My Perfect Floss Storage System! Organize my DMC threads with me! 

Thread is manufactured in a way that gives it a smooth finish only when you pull it through fabric in one particular direction. It's like hair. If you run your fingers down a hair, it will feel smooth in one direction but it catches when you run it through your fingers in the other direction. Because thread is smooth in only one direction, it will eventually fuzz up if you pull it through fabric in the wrong direction. So, if you use the loop method to begin a two-strand length, one of the threads will be pulling through smoothly and the other thread will be pulling through in the direction that gradually frays it. If you have an uncut skein, thread your needle from the starting point and then the length of thread that follows will be smooth as it is pulled through fabric. For thread that is already cut into lengths, test it with your fingers to see which way feels smooth before you begin to use it. Your fingers will quickly develop sensitivity to the different feelings.

You are a breath of fresh air. Thank you for staying on topic and to the point. Some people get very windy. Thank you

I store my floss in snack sized ziplock bags. I used to keep them on rings but now I put an index card in the bag with the dmc number in the corner. They are then stored in photo boxes. Yes, they take up a bit more room but it allows for more than one skein of a color of floss. I’ve been stitching probably longer than you’ve been alive so I have a lot of floss!! I have pretty boxes that I put them in and they sit in a bookshelf and look nice. I pull the precut threads and put them in homemade card stick floss drops. I remember learning how to cut a full skein of floss at once. It was like magic!! I do like the atom heart bobbins/drops a lot but I like the system I have now. I’ve tried several other ways to store dmc but I’ve settled in this about a decade ago.

Your method is easy and so much cheaper that getting the P & C drops!

I've seen Atom Heart products before and forgot about them so thank you for the reminder! For my stash - I cut mine the same exact way in to 8 equal lengths, then I torture myself with motonous work (I really quite enjoy it) by separating each of the eight lengths, folding them in half, and winding them on a bobbin. I keep the loop ends of the folded pieces out so that when I need the color, I just grab the loop, unwind that cut piece, and pull a strand to work with. I store my bobbins in two of the Creative Options 14" Clear Plastic Thread Organizer (it's like a bigger version of the regular cheap bobbin boxes but double sided and has a handle!). I also have extra skeins beyond my master collection for larger projects that require multiple of one color. Until I need them, I keep those in a 15" x 12" Teal Photo & Craft Plastic Storage Bin by Top Notch. It has 16 smaller photo boxes in it so I labeled them in chunks of DMC numbers. Except 310. It gets its own 😂 I got all the storage containers from Joanns and I use regular cardboard bobbins with also colored sticky number labels. I might have to consider these bobbins as a slow upgrade although I might have to buy a third double sided box to account for the extra space these would take up 😂😂 Edited for spelling*

Fantastic job Brijin. I’m so happy that you found your holy grail for DMC organization! Your instructions were clear and concise. I hope this video helps a lot of people. I too have the 18” Floss Winder from Stacie Stitches! In the beginning I started out using the DMC plastic bobbins. After a year, I upgraded to acrylic floss swatch drops. I purchased them off Etsy from LuckyJonquil. Having the space to cross stitch on the floss drop to create a swatch was the selling point for me. They are each numbered with vinyl and I hang these in numerical order on an IKEA pegboard. This system has worked great for me.

This was so fun to watch. I love organization. I have wanted to try these drops for so long! They seem amazing! Thanks for sharing. ❤

Searching for flight arrangements to bring you to AZ to finish organizing my floss. Lol! Very well done. Thx for the video! And very much eye candy for me! Yours are beautiful!

Fantastic video, AS ALWAYS!! 👏 I'm so happy my products work for you and can't thank you enough for all of the wonderful support you've shown my little shop 🥰

Please link the storage boxes,love the atom hearts floss bobbins. Your videos are well informed pretty girl!

Im an embroiderer but I really appreciate your advice on storage, floss drops, and bobbin winders. A big help to me, thank you!🌸

Hi Brijin! I just found your channel recently and I love everything that you are doing! I didn't know there was such a big Cross stitch community and I love it so much! Loved this video, I just ordered by Pip and Chip labels, Atom Heart Floss Bobbins and got a bin from Michaels!! Woooohooo! I'm anxious for everything to come so I can organize. My current organization is shameful so thank you for all the tips!

Your set is beautiful. I also am obsessed with Atom Heart Cross Stitch. I have so many colors and different kinds from her. Not sure which style I love the best though. I actually just scored some of her Valentines Special Edition ones. So excited. I have the pip and chip labels too!

I’m new to embroidery, just finished my first sampler kit. I am so glad I found you!!! This speaks to my heart. Thank you so much for doing this video and sharing the links to the products. I will definitely be supporting Aton Heart! 😊❤️

After ordering atom floss bobbins I found you when trying to figure out how to organize my floss. Loved this video. Excited to watch your other videos. Just curious…. How do you organize your fancy floss? Thanks so much Julie

I have watched soo may videos looking for the organization method that makes sense for me. This method is so amazing!! Thanks for sharing! I would love to see how you organize all of your specialty and hand dyed flosses.

Thank you for showing this, it looks so much more easier of a process.

Omg! So satisfying!!!

Thank you for this video. I found it very helpful as I am a new CrossFit and have not decided on a storage system yet.

Loved the video! Thank you!!

I learned of a new way to cut my thread and put on a bobbin! Thank you Brijin!

You are a gem, a delight, and a star 🥹💫 Love you ❤

Great video. Thanks for sharing what works for you and how you use it. The bobbin/drops really seem like the best of both worlds.

I have added these floss bobbins to my cart on Etsy so many times 😂 will have to pull the trigger

This is brilliant! Off to prep my floss!

Thank you! I have been searching thread organization. I did not like the Bobbins and I love the Floss Drops but storage was the big issue! I knew there had to be an answer! You solved my dilemma - I just ordered my drops! =)

Hi again! I watched you 10 days ago and immediately ordered Atom Heart thread bobbins. I am now watching again since I received them. I am excited to get my floss organized and even more excited to NOT try several ways before finding you 😂

This was a super helpful video, Megan, thanks so much! 🙂 Meline

Love love loved this video!!!!

Thank you! I’ve been looking for something like this!

Cool tips here, thanks for sharing!! - Nic x

Great video, thank you!

SOLD! Awesome video. TFS judy

Thanks for sharing your system 👍

This was so helpful! So I think you might have convinced me to opt for acrylic floss drops and your cutting method. Wonderful! ~Elizabeth ❤

Fantastic video! Just what I needed 😊. Thank you ❤

Thank you thank you thank you! This is my holy grail as well. I so appreciate this.

This video was so interesting and helpful. Thank you.

This was super helpful, thanks! I have sticker paper that I cut up and write the number on when labeling my bobbins.

Well done. Thanks for sharing. I really like this method and will be trying it out.

Thank you for sharing your DMC organizing tips. I love how clean and colorful it looks and doesn't take up a lot of space. A tip I learned at my LNS...use a small curling iron to remove kinks from floss. Inexpensive and compact.

Good information. Thanks

I am anxious to try the Atom Heart bobbins! Thanks for your suggestions! I have struggled with the same dilemmas as you have!

Found this to be a great way to start storing my floss. I am not so much of a floss dropper as I am a bobbinate r but willing to try this hybrid too. Thank you! Liked and subscribed. Now to go back and catch up on prior videos.

One of the most informative videos I have ever watched. I have ordered my bobbins! Please provide a link for the storage cases. Your videos are great! I am definitely a fan.

I’m a new subscriber and I found your floss organization quite interesting and I’m definitely going to buy myself some Atom Heart bobbins. Thanks for your great advice.

Please link the storage boxes that are in your video. Atom Heart floss bobbins are amazing!

Thanks!!!🎉❤

Good job! Love the multi-purpose bobbins. I'm looking to change mine from the bobbin to the drop floss but where to store the floss drop? Don't want to use a bag and I don't want to wind my cut floss onto a bobbin.

I have the same storage like you. But instead of plastic card I have DMC cardboard. I would like to have plastic card but I am afraid that sticker which has DMC number, could remove. It would be catastrophic if I lost number DMC of thread. And if I change my DMC cardboard to plastic card, maybe I will need more place because plastic card is more thick. What do you think about it ?

This is great! I’m new to cross stitch and trying to decide how I want to store my floss. What do you do when you need the same color for more than one project?

I love the floss drop/ bobbin combination! Definitely want to try and switch my bobbin over to these. Also, do you put your floss in number order, or do you organize by color schemes? Thanks for the great informative floss tube!

What is the name of the storage boxes in the video?

I love floss drops but I have to use bobbins because of my cats and the cat hair. I once had a gecko rouge project where I keep the floss like it get delivered, but the cat hair build up over times is just horrible.

OMG, I have been looking for a combination of a floss drop and a bobbin for storage. I immediately ordered them from AtomHeart. I had a question about my order and she replied in about 5 minutes, amazing 😲. What kind of bobbin boxes are you using? Are they the standard sizes from DMC or did you have to buy other ones that fit the bobbins? Thank you for finding me the perfect storage!

If I may suggest a method of winding your floss onto the winder for cutting, gently pull out the end of the skein from the number end, just like you showed. Continue holding the whole skein gently in your other hand, and place the end of the floss you just pulled out onto the cut-line mark on your winder, and hold it there with your thumb. Then with your other hand holding the floss skein, just gently start pulling the skein down and around the bottom of the winder, and up over the top of it, and continue loosely holding the skein as you keep on pulling it down and up over the top of the winder again, until the skein is almost done. The opposite end of the skein should come to about the cut-line of the winder. Hold the end of the floss you just wound, and cut the whole skein at the cut-line. I cannot take credit for this…I saw it on a tutorial by Vicki on FlossTube at StitchNButton! She’s great, go check out her channel. Thanks! Meline 🤓

Where did you get your storage case at? TiA