I'm sure everyone faced a dilemma when starting a new craft and asked the same questions, do I build up a stash or buy stuff I need as I go. Decisions, decisions.... BUT whatever your answer is to your dilemma tour stash will grow overnight like mushrooms after the rain. Then as it grows another dilemma hits you out if the blue.... Where do I store and how do I store my threads and stuff? With stuff other then threads it's easy.... Drawers, plastic containers (it helps. If they have wheels) or other storage spaces come into play here. With threads are a different story.....these colourful little balls of thread delight are a real challenge of you're sanity when they get tangled into a Gordian knot..... Yaikssss.....we all love our threads too much to just chuck them into the bin and be done with. And here come in play hairpins, elastic bands, all sorts of wonder tapes, specially designed thread ball holders, plastic or organza balls. In the last ones I store my threads. Here you can read more about storing cotton threads at home and why.
My threads are organized by size in each drawer, with their labels so I know the name, code and size. This is important for when you need to order more.
However my practice/waste threads are chucked in a container, their ends well hidden, but sometimes the thread pixy gets mischievous and magically with surgical precision unravel those ends causing drama in the box. (please insert here a long sigh).
However on a happier note among my cotton threads I have poliester threads. These were recommended to me by a good friend and trusty me they are amazing. They are strong and waterproof and mostly they are used for jewellery making. You also need a thread zapper because when cut with scissors those ends will get fuzzy and that's not good. Read all about this thread here.
And then I have some hand died threads.... They are awesomeness of the thread world, gorgeous to tat with. You can also follow The Online Tatting Class YouTube channel, where the teacher(s) will give you tips and advice about threads.
There are many designers or just common people who just like to play with colours and threads. I'm one of those and who knows, maybe one day I'll end up dying my own thread.....nothing commercial, just for myself 😜
The ideas I shared with you here are not solely mine, I'm sharing what I heard from other people or read in magazines.
All the best
Annamaria
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