Organizing Perle Embroidery Threads
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Welcome to Day 7 of 31 Days of Getting Organized!
It seems like most of you organize your DMC floss or threads a lot like me… After reading all of yesterday’s comments I was most intrigued by Susan W’s system… (check out the comments from yesterday) I think we need some photos please Susan!!
Today I need some help… I have a whole bunch of Perle Embroidery thread, and while my other threads are so nicely organized, these are not…
Last year in Arabia I bought a whole bunch of these Perle Embroidery threads, but I haven’t figured out how to organize them. At the moment they live in these zippy bags in this tub:
From the comments yesterday I got some ideas.. maybe some little drawers? But not sure where I could get something like that…
So, some help please! Do you have any of these Perle embroidery threads and if so, how do you organize them?
I will be interested in reading the responses from everyone about organizing these. Mine are much like yours, only mine are in a plastic shoebox. Sometimes they manage to get tangled and it’s such a chore to get them straightened out.
I have my pearl threads in little drawers. My DH found a small wooden toolbox cabinet and a a lot of my threads are in that. It has about 8 drawers in it
I love the little balls of Perle cotton–organize the in such a way to give a visual pleasure, too!
I only have a few of balls of perle cotton & they are thrown in a box. :). My little Valdani threads which are small balls are stored in the same containers i use for my DMC threads. Hugs, xx
Thanks for the virtual “pat on the back”???…I will send some pictures and maybe do a blog post – in due course!
I don’t have as many of these…but I have an idea or two . . .
To stop them unraveling and getting tangled…find some thin clear vinyl…cut it into strips about 1″ wide – or what ever suits your threads and then wrap it around each ball until you have an overlap of an inch or two…the vinyl will /should stick to itself. I have previously bought a roll of this sort of stuff but it is no longer available in AU… so I will be making my own – I do this for my machine embroidery threads which are very prone to unraveling.
For storage I would look – as you said – for thin drawers or thin plastic containers…if you were back in AU I would suggest the “cheap” shops – I buy a brand called Quadrant and they are available in a few sizes…or maybe a cutlery box would work if they are only small balls….again I would be sorting by colour.
Happy organising!
Not having too many Perle cottons, I don’t have a system set up, but using a Susan’s clear vinyl idea to keep them from unwinding and then putting them on a hanging dowel, or stand-up paper towel holder could work.