Floss Chaos ~

In the 80's, I was a huge counted cross stitch aficionada.  It was rare I stitched on anything other than a sampler.  My floss was all nice and organized.

Fast forward to the rare time I have stitched in the last 10 years or so.  (I also used DMC floss for what little punch needle embroidery I would do.)  I would check to see if I had the floss wound on one of these cards, but other than that, I had skeins of floss everywhere.  Total disorganization.  Many different baggies in different locations, so rather than search for the color I needed, it was easier to run to Michaels and purchase new.  So of course I have MANY duplicates.  Kind of like when I hook and it being easier to cut new wool rather than search through my worms . . . sigh.  So here is the mess trying to sort them by color number.  Oh, and I also have dozens of floss colors wound on wooden bobbins from punch needle projects, some marked with the color number, some not.  Not sure what I am going to do with those.  I am sure this is nothing compared to a "real" cross stitcher's stash of DMC (if they still use it rather than specialty threads).

I purchased this antique 2 drawer chest at least 5-6 years ago and always thought it would be perfect for  floss storage.

DSO recently made me the most wonderful dividers . . . he made a frame to that it so that it fits in the drawer but can be removed in the future without damage to the drawer.  (He's pretty handy to have around 😁.)  Now at least the floss is organized by color number.

I'm sure "real" cross stitchers have much better ways to store their floss, but this will work for me!

This cracked me up!  English has to be such a hard language to master.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren