make a foam core (or quilted!) cover for it to protect the threads. As noted, I primarily quilt and have and use all the Art Bin style boxes you have for my sewing thread. I did buy another one to hold the unopened skeins of an embroidery thread assortment I purchased but was not thrilled with returning thread I used and "bobbinated" to it. I also find the whole "wrapped thread" cumbersome when you want to use it again. So this will be my next step on my cross stitch journey! P.S. Your 2021 video came up in the feed right after this --- I had just the other day also seen something about the Annie's Keepers so glad to see your review of that too!

So many great ideas! I definitely want to do the file system for my fancy floss! Thank you so much for sharing!

I've just spent the last week thinking about how to achieve this system . I'm so glad that it works. I've already bought 100 small split rings, now to find the filing box system

Hi ladies, I am loving your videos and am currently watching your back videos. So great to see both of you so passionate about stitching. Looking forward to more of your fabulous videos

I put my floss in plastic bags. The 400’s 500’s etc, in each bag , I have all dmc, no other brands. I do have some Sulky that I bought for a sampler I’m doing. I agree that bobbinating coils the thread up. I just started cross stitching 3 years ago and love it. Keep up the great work, I love your channel. Sam did a great job recording!

I really like how you store and organize your floss. Thanks for the ideas.

This is the best storage idea I've seen!!! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for this video. I'll be changing my storage system to this one. This is so simple and available whenever I needed it.

Cool file box with hangers for your floss!

I love your drop file system! I think it might be the solution to my storage problem. I've got my thread on rings as well, but it's laid flat in a box so it gets messy if I need the bottom layer.

Thanks for sharing! I have gone through several systems as well. I recently found Annie’s Keepers. Teresa Little Stitcher did a great review of them and I really liked them. Happy Stitching!

just a note, if you are getting knots in the floss as you are stitching it has nothing to do with the “kinks”. it means you are using your floss against the grain. Floss and thread has a grain. all you need to do is run your finger down a single thread each way and you will find a smooth side and a ruff side. the smooth side is going with the grain or twist, and the ruffer side is going against the grain or twist. since I makeing sure that I sew with the grain, I don’t have any problems with knots anymore.

I have been doing this a bit longer I have a filing cabinet works a treat.

I'm always interested in floss storage - ty so much for doing this :)

We store our fancy floss on a peg board so I can see it better when designing. It’s in our closet. We of course bobbin our DMC. Just easier for us. Good video ladies.

Thank you for sharing I love the file system. I only have DMC, as I move on to other project types I will have other brands. I am partial to DMC floss. I do have everything bobbin, I start you system. Aloha once again!!!!!

Great video. Love your ideas.

i like your DMC system....it's not messy... i also don't remove the tags in my flosses. right now i just use the zip lock plastic bags for each project i'm doing. your organization is super helpful for me.

Great video ladies☺. I too didn't know of the fancy threads lol only DMC and anchor. Great organisation ideas. I love Sulky, I didn't realise there were so many colours. I live in England so perhaps we behind. Really enjoy your video is both. Thank you

I love, love, love this and will be gradually changing over.

Love your storage system. Look out walmart , here I come. Thanks for sharing

I too created my own storage system. In the past I used popsicle sticks but now I use the dmc stitchbows for the thread holder, aka wrapped around, but I store them in a rolodex style tray I created. These trays fit in a nice Michael's box I have. In the case of my haed I have three trays and they all fit in this small box. I wish I could attach a picture to show you. I made the rolodex trays easily, each holes 35 flosses. And very efficient if materials and cost.

Hi Ladies. I’m new to your channel. I’m always on the lookout for new ways to store things. Thank you .

Excellent idea. I am going back to cross stitch after a number of years and trying to learn best practices. I now understand the disadvantage of being a 'bobbinator' and was looking for a DIY way of storing the floss. I also happen to have a stack of file folders I was thinking of tossing but now I have a use for them. Thank you.

Thank you so much for sharing your storage system. I am still bobbinating my floss and have 4 of boxes of DMC (single layer instead of double like the one Sam uses) and 2 of specialty thread although one is not completely full. I have been on a binge of buying hand dyed floss lately from Dyeing for Cross Stitch. I don't know if I will ever move away from bobbinating or not, have been tempted at times but have not figured out exactly how to do it since I have at least a skein of every DMC regular floss and most of the specialty ones they have. Have a great week.

Thanks for this. I started with 1 project with 12 colors and I already dislike bobbins. Was looking for another system and I really like this.

Thanks for sharing. I use the Floss-A-Way bag and I love them. I have them in a clear box and I keep them in numerical order and when I pull them out to use in a project I put them on a ring. Have a good day and stay safe.💜

Great ideas ladies! I've never used sulky thread for cross stitch!!! Love your file system with the thread drops and file folders.

I love the file holding the DMC floos. Wish I has seen this a month earlier. Time for a change. thanks for sharing

iv JUST found your videos thank thank you thank you i thought i was the only one who hates the kinks with the bobbins like you i work with 36 inch lengths of thread and those kinked bobbin threads drive me nuts i even went and bought a cheep hair straiteners just to iron out the kinks also use a heat removeble marker and the hair straigtners works great on those too. i also have looked for years for storage ideas using dangling files awesone thank you xoxo

Genius! Thank you 😊

Just seeing this. There are a few folks out there who did similar systems as the hanging file folders. Vonna (Twisted Stitcher) has this out on her blog or RU-vid (can’t remember) from many years ago. Thx for sharing. Nice job. It was the first I’d heard of it. But you might want to check her out. Lots of work but I’m sure you’re thrilled you did it.

Thanks for all the info. I love the hanging files to store floss.

Thanx for the ideas!

Great system

Thanks for sharing. I only use fancy floss in large areas that will show the color changes.

I’m just coming back to cross stitching after a 12 hiatus. It’s amazing all the new brands of floss! I enjoyed your tour of your floss systems. Thank you for sharing 😊

I may be duplicating someone else’s but just a suggestion. When hanging your DMC, hang with the number tag near the top and the brand name at the bottom. That way if one slips off, it should be the less important one.

Great idea and info.

Thanks for sharing your systems. You have some great ideas.

WoW génial excellente idée 😊merci pour ce partage

Want to make your own Floss drops, that can't rip? A re-purposed plastic milk jug. It will take some work to get there, but they will be indestructible floss drops, and you can attatch an adhesive label to the smooth side. (I once had to help my mom with a Gr. 2/Gr. 3 craft projection of making a full set of human skeleton bones (Halloween craft), cut out of plastic from re-used milk jugs, as a craft idea for a teacher she used to work with.)

This is really neat ! I only use floss for friendship bracelets but gives me ideas on how to store my threads. Ur collection is beautiful !

Slightly damp sponge is good to use to get the kinks out now. Very interesting way to store floss. Thank you.

Thank you so much for the video❤ I have just started to do crosstich again and was trying to find a smart say to storrage my floss 👍 and in Denmark it's expencive to bye floss storrage and I have a fileling capenet for knitting patterns and know there will be floss a well...❤

I want to get away from floss bags and the filing system looks great. Thank you for all your ideas.

Love your idea about the hanging file system! I just got thru bombinating a whole huge double box of dmc and decide I do not like all od the kinks I the floss either .. especially after storing them for a long time! I will be changing mine. Thanks!

Thank you I found that helpful x

Those file boxes are brilliant..ive seen other systems that might be that functional but they cost the moon

Thats brilliant!!! Thank you for sharing

@ craft_addictk, Hi. Ms Karla I'm a newbie to the cross stitch scene so the info you gave was Extremely Helpful too me Thank You. Also this is off topic but to Sam I'd like to say you are Blessed with some killer Brows you don't need to do anything too them they are sooo on point... Thank You. 🐶 PEACE! 🚭

Your system on the hanging files is very much like the Anne's Thread Keeper. The cards are plastic that can be marked and placed on a holder that holds 16 different cards. They can be numbered and organized by number. The cards can be removed from the hanging folder and and place on a ring for a project. They are put into a file box (from an office supply store) by make. Each make has it's own box with one for special threads. It works for me.

Bravo on your idea! I'll definitely use it for my fancy floss, but I've a ton of the floss cards and I'm too old to make that change. And don't feel embarrassed about the fancy floss. I've never used anything but DMC, but I've bought my first WDWorks for a project that is coming up.

I enjoyed watching this video. Great storage idea. Curious as to if you're still with this system 3 yrs. later. Thank you for taking the time to share.........Pam

Great organization

I had a rough idea what I wanted to do but I couldn't work out how to hang it☹️. This is fantastic Karla, it's a shame you couldn't sell them lol. Thank you x

Looks great

Thanks. I was looking into getting the Annie's Keepers system but didn't know if the floss skeins would drop easily back into the file box.

Brilliant idea thankyou!

Many thanks for great idea. This may sound silly, what punch do you use to punch your holes. So excited, can’t wait to start Carol

If you want to mak your own thread drops, simply folding cardstock tags in half an then punching them will make them strong enough. I had to pull with all my strength to break through the cardstock.

I just wanted to say great video! I too have switched from bobbins to handmade thread drops back in January! I got the idea of making my own after watching Teresalittlestitchers video Which I really like using! I went one step farther and blew up the thread chart when I made a copy, cut out the symbols use double sided tape as well as the dmc color # ! But the thing that knocked my socks off was when you mentioned shopping at "Rogers" flea market in Ohio! I too am in Ohio but haven't been to the flea market for years! Thanx Tessa~☆~

Nice storage ideas! I am a DMC girl and I bobbin mine mainly cause I was gifted 4 mini boxes already done so I stayed on board!, not sure if we met at Stitch-Con or not. Maybe we will meet in 2020.

Great ideas! Thanks!

Hi, I storage my DMC floss on drawers with little DMC cards. But I discover the Drop technic and I like it, we can easily take thread while we work. But for storage is complicated if I keep thread on Drop. So I must find the good way... It's not so evident

I have gotten to the point of taking the floss number off the skein an attaching it to the bobbin so it doesn’t get lost.

Great video Karla and Sam thank you for sharing your system! I have some floss bobbinated and some on dmc stitchbows. Can you share a video about how you use the thread drops? Do you cut a certain length of floss for those and is the floss easy to remove from the thread drop? Also your HAED floss colors are so beautiful!!!

Great tips