![]() So those are the sell points on Thread Tux. ![]() Sometimes, there’s a hitch, and I have to take the sleeves off and rewind the whole thing. I don’t know about other people, but I don’t always have great success pulling the loose end on the skein. The idea is that you just slip the new skein into the bag, and feed the loose end out of this little hole. ![]() This assumes, of course, that your floss will feed out perfectly. Through this little hole, you feed the end of your skein of floss, so that you can pull your floss out without opening the bag. Each bag has a little hole in it, right below the zip-lock (and right above the “bow tie” on the tuxedo). The shape of the bags – long and narrow, to accommodate one skein of floss. the place where you write the floss number is shaped like the front of a tuxedo, and there are four different “colors” to choose from for this space, so that you can “color code” your types of floss. The only major differences in this system are: 1. In this case, the bags are narrow and long like a skein of embroidery floss. Thread Tux: All I can say on this one is that “packaging is everything” – the idea behind it is basically (again) the zip-lock bag. One thing this system has over every other idea for organization that I’ve seen is that it has “looks” appeal – arranged on a shelf, the boxes would be rather nice-looking. If you have, then, thread on spools (some of the Au Ver a Soie silks come on spools), this probably wouldn’t be the best storage system. The other drawback with this one from what I can see is that it doesn’t allow for other types of threads aside from the regular skeins of DMC-type embroidery floss. And you’d probably have to label the outside of the boxes into some sort of category. You’d have to invest in a few boxes if you have a large stash. BUT – think about it! – the boxes are relatively small, so if they hold 100 skeins of floss in such a small space, and look good to boot, I’d think that would be ok. If you’re like me, your stash is probably considerably larger than that. This looks like a good system, but according to customers who have bought it, it has one particular drawback, which is that the individual boxes cannot hold more than 100 skeins of floss. ![]() Your floss goes in bags with hanger tabs (? I think?) on which you can write the number, and then these are hung on the brass rods. If anyone has anything particular to add about it, I’d love to hear from you! The concept: a very pretty box (there are apparently five designs to choose from), in which brass rods are extended. But how to organize a whole stash seems to be a perplexing question, since, in my opinion, there doesn’t seem to be one “perfect” system.įile-A-Floss System: I haven’t tried this one yet, personally, but I’ve read some reviews on it. When I’m working on a particular project, I can’t tote my whole stash around, so take out what I need and make it easily accessible. ![]() Just to clarify, I’m not promoting one system of thread organization and storage absolutely over any other. Here are a couple other ideas that you might want to look at for storing your own stash. How do you store your embroidery threads? Earlier, I looked at three different systems (you can read about them here). ![]()
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