Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Arts and crafts

Discover knitting, crochet, scrapbooking and art and craft ideas on this forum.

Organising x-stitch threads

10 replies

PlateSpinner23 · 22/04/2023 21:26

Hi all - how would manage your threads for a project when they've come packaged like this? (I put the elastic round one of them the other day.) It's basically all the threads for a project attached to card headers, but they're really difficult to unwrap every evening and keep tidy. I can't hang them anywhere as I have a toddler. Is there any way I can organise then better? There's only one or two lengths of some colours, so not sure using individual winders is sensible.

Getting back in to this after a long, long break! (I bought the kit in lockdown!). Thanks.

Organising x-stitch threads
OP posts:
Twintrouble1234 · 22/04/2023 21:31

Are they attached to the card? I had one set where they were sort of glued in so I hole punched the opposite side and threaded the strands I wasn't using in the corresponding hole. They get a bit tangly at times as they're just shoved in my sewing bag wrapped round the card but not too bad

Brunonono · 22/04/2023 21:33

I just have them in hole punches with the long ends all tangled up. I'm here for the answers from people more organised than me!

GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut · 22/04/2023 21:34

I hole punch a bit of card and loop each colour through a hole, and draw the symbol on the card.

Youdoyoubabe · 22/04/2023 21:35

Tie them onto an embroidery hoop.

IncompleteSenten · 22/04/2023 21:35

Flat bobbins would be easier for you to keep tidy and tangle free.

IncompleteSenten · 22/04/2023 21:37

Like this

Organising x-stitch threads
IncompleteSenten · 22/04/2023 21:39

Meant to say you can use a single bobbin for several different threads. I do it with loads.

IncompleteSenten · 22/04/2023 21:43

Or hole punch card and loop the threads.

Organising x-stitch threads
IncompleteSenten · 22/04/2023 21:47

Putting several different threads on one bobbin

Organising x-stitch threads
PlateSpinner23 · 22/04/2023 22:17

Thanks for all the ideas! Might have to tidy up my old bobbin box a bit! Really enjoying getting back in to the rhythm. It's a long time since I've not just spent every evening scrolling twitter and Facebook, while not watching whatever's on TV!

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page