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- Hello Everyone! Come join me for a little chat about DMC. See how I store it and what I've found works best while using it. hopefully there is something in here for everyone! Please let me know what you think of this video and if you have any further questions you'd like me to address! Hope you enjoy and happy stitching!
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My personal floss drop template for Cricut
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I really enjoyed walking with you through your thought process and final outcome! You gave me some great ideas on how to store my own DMC.
Thank you so so much!!!!!! This was so very helpful. Contemplating all the ways promoted by floss tubers!! So glad I didn’t buy an expensive system. Yours is perfect!!!
Absolutely fabulous video!! Thank you for every bit of information that you gave us! It was such a wonderful instructional video that I wished I had back when I started but even now too!! Thank you so very much!!❤️✨💫💖🎉
Great ideas. I thought I liked my system, but, your ideas make a lot of sense to me. Thank you. Happy to be a watcher.
Thank you for all the tips. All those luscious colours!
Awesome way of storing DMC!! I have mine by number in little baggies but finding close colors is a pain!!! Looks like I’ll be doing another floss system! Great video! Thank you for sharing!!
All great ideas. I currently have by number and also use that picture storage container for overflow.
Thank you this is interesting. My Takeaway might be the Michael’s photo box for Floss storage.
Thank you for this great video, I can now refine my system just like you did!
Your floss storage methods are brilliant! Thanks for sharing. I’d love to learn more about your design process. Thank you! 😊
I am pretty new to cross stitch but I am very happy with DMC. I would have (if I owned a full set) stored them by color family. Thanks for sharing your process. ❤
Awesome video ! I love DMC floss for the cost, availability and the richness in the colors! This is such an eye opener for storing them by color family. I use the floss bag’s numerically in photo boxes , but I can see how this is perfect for you with designing !, I love your charts , you do some beautiful colorful designs ! I also have the color card and use it all the time for changing colors
Excellent! I feel like DMC has everything. But, it seems there's a snooty thing that makes people feel like DMC is "less than" fancy floss which then those who can't afford fancy floss feel their stitching is "less than" those who use the fancies. The same is true of Aida, even weave and linen. I use DMC and Aida 98 percent of the time. It turns out beautifully without costing the proverbial arm and leg! Thank you for your support of DMC!!!
Hi! I really enjoyed this video, and you presented so many great ideas, thank you! It was super helpful 😊.
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Fantastic video! I too love DMC & have a lot of it. Many years ago, I put my floss on bobbins & kept them in 2 fishing boxes. This was great for small spaces. As I do projects now, I remove them from the bobbins & put them on acrylic floss drops purchased from Amazon. I label the old bobbins with the project name & put it on the ring of project floss. I use the same cable key rings to string my floss. I sometimes put 2 rings together to create larger ring. I too keep my extra floss in 2 Michaels photo boxes. Each box is labelled with a range of sequential numbers. As you are a designer, I can see your need to store your DMC in your way. I only need my DMC by number for each project. I now only have 1 partially filled fishing box of floss on bobbins. Eventually I will move all my floss that is on bobbins to floss drops. Any floss on floss drops are in projects. TFS.
Good idea to move them as you use them in a project ... I love Erin's ideas and would be overwhelmed if I tried doing them all at one time! Now I need to get the stencil sheets ... I have a cricut. Oh and I want some of those photo boxes too! :D
Loved all the ideas in your video! I need the DMC color card!!!!
Thanks for a great video, as you said, sometimes sharing the 'basics' helps someone. Long time stitcher, but I learned that my DMC card does more than I knew! Inspiring and helpful. 😊
Those flosses look beautiful at the en
So glad I found this video via Chris the Camping stitcher. Will be getting my cricket out and ordered those sheets. Thank you for sharing your organization. Also liked the idea of organizing by colour families.
Thanks for sharing! I like how you walked us through the process you went through before arriving at your end solution!
Loved seeing your floss organization process and seeing the floss arranged by color families. DMC does have beautiful colors!
Thank you so much for sharing the cricut file - I’m ordering stencil sheets today & doing this. May put stickers on them to Gussie them up a bit ❤
I like that idea!
Thank you Erin for taking the time to do the video. I came away with a lot of ideas.
Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge, current and past methods! Love this!!
Great video! I love good organizational tips too! I have always said crafting is three separate hobbies 😂.
1. Buying/collectioning the supplies.
2. Organizing the supplies.
3. Doing the hobby.
Wow! Thank you for showing this system to us. It was great to hear the process you went through to get to your end result which is amazing. You've done all the work for us and I love that you are looking for the best value solution.
Thank you for sharing. The cricket tags are a wonderful idea😊
Great video! I learned quite a bit! I love crafting as well as cross stitch - it hits such a satisfying part in our hearts/brain! ☺️💖💖💖💖
Great video!
Those floss tags are an awesome idea! This video has given me several great ideas for my growing supply of over-dyed floss. Thank you!
Thank you for this amazing inspiration 🎉. You did all the testing for us. Amazingly generous of you to share it all. And, yes- I’m one of those stitchers that really appreciates you explaining things because I’m fairly new to this obsession. 😊
Wow! Wonderful organizational method! Thanks so much for sharing.
I wasn’t going to watch this video. I’ve been stitching for 45 years. I have learned so many new things about floss. I’ve been making some with card stock and they do not last long. Now I have learned what is the best materials to use. I wasn’t ever thinking about using a dmc card, now I think I might have to buy one. I just want to thank you so very much for sharing and teaching an old dog new tricks. You do a fantastic job. Again thank you
You’re welcome! So glad it was helpful!
I’ve stitched off and on for 30 years and have never been totally happy with any way I’ve stored my floss. This video was definitely a light bulb moment for me and my DMC floss chart is on its way. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent video! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge on DMC and how you store and stitch. More designers should do this. We all stitch for how it suits us and the same for storage of the floss.
I was never really sold on floss drops until now especially with a cost effective solution. 💕 Thank you! 💕 Erin. I’m inspired. I love this type of video.
Love the Michaels photo storage box idea for extra skeins!!!!!
Thank you so much. This was very informative even for someone, like me, who has been stitching for awhile. Love your designs.
Very helpful video, thank you! I don't live anywhere near a "store with a door," so having just started cross stitching a year ago, I've had to rely on Floss Tubes to learn learn this craft. Adding helpful ideas for new stitchers is really appreciated. (Your pattern designs are so pretty!)
Thank you for sharing have a wonderful weekend and happy stitching 😊🧵🪡🤗🤩
Great informative video! I love DMC too, the colors are so yummy, they make me happy and make cross stitching affordable to everyone!
I loved this! Not only did i enjoy your rambling, you gave me some great ideas!
Thank you for sharing your journey of organization. I enjoyed it immensely. And, wow, those colors look amazing!
Could you please show the rod and S-hook set up sometime soon? I have my drops hanging on six belt hangers for multiple bets and it’s taking up so,Ed space in the closet and it’s also tricky when I take one off because the hanger tilts caddy wampus
Yes!
I love your tags! I have a friend with a new cricket and she made larger tags and put two holes in each so she can put two colors together on one! What a great idea for an entire collection! I have commissioned her daughter to make me a whole set and get them punched and labeled. She’s earning money for a trip with her church ⛪️ so it helps both of us! Thanks for sharing Erin😊oh if you want a cheap floss winder get a yard stick and cut it down to your desired length, mine is 18 inches for my dmc. I agree dmc is beautiful and I love using it❤ yes I have tons of fancy floss and silks but I still always go to DMC
Wow! This is the best TH-cam (in my opinion) about DMC floss organization 🎉
Wow, thank you!
Thank you so much for the link to your template for the floss drops! My niece just cut 5 sheets of them for me and is going to do more at home for me! Love them. Such a great idea!
Currently I have a rod with a hooks that the rings hang on. I use the master set for all my stitching, so as the floss gets low I add another skein. Once in a while I do new drops with the floss needed for a project and then when I’m done with that project I just add that floss to my master set. Hope that helps😊
Thank you! I have my drops cut out of the stencil sheets ... and have bought a label maker ... haven't found the perfect size to wrap my floss around :(
Thanks, I was going to ask how you store the drops. As for extra floss from individual projects, when a project is finished, do you move the leftover floss to the master drop?
Big Thank you! When I got back into stitching everyone was saying they need to go there LNS, for a year I thought it was a store called LNS until someone said local needlework store.....so crazy but there is allot abbreviating in Cross Stitch. Hope your day is awesome!
This video was good timing for me. I have a fairly large collection of DMC that I store by number on bobbins. It works okay, but you there isn’t a good way to store the leftover thread on the bobbin.
You are so right about common knowledge. I stitched for years not knowing about stitching in the same direction or that there was a right way to pull the thread on a skein. 😂. I have become a better stitcher just from watching TH-cam. I love that you take time to make these videos. ❤
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and getting to where you are today!
Hi Erin, first time watcher of your channel. Such great tips and information. Thank you so, so much. I’ll definitely be watching more. Thank you!
Learned a lot about DMC with this video. I’m sure going to give it a try. I have the cricket and a lot of different designs that go with it for making drops. Thank so much for the idea.😊
My mind is blown with using the stencil sheets for floss drops!! I keep my extra DMC in the photo boxes also. I ended up getting a Y weave basket from Target and it will hold all 20 of the boxes for the color families so I don't have to open and close the bigger container they are in. I also have the same system for my floss drops. Absolutely love the idea of putting the column number on the back - that will make it much easier to put them away. Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Great ideas! I love the idea to sort your floss by color families. I also learned about the page on the DMC book listing by numbers. I enjoyed this.
I did learn something new today...I didn't know to pull the thread from the number label on DMC. Thank you!!!
I love your floss organization system. I bobbinate my floss and store it by number. I think if I was a designer, I would definitely use your system.
Wow!! Erin this is so informative!! I have only been stitching for 2 years and still looking for floss storage ideas. I just found what I need to do in your video! Great tips also. I do have one thing I would love to see….how you hang your floss. I’m a visual person.😊
Again, great video! ❤❤
Awesome informative video. Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. LOVE your designs
Fabulous idea Erin, I will now have a much better way to store my DMC threads.
Thank you for a very informative and colorful flosstube!
This is a great video! I’ll definitely be ordering the stencil sheets. I love DMC too! Thanks for the tips!
Thank You I love this. Yes, this helps us new bee's
Thanks for sharing your dmc storage. I ordered some photo box storage containers from Michael's on sale for 16.99. I have alot of dmc too. Love your floss drops. Maybe I'll get to do that as well, my mom had a cricket that i got her for her birthday last year. Continued success in your business venture.
I cut my floss drops out of cottage cheese lids. Sturdy enough, but still thin enough to punch through. Write on with magic marker. For temporary drops I use old greeting cards. I use metal shower curtain hooks, easy to open and close. I have those with the little screw, not for my hands. Also have trouble opening rings. (Glad you got the Cricket, if only 30 years ago I would too - got an accuquilt instead 😊.)
Thank you for this wonderful video! Always love seeing what you're working on but also love these videos too where you share tips & techniques! I use DMC not only due to cost & availability but mostly as I have my old stash plus a newer stash that I created when I got back into stitching. After I got back into stitching abt 15 years ago and started a new collection of DMC my old stash of DMC was uncovered at my parents house .. I thought it was long gone. I've been leery of using floss drops & a floss winder mostly because everything is bobbinated but also just didnt see how it was any easier to pull off drops than a bobbin. But thanks to you I def learned a few new things today! 😊
Thank you so much for the information. I had no idea that floss drops could be used to pull one thred at a time! I thought the were just another way to corral your thread. This will definitely help to speed things up for me. Thank you!
I appreciate you. You have taken the time to share and help others in their cross stitch. I have learned from this video! I had 3 aha moments with changing how I organize and use my floss. Thank you so much. 🤗
You are so welcome! That’s wonderful to hear!
This was a very helpful and informative video! An additional reason that I really like DMC is the consistency of the colors. The overdyed flosses change so much that sometimes the colors look nothing alike from skein to skein or it is an older design and the color no longer looks like the one pictured in the design. Then of course there is the COST of the overdyed flosses. It's just hard to beat DMC.😊
Love it!!!! I’ve tried so many different ways!! I love the box from Michael!! I’m going to see if our hobby lobby carries that!!! Mine are on bobbins in clear boxes by numbers! Thank you!!
Love your DMC floss ring idea…just beautiful colors. My favorite is green and teal color way
Erin, I went to Michaels today to look for the photo storage boxes you shared. To my delight, they were on sale for 16.99. I hope I got the right ones, I’ll have to watch your video again.
I had to ook up threadbed proving your initial point. Thanks for all of tonight's info.
Thank you for sharing. This has been very helpful. Now I am think about change my floss from bobbins to drops.
Great video! Thanks for sharing! Having a master set in color collections on floss drops is a wonderful idea when designing. I have recycled Lang calendars pages and covers for floss drops, but l agree the stencil plastic is better for not color competing when planning a color palette. Also love the photo box for storing DMC extras. Take care and happy stitching!❤
I love all your ideas. I didn’t know how to use the DMC chart.😊
Thank you for that great video! I’m new to cross stitching, so I love learning things as I go along!!!
As a designer you might be interested in the survey results that are on the FlossTubes of Two Tall Stitchers. It's a mother and daughter team. The daughter makes charts from her survey results. One survey was about favorite floss. DMC was hands down the most popular. I have been doing cross stitich for a year and a half. Watching FlossTubes is what got me interested in the hobby. But for the first year most of the FlossTubes leaned heavily into using linen, fancy floss and stitching samplers. I personally like some of the motifs on samplers but don't enjoy stitching ABCs. And I am currently stitching on my first linen and don't like it. I have a few other pieces of linen and will stitch on them, but I don't plan to buy any more. I do like lugana. I find it interesting that so many designers and fabric dyers are fixated on linen, when most stitchers prefer Aida. Wouldn't they have more customers if they made what most people want? I love that your designs are charted for DMC. I have some charts that only list over-dyed floss. It's a pain but I can do the conversion to DMC myself. I own the DMC floss color chart made with the real floss. For me it's a must have for this hobby.
THANKYOU for sharing this information. So many great ideas.
I love this video! So much good information! Thank you for sharing! ❤
The stencil paper is a great idea! I have also used file folders to cut floss drops.
Thanks for sharing! I am on this same journey. Just now tried my first floss drops in January and wish I had sooner. Love how you made your own! You really have great ideas!
Great storage idea! I will probably shift over to that type of system.
Your video is very helpful! Thank you for explaining and showing in more detail. I started my first cross stitch recently and am trying to figure out all the tips, tricks & lingo
Have been thinking of floss drops for my projects but have not gone further due to cost. Never thought of stencil sheets so think I may try that and thank you. Also love your new market designs and can't wait to get my order. I got the flag design and the silk thread so looking forward to trying the silk. Love all the tray designs but have to wait to get but are on my list. Thank you for all your designs.
Thank you for thinking all of this. The information is helpful 😀
Awesome video and so very helpful. I am in the process of organizing my floss, so it came at a great time. I was going to organize by number, but now I am liking how you did yours using the color card. I have the color card, so I will make better use of it more, doing it your way. I have rings and plastic boxes like yours to put floss in. Thanks so much.😊
This is an excellent video! I am brand new to stitching and this was so helpful to me!
Great video! Learned so.much! Thank you.
Very informative! Thanks so much for sharing.
Very interesting!
1. Does the DMC book have actual floss in the colors or is it printed?
2. I would be interested to know how the color families work or don't work together. Like does 1 work with 2 or no?
3. I'm excited to know the trick about taking floss off a drop. I thought you would have to take the all the strands off and then re-knot them back on the drop -- which seemed like a lot of work to me and so I couldn't figure out why so many people were doing that. The trick is a game changer!!
The DMC chart does have actual floss wrapped around it for the swatches!
Thanks for sharing these great ideas!!
Great video; very helpful! Thank you 😊
Thank you I was looking for a way to organize my dmc and this is it 😊and I’m going to be making the floss drops to great video and designs 😊
Loved the view inside your process! Great job!!! All my DMC is on bobbins so can’t imagine starting over to make floss drops! 😔 I have noticed floss drop users running hands all over the hanging skeins. Any thought to how that’s getting natural hand oils on the skeins over time? 🤔
I learned a lot! Thanks for taking the time to explain so many things. I’ve never seen a DMC colour chart, wow. I’ll have to get one. We don’t have any needlework shops near me only Michaels.
What a great video! Thank you so much
Thanks for sharing your floss organization! I recently purchased the DMC floss book and have been considering the change from storing by number to color family! Well, seeing your system, I will have to give it a try!
Fantastic video!! Great storage ideas!
Thank you for a great discussion. I've been thinking of switching from bobbins to thread drops but have been considering all of the points you brought up. I have a master set of DMC and have almost started purchasing some of the acrylic floss drops to get them sorted a few times recently. I like the idea of the stencil sheets.. which might also give me the excuse to get a cricut as I've been wanting one. (smile). My spare skeins are in photo boxes (the cardboard ones) by color number. That's merely a product of having been stitching for decades and collecting DMC for large projects when you could get sale prices of 5/$1. As I reduce the volume, your solution is attractive. I already use those photo keepers for my fancy floss collections and they work well. 🪡👠