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By Lord Libidan – Unlike any other tool in cross stitch, cross stitch patterns pose a unique issue. Firstly, you have tonnes of them.

Awesome project by Ameroonie designs

Karen Barbe recently made this series of short videos to show how she organizes her embroidery threads.

It’s the Embroidery Question For The Ages – how do I organize my embroidery floss so it doesn’t turn into Thread Mountain? Haven’t heard of Thread Mountain? Well, here it is:

Here’s a look at some of the ways I set up and manage my cross stitching and materials with a few bonus looks into some nifty notions.

During the posting of my backyard studio photos, my blogging friend, Sheila, asked about my DMC thread collection I had mentioned being stored in the three drawers shown above. I said I would tell about that in a future post.

Embroidery floss tangles easily and always gets into knots. This craft storage hack uses large popsicle sticks to store embroidery thread so it doesn’t tangle!

Check out how fun these shirts turned out! One is one of my favorite hashtags (#QuiltNerd)! The other is my Red Delicous Star on a red shirt. I love it!

A quick start to the week here, with a little “hack” for embroidery floss organization! This is a terrific idea from Brenda, a reader who sent along some photos of how she’s been keeping her collection of DMC floss organized for some 30 years. If you have a large collection of floss – say, a complete set of DMC – this would work great!

Being able to see how others successfully store fabric can be very helpful when you’re on a journey to get your own fabric stash in order.