My mom and me have cross stitched for many years and had put floss on those little card board things....after a while got to be a pain....so my Mom came up with the idea of just putting into envelopes and writing the number on the front of envelope and storing in a big plastic container....maybe not as pretty as jars but you could buy colored envelopes...has worked great for us....not trying to step on anyone's toes just saying what worked for us....could give it a try...cheaper and floss stays organized and when we need a project, get colors and put in a container and your ready to go....
I wind my floss onto plastic bobbins by brand and numbered. I put them numerically into divided floss storage containers. So simple to find out if I have the number I need in no time at all. For me, another plus is it takes little space.
I'm super organized with my stitching supplies as well. I find it makes sewing/stitching much more enjoyable and worth the extra effort. Thanks for sharing your ideas with us, always inspirational! 💖
Can you do a video about couching? I recieved a Santa cross stitch and it said couching and I'm confused as i never heard of it before. Thank you for sharing! I love your organizing skills I truly needed that today. My projects started off small now they are getting huge. 12x16 is the biggest so far. May God bless you and your family! 🙏🏽❤
I have rings with all my DMC floss in numerical order on floss bobs. When I need a floss I just go to my main ring which holds all the rings together. They hang in a closet in my sewing room. Very quick to put away and quite fast to find if I have a number or not. I used my Scan N Cut purchased poster board cut into sheets for my cutting mat ran them through and made my own thread bobs. Each ring has a series of numbers like all the 300’s are on a ring and so forth.
Hi Kimberly, hope it’s okay to ask a silly question. I saw you twist Classic Colorworks floss and then tuck the end in the bottom hole of the floss card. As silly as it sounds I would love to know how you do that? I think it looks so cool! I never seem to twist it right. Thank-you so much for everything you do. I always look forward to new products and new videos.
I was thinking the same thing Sue. I would love to see how she did that in slow motion. And with an explanation. Maybe Kimberly will show that on Crosstitch university 🥰👍
Hello Sue and Brenda! Kimberly shows how she twists her thread in this video at 18:08: th-cam.com/video/xJVqOsDzmOY/w-d-xo.html To see it in slow motion click the gear icon (to the right of the closed caption button) then select playback speed at adjust to what works best for you.
My method takes up space - and may not work for everyone - but it works for me. I bought many (this was years and years ago) of the cabinets that you can store nails and screws and so on in. They have long plastic drawers. They stack on top of each other. I put my floss in there - and have them numbered on the outside using labels. I've had to combine two colors in many of the drawers - but I just note which color is which on the label. It is a good length for the DMC.
Thanks for sharing! I really wish there was at regular speed the hunting for a floss color in the jar…at least for one jar. For me, I’m pretty sure I would need to turn the jar upside down to find the color. I have spools of thread in a jar and the color I need is always at the bottom.
Would it b possible to do a very slow motion of the way Kimberly winds up her skeins of fancy floss for storage? I watched that but over and over and just can’t see what she is doing-thanks for the great storage ideas!
That's so helpful thank you. Really love the tulip block on the wall behind you too -- curved piecing dreams. If you have a tute on that, I'd love to see. :)
So, Kimberly, do you put all your DMC flosses on either floss flowers or a bee keeper when you buy them? The biggest organization is putting everything into that DMC spreadsheet. Once you enter the data it make sense to check there when you have a new project. Once a quarter is a doable timing.
I have loved all your Organisational cross Stitch videos! Thank you! 🧵♥️ On the DMC Floss that you put on the floss flowers, do you cut them into usable lengths first? Then wind them on the floss flower?
Does Kimberly ever worry about mixing floss from different skeins in one project? As a knitter, I am always concerned about dye lot differences and been purchasing new skeins. Gets pricey!
I have a bag full of Anchor floss that was given to me that I never use. I found a conversion chart. All my dmc are on bobbins. Any ideas on consolidating the floss. I was thinking about putting the Anchor on bobbins too and marking the anchor # putting in the container
Aurifloss, not Aurifil which is their sewing thread, and NPI Silk Floss is used in cross stitch just like DMC, Classic Colorworks and other floss. With Aurifloss you use it as it comes off the spool. You don't split the threads.
Hello QuiltingbyRonna! Aurifloss is cotton and more economical. Silk (NPI) doesn't tangle as much, but has much more limited colors and is more expensive. Aurifloss has more floss per spool, and Kimberly likes how the NPI silk floss stitches smoothly.
I don’t know if it’s just me but I don’t see how organized this system is if you have so many of them... 🤷🏻♀️ It looks like you’re not shopping in your leftover supply...🤦🏻♀️ I see a lot of waist...😔
@@lizziedae91 yes they do, but Kimberly is very selective in her color choices... If you ever notice she uses just like stitching with the housewives they use the same color and the same tones for a lot of their pieces... I love Kimberly I think her videos are great but I just don’t like the waste and when I see something I don’t like I’m going to say it just like when I see stuff I love I also say it thank you for your input...
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Thanks Kimberly. Love watching how you and Lori organize your supplies.
I love all this organization!!!😍😍🙌
Great organization. Thank you for showing us how you keep your floss. ❤️
My mom and me have cross stitched for many years and had put floss on those little card board things....after a while got to be a pain....so my Mom came up with the idea of just putting into envelopes and writing the number on the front of envelope and storing in a big plastic container....maybe not as pretty as jars but you could buy colored envelopes...has worked great for us....not trying to step on anyone's toes just saying what worked for us....could give it a try...cheaper and floss stays organized and when we need a project, get colors and put in a container and your ready to go....
Organization helps us all🪡✂️
Love how neat your floss system is!
I wind my floss onto plastic bobbins by brand and numbered. I put them numerically into divided floss storage containers. So simple to find out if I have the number I need in no time at all. For me, another plus is it takes little space.
Love your studio and the way you have everything organized is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Useful video, thank you! 🤗
So excited from Yukon, OK
Welcome fellow Oklahoman…I live in Mustang, but work in Yukon. 😊
This is so extra to me LOL. Kimberly, your life would be so much easier with DMC floss drops hung in numerical or color order.
I'm super organized with my stitching supplies as well. I find it makes sewing/stitching much more enjoyable and worth the extra effort. Thanks for sharing your ideas with us, always inspirational! 💖
Thank You!!!
Can you do a video about couching? I recieved a Santa cross stitch and it said couching and I'm confused as i never heard of it before. Thank you for sharing! I love your organizing skills I truly needed that today. My projects started off small now they are getting huge. 12x16 is the biggest so far. May God bless you and your family! 🙏🏽❤
Great tips. Thanks and have a great day
Visiting in Colorado…just beautiful here!
I have rings with all my DMC floss in numerical order on floss bobs. When I need a floss I just go to my main ring which holds all the rings together. They hang in a closet in my sewing room. Very quick to put away and quite fast to find if I have a number or not. I used my Scan N Cut purchased poster board cut into sheets for my cutting mat ran them through and made my own thread bobs.
Each ring has a series of numbers like all the 300’s are on a ring and so forth.
Great ideas! Thanks so much!
I hope to be organized one day!
Hi Kimberly, hope it’s okay to ask a silly question. I saw you twist Classic Colorworks floss and then tuck the end in the bottom hole of the floss card. As silly as it sounds I would love to know how you do that? I think it looks so cool! I never seem to twist it right. Thank-you so much for everything you do. I always look forward to new products and new videos.
I was thinking the same thing Sue. I would love to see how she did that in slow motion. And with an explanation. Maybe Kimberly will show that on Crosstitch university 🥰👍
Hello Sue and Brenda! Kimberly shows how she twists her thread in this video at 18:08: th-cam.com/video/xJVqOsDzmOY/w-d-xo.html To see it in slow motion click the gear icon (to the right of the closed caption button) then select playback speed at adjust to what works best for you.
@@FatQuarterShopFlossTube Oh my gosh! Thanks for that trick! Good to know!!!
My method takes up space - and may not work for everyone - but it works for me. I bought many (this was years and years ago) of the cabinets that you can store nails and screws and so on in. They have long plastic drawers. They stack on top of each other. I put my floss in there - and have them numbered on the outside using labels. I've had to combine two colors in many of the drawers - but I just note which color is which on the label. It is a good length for the DMC.
Love that.. my floss is getting out of hand . Patterns to... I need a new way ..
Thanks for sharing! I really wish there was at regular speed the hunting for a floss color in the jar…at least for one jar. For me, I’m pretty sure I would need to turn the jar upside down to find the color. I have spools of thread in a jar and the color I need is always at the bottom.
Great video. Love the tips. ❤️
Would it b possible to do a very slow motion of the way Kimberly winds up her skeins of fancy floss for storage? I watched that but over and over and just can’t see what she is doing-thanks for the great storage ideas!
Hello JPSimmers! You can change the playback speed by clicking the gear icon on the bottom of the screen
That's so helpful thank you. Really love the tulip block on the wall behind you too -- curved piecing dreams. If you have a tute on that, I'd love to see. :)
Hello Paula! Kimberly bought her blocks here: www.redrainbootshandmade.com/
So, Kimberly, do you put all your DMC flosses on either floss flowers or a bee keeper when you buy them? The biggest organization is putting everything into that DMC spreadsheet. Once you enter the data it make sense to check there when you have a new project. Once a quarter is a doable timing.
Hello Sue! Yes, she does because she buys what she needs.
Very Nice, but Instead of unraveling to combine why not put a twist tie through the hole in the top to secure the 2 together ? 😃
I would worry about the dye lot number being lost😉
This seems like a lot of time searching for flowers. Since you’re already “bobbinating”, doesn’t make sense to file them in a plastic floss caddy?
Hello Cristal! Kimberly prefers to have her DMC in jars rather than a plastic caddy since she already uses a caddy for her fancy floss.
I have loved all your Organisational cross Stitch videos! Thank you! 🧵♥️
On the DMC Floss that you put on the floss flowers, do you cut them into usable lengths first? Then wind them on the floss flower?
Hello Yvonne! Kimberly does not cut her floss first.
I have the snap storage for overdid and DMC in bags right now. Looking for new ideas on DMC
Does Kimberly ever worry about mixing floss from different skeins in one project? As a knitter, I am always concerned about dye lot differences and been purchasing new skeins. Gets pricey!
Hello Sue! Kimberly keeps track of the thread she purchases to prevent her from mixing different dyes of her thread.
@@FatQuarterShopFlossTube is that for all brands? DMC and fancy floss. Thanks!
That is for DMC
i like watching your videos there was a video i watched instead of doing the full cross stitch she did half can you do half on a project
Hello Clarisa! Yes, you can do half on a project if you'd like
I have a bag full of Anchor floss that was given to me that I never use. I found a conversion chart. All my dmc are on bobbins. Any ideas on consolidating the floss. I was thinking about putting the Anchor on bobbins too and marking the anchor # putting in the container
That sounds like a great idea!
What’s the gear icon on the bottom of the screen look like?
Hello Sandy! The gear icon is located to the right of the closed caption (CC) button.
I am new to this, can you tell me what you use Aurifil and NPI silk floss for? Thank you
Aurifloss, not Aurifil which is their sewing thread, and NPI Silk Floss is used in cross stitch just like DMC, Classic Colorworks and other floss. With Aurifloss you use it as it comes off the spool. You don't split the threads.
Hello QuiltingbyRonna! Aurifloss is cotton and more economical. Silk (NPI) doesn't tangle as much, but has much more limited colors and is more expensive. Aurifloss has more floss per spool, and Kimberly likes how the NPI silk floss stitches smoothly.
What size snapware do you use? Thanks Julie
Hello Julie! Kimberly uses 6x9 amzn.to/3zyQh8P
Where did you get the snapware used to store your fancy flosses?
Kimberly posted the Amazon link above.
Hello Karen! Kimberly bought the snapware here: amzn.to/3nxMmGU
Thank you both, I somehow missed it in the listings before.
I have bought the snapware at Target, Walmart, Hobby Lobby and Michaels. Sometimes they are not in stock though.
I don’t know if it’s just me but I don’t see how organized this system is if you have so many of them... 🤷🏻♀️ It looks like you’re not shopping in your leftover supply...🤦🏻♀️
I see a lot of waist...😔
Well dmc alone has over 500 colors
@@lizziedae91 yes they do, but Kimberly is very selective in her color choices... If you ever notice she uses just like stitching with the housewives they use the same color and the same tones for a lot of their pieces... I love Kimberly I think her videos are great but I just don’t like the waste and when I see something I don’t like I’m going to say it just like when I see stuff I love I also say it thank you for your input...
How are your DMC jars organized on your spreadsheet? By color or by number? Inquiring minds want to know! 🥰
Hello Vicki! Here is a copy of the spreadsheet that Kimberly uses: bit.ly/3i0xn4C
@@FatQuarterShopFlossTube Thank you!! 🥰