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Old March 20th 06, 06:43 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Default How do you organize your thread?

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"Robin" wrote:

Guess what I'm doing!

Do you organize your thread by color, by fiber content, by spool size, by
purpose, or do you have so many spools that you can organize it all these
ways?

Robin



I keep my all-purpose Aurifil (mostly basic colors, a few "fun" ones) on
a pegboard where I can get to them easily. I do have some machine
embroidery threads -- left over from years ago -- that I also keep on
the pegboard out of habit. At one time I took a class from Libby Lehman,
and she required a huge variety of specialty threads (rayon, metallic,
etc.), and those are all in a case in my closet; I don't use them as
much as I once did. A few others, silks and some cotton variegateds, are
in a drawer. Good thing I know how I "organized" them, isn't it? g
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Old March 20th 06, 08:06 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Default How do you organize your thread?

I keep all of my tread in "Plano" tackle boxes, the clear ones, they have
adjustable compartments and come in a lot of different sizes. The lids clamp
them closed, no dust gets in and if one of the fur kids happens to knock one
off the shelf they are safe. They don't get chewed up or played with until
they are unwound. Some folks use the match box car garages bought at
Wal-Mart/toy stores, they have small compartments and open on both sides,
(they are sold at in fabric stores for about double the price of the toy
store/Wal-Mart).

Organized by fiber content and by thread color. I use the same type of box
for my machine feet, needles, pins, rotary cutters, etc.
I am also the most unorganized person you will ever meet, but I'm good at
it! In fact, I am sure that I have many things, used in sewing, that were
packed 12 years ago before I moved here. Those things are still packed and
in the basement. I know for a fact that there is an iron and a stencil for
the border of a quilt that I started in 1972 or '73!

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA





"Sandy Foster" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Robin" wrote:

Guess what I'm doing!

Do you organize your thread by color, by fiber content, by spool size, by
purpose, or do you have so many spools that you can organize it all these
ways?

Robin



I keep my all-purpose Aurifil (mostly basic colors, a few "fun" ones) on
a pegboard where I can get to them easily. I do have some machine
embroidery threads -- left over from years ago -- that I also keep on
the pegboard out of habit. At one time I took a class from Libby Lehman,
and she required a huge variety of specialty threads (rayon, metallic,
etc.), and those are all in a case in my closet; I don't use them as
much as I once did. A few others, silks and some cotton variegateds, are
in a drawer. Good thing I know how I "organized" them, isn't it? g
--
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my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education



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Old March 20th 06, 08:08 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Default How do you organize your thread?

Oh, I don't organize my head at all! Come to think of it, I don't really
organize my thread, either, but I do keep most of it in a plastic box that
is sold to hold small toy cars (Matchbox, Hot Wheels). The Star thread,
which doesn't fit into the box, is in the drawer with the Dove Chocolates.

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"Paulette in WV" wrote in message
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OMG, I need more coffee. I read this as "How do you organize your head."

sigh, I need a day off.
Paulette in WV
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Guess what I'm doing!

Do you organize your thread by color, by fiber content, by spool size, by
purpose, or do you have so many spools that you can organize it all these
ways?

Robin


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Old March 20th 06, 08:09 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Default How do you organize your thread?

Worst/best thread depends on what you are doing. When I am sewing
clothes I like C&C because the polyester in the middle has some give to
it when kids are wearing their clothes, but the cotton wrap will age
like the fabric and not stick out. If I use straight up poly thread
say on navy pants, and the pants are mostly cotton, the fabric will get
lighter, but the thread wont. My bernina (Bob the bernina) doesn't
care. It sews beautifully no matter what I use.

Christina

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Old March 20th 06, 08:12 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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I am suprised at you. My chocolate doesn't last long enough to make it
to a drawer. :-) My thread is either on it's peg boards, or in the
little girl's toy box, or neatly arranged on the floor under the table.
Margaret (my baby, 5) likes to get them out and play that they are
people. She is just learning to put them back BEFORE I get home from
work.

Christina

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Old March 20th 06, 08:36 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Default How do you organize your thread?

Wow! I thought I'd seen every thread topic
.... and lots of threads about organization
other than thread. But this thread about
organizing thread is new to me.

I purchased several boxes intended to store
children's miniature cars. Each costs about
$5 US. Each one has two sides, with total of
about 48 compartments. Capacity varies,
depending on size of the spool. One box is
for 'regular thread', one for 'metallic' and
other specialty thread, including hand
quilting thread, while the third box is for
rayon and such. I also have a few oversize
cones, and store those in a lunch box.

PAT in VA/USA

Robin wrote:

Guess what I'm doing!

Do you organize your thread by color, by fiber content, by spool size,
by purpose, or do you have so many spools that you can organize it all
these ways?

Robin

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Old March 20th 06, 08:40 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Dark chocolate? Where is the drawer??
PAT Official Chocolate Taster of RCTQ

frood wrote:

Oh, I don't organize my head at all! Come to think of it, I don't really
organize my thread, either, but I do keep most of it in a plastic box that
is sold to hold small toy cars (Matchbox, Hot Wheels). The Star thread,
which doesn't fit into the box, is in the drawer with the Dove Chocolates.

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Old March 20th 06, 08:41 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Quilting (aka cotton thread) on large spools in one plastic drawer.
Small spools of same in basket. Embroidery thread in another plastic
drawer. So to sum...by purpose.

Melissa in NJ

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Old March 20th 06, 09:06 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Judy W wrote:
The Bernina People told me that Coats and Clarks was the worst thread you
could use on your machine. Can anyone back that up?

That sounds a bit strong to me. I doubt that it is worse than the really
cheap no-name stuff you see at JoAnn's and discount stores. But I do
find that I have more lint in the bobbin area with Dual Duty than with
Mettler's silk finish or Aurifil. Even the C&C Star thread seems to
leave less lint than the Dual Duty. I don't think it will hurt your
machine as long as you clean out the bobbin area regularly, but you will
have to do it more often than with some other threads. Aurifil is not as
expensive as it might seem, because there is so much on a spool.

Some machines seem to be really picky about the threads you use in them.
I have never had any problem with any threads in any of my Elnas, buy my
mom's Bernina was fussy; I even had problems with the Bernina when I
used different thread on top than in the bobbin. Use whatever works for
you.

Julia in MN


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Old March 20th 06, 11:37 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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I went to a different Bernina dealer later today and they said the same
thing. Also I have a Viking and the Dealer there told me the same. It's not
just the bobbin area it's in the top area of your machine you have to worry
about. Both my machines run Beautiful no matter what I use, but after what
I've been told now by the different dealers, why take the chance?
But that's just me. I don't want any trouble with such an expensive machine.

Judy
"Julia in MN" wrote in message
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Judy W wrote:
The Bernina People told me that Coats and Clarks was the worst thread

you
could use on your machine. Can anyone back that up?

That sounds a bit strong to me. I doubt that it is worse than the really
cheap no-name stuff you see at JoAnn's and discount stores. But I do
find that I have more lint in the bobbin area with Dual Duty than with
Mettler's silk finish or Aurifil. Even the C&C Star thread seems to
leave less lint than the Dual Duty. I don't think it will hurt your
machine as long as you clean out the bobbin area regularly, but you will
have to do it more often than with some other threads. Aurifil is not as
expensive as it might seem, because there is so much on a spool.

Some machines seem to be really picky about the threads you use in them.
I have never had any problem with any threads in any of my Elnas, buy my
mom's Bernina was fussy; I even had problems with the Bernina when I
used different thread on top than in the bobbin. Use whatever works for
you.

Julia in MN


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