Wednesday, March 7

Boss of Floss (Sorting part two)

After reading all the encouraging comments to my Sorting post yesterday (thank you!), I  immediately felt motivated to do something about The Floss Situation.  So yesterday evening and this morning I spent a total of about 3 hours sorting floss that wasn't already more or less organized in one of my floss boxes. I found floss in other boxes, baskets, project bags, my wip basket and cabinets.  Pictured above is just the white and cream floss I found. Clearly I'm worried about running out of white floss because I found about 6 new skeins of DMC Blanc!


Judging from yesterday's comments, zip lock bags are the best choice for holding your stash.  These were just ones I had on hand, not clever ones with a hole in so I can put them on a ring, but it's a start! And while I was sorting my floss I also found many many WIP's (some really nice ones too!), about ten needles, all the parts of my two Q-snap frames and three embroidery scissors. :)

Surely I deserve to wear this pin now?


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13 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 March 2012 at 12:33

    You sure are boss of floss now!!

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  2. Ducky7 March 2012 at 13:08

    Well done! It's fun to look at all of it, once it's been tamed, isn't it?

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  3. giddy997 March 2012 at 13:50

    You rock! Isn't it a wonderful, productive feeling? And congrats on the other finds, too. :)

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  4. Nicole Follow the White Bunny7 March 2012 at 13:56

    Thanks all! And yes it *does* feel good now I have 'tamed' my floss :D

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  5. SewAmy7 March 2012 at 17:32

    I love your pin! Too cute!

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  6. Nicole Follow the White Bunny7 March 2012 at 18:01

    I have several with different phrases! Received them as promo pack for this book: http://www.bookdepository.com/Hoopla-Leanne-Prain/9781551524061 Sadly the book wasn't included ;)

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  7. Carina7 March 2012 at 20:54

    Yay for sorting!

    By the way, I wouldn't bother with those fancy bags + ring combinations. The closing strip of the bags always rips. Or they did for me, anyway. And the holes will rip too.

    Stick with the regular ziplocs - they're a better size anyway. :-)

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    1. Nicole Follow the White Bunny7 March 2012 at 23:05

      So far I'm happy with just the zip locks, I"m not sure if I need to adjust my floss organization if my stash grows further though.. ;)

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  8. lewmew8 March 2012 at 03:31

    You should be proud of yourself! Sorting is such big thing but in teh long run really pays off. Now - a word of caution: I used to do this but have heard from several sources that ziplocks might not be the best choice - if any moisture gets in, it stays and your floss must smell musty (or worse). I use photo storage boxes and store by 100s. I also throw in one or two of those silica gel packs you get in many things (especially shoes). They are meant to help absorb stray moisure. And anytime I get new shoes, I replace a few.

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    1. Nicole Follow the White Bunny8 March 2012 at 09:15

      Thanks for the tips! I must add that I don't really close the zip locks so my floss can 'breathe' :) What is storing by the 100's?

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    2. lewmew9 March 2012 at 00:56

      sorting by dmc number - 100s-200s in one box, 300-400 in another etc

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  9. cArLa8 March 2012 at 03:33

    wear the pin with pride. thanks for the tips!

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