[lace] Thread storage
Like Susie I use the car garages. I have five of them. One is for white cotton threads on one side and linen on the other side.  They hold lots of spools. Another is just for silk threads, different makes on each side. One for metallic and specialty threads. One for colored cotton threads and the last one holds a mixture of sewing threads.  I also have two large square wicker baskets that sit on the bottom ledge of my bookcase that hold other threads that won't fit into those boxes and my boxes of pins, the second holds my bobbins.  I love being able to see the colored threads like a pallet for my art.  I haven't seen the boxes lately in the stores though. Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] thread storage
I have been enjoying storage for my threads in the "Plano Metal Car Garages" These plastic storage containers are double-sided and can hold several spools of thread on each side of the box. When they were sold as Car Garages, they were relatively cheap, but now that they are being sold as thread storage boxes, they are more in the neighborhood of $15.00. I have seen them on lacing sales tables but cannot remember who was selling them. My last one was found at JoAnn Fabrics or Hobby Lobby. Susie -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Thread storage
Hello All! My “lace cave” moved recently & I was faced with larger, deeper drawers that are more difficult to subdivide. The Plano fishing boxes I use for metallics are expensive & not really conducive to separating various size spools of cotton, linen, silk & other fibers. What to do? As I opened my recycling bin to discard a plastic berry box, I stopped dead in my tracks! Was this a FREE (!!) & easy alternative to plastic boxes at The Container Store? Berry boxes come in several sizes, they’re stackable & there’s an unlimited supply because we eat berries every day. All I had to do was wash them out, although there is a gel sticky pad in the smallest that it is easily removed. I posted a photo to Arachne Flickr so you can see how it works. Smallest is raspberry/blackberry size, 6oz/170g. Medium is blueberry 1 US pint/551 ml & large is strawberry 1 US Lb/454g. Containers are clear plastic so you can see what’s inside. Hope this is helpful to others who want to ta! me their threads! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, FLA, USA Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] thread storage
Bev wrote: From: bevw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is it like the one shown here: http://www.spacesavers.com/noname13.html No. That would be a good thing for larger balls of thread. The one I purchased from Walmart is called Jammers Stores Your Collection with 48 bays for mini cars. Similar to one I found on eBay #160176995154 except mine was $4.99. Janice 1601769951 Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Another option for thread storage is the "Art Bins", sold by JoAnn Fabrics and lots of other retailers. I've recently bought a supply of the larger "ArtBins" for quilting projects. They have several types of boxes. The ones I use for quilting projects are their large boxes with no internal divisions. They have a smaller box which has horizontal divisions and a supply of secondary dividers which can create slots for any number of objects (threads, for example). The larger box also has an option of coming with a set of thread holders. I have found that these aren't particularly helpful for my quilting threads, and the entire box may be "overkill" for the silk threads I have for lace. However, the thread holders are removeable, so the box is still useful - although entirely overpriced when it contains the holders. In fact, the "ArtBins" series is pricey, period. However, JoAnn's has numerous sales in which they offer their plastic storage at 50% off, and this is when I buy t hese boxes. At $14, they're outrageously priced. At $7, I'm willing to splurge. Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -- Original message -- From: Alice Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- bevw wrote: > > Is it like the one shown here: > > http://www.spacesavers.com/noname13.html > > Yes, that's it. In my BL days (before lace), I did > lots of fancy freemotion sewing. I had 150 colors of > thread to keep sorted. These boxes were great. I put > a general color group on a side. Separate box for > metallics. I could see the color through the sides so > the right box could be pulled from the shelf. > > Most of these threads were rayon so they don't work > well with lace. However the metallics box has > migrated to my lace supplies. > > These boxes take lots of space on a store shelf, so > look for a pile at the end of a row, in the aisle (at > Walmart), or ask a clerk. This is the time of year > when toy-related things are stocked up. They are less > expensive at Walmart than on the webpage noted above. > > Alice in Oregon -- with snow in the air today but not > sticking, and a hurricane force storm due Monday. > Wrist report -- have lots of therapy exercises for > fingers and elbow. Pain decreasing, have reduced my > drugs. About ready to try some lace again. Still > long way to go. Missing out on guild lace demo today. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] thread storage
Yes, exactly but at Wal-Mart they are listed 4.99. Susie - Original Message - From: bevw To: C Johnson Cc: Janice Blair ; lace Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [lace] thread storage Is it like the one shown here: http://www.spacesavers.com/noname13.html On Dec 1, 2007 8:21 AM, C Johnson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Janice and all, I am so glad to hear others are finding the "thread garage"... - Original Message - From: Janice Blair ... I have it stored in one of those matchbox garage storage boxes from Walmart. It is so handy as it can open on both sides, has a carrying handle and has 24 slots each side. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] thread storage
--- bevw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it like the one shown here: > http://www.spacesavers.com/noname13.html Yes, that's it. In my BL days (before lace), I did lots of fancy freemotion sewing. I had 150 colors of thread to keep sorted. These boxes were great. I put a general color group on a side. Separate box for metallics. I could see the color through the sides so the right box could be pulled from the shelf. Most of these threads were rayon so they don't work well with lace. However the metallics box has migrated to my lace supplies. These boxes take lots of space on a store shelf, so look for a pile at the end of a row, in the aisle (at Walmart), or ask a clerk. This is the time of year when toy-related things are stocked up. They are less expensive at Walmart than on the webpage noted above. Alice in Oregon -- with snow in the air today but not sticking, and a hurricane force storm due Monday. Wrist report -- have lots of therapy exercises for fingers and elbow. Pain decreasing, have reduced my drugs. About ready to try some lace again. Still long way to go. Missing out on guild lace demo today. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Is it like the one shown here: http://www.spacesavers.com/noname13.html On Dec 1, 2007 8:21 AM, C Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Janice and all, > > I am so glad to hear others are finding the "thread garage"... > > - Original Message - > From: Janice Blair > ... I have it stored in one > of those matchbox garage storage boxes from Walmart. It is so handy as it > can open on both sides, has a carrying handle and has 24 slots each side. > > -- Bev (near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Janice and all, I am so glad to hear others are finding the "thread garage"...you recall, Janice, we first carried this "hint" in our Hints column in the L.A.C.E. newsletter - Spring 2007, Issue page 5. This is another good reason to become a member of L.A.C.E. Our newsletter carried lots of information along with guest lace designers. Personall I have five "thread Garages" (5) of them in operation, divided much like Janice divided hers. You can't beat that price for such a convenient storage option and threads are quickly viewable. Do you need any smaller boxes for the flowers, I have some that are available for the giving... Susie Johnson In Morris Illinois Where Winter is finally arriving to stay, I am afraid... - Original Message - From: Janice Blair I was asked to take my silk threads to my guild meeting on Wednesday for color comparison to match a wedding dress. Instead of just taking 3 or 4 spools I decided to take my whole silk collection. I have it stored in one of those matchbox garage storage boxes from Walmart. It is so handy as it can open on both sides, has a carrying handle and has 24 slots each side. On the way home today I popped into our new Super Walmart and looked in the toy department. I couldn't find them and then I spotted a whole pile of them on the very top of the shelves. I had almost given up looking, having gone down the toy car aisle twice. have all my Gutterman silk on one side and the other brands on the other side. It takes the small DMC spools but not the supersize ones. My DMC tatting thread is too fat except for the size 90. I have put almost all my cotton spools on one side and my linen ones on the other. I should have bought two. I now have lots of empty smaller boxes but they are coming in handy for storing the flowers that are arriving for convention. The storage boxes cost $4.99 so I think that is a good deal. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] thread storage
I was asked to take my silk threads to my guild meeting on Wednesday for color comparison to match a wedding dress. Instead of just taking 3 or 4 spools I decided to take my whole silk collection. I have it stored in one of those matchbox garage storage boxes from Walmart. It is so handy as it can open on both sides, has a carrying handle and has 24 slots each side. On the way home today I popped into our new Super Walmart and looked in the toy department. I couldn't find them and then I spotted a whole pile of them on the very top of the shelves. I had almost given up looking, having gone down the toy car aisle twice. have all my Gutterman silk on one side and the other brands on the other side. It takes the small DMC spools but not the supersize ones. My DMC tatting thread is too fat except for the size 90. I have put almost all my cotton spools on one side and my linen ones on the other. I should have bought two. I now have lots of empty smaller boxes but they are coming in handy for storing the flowers that are arriving for convention. The storage boxes cost $4.99 so I think that is a good deal. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] thread storage
After reading about various methods of storage, I remembered a case I had gotten for my sewing thread at JoAnns. It's made by Sulky and is designed for their rayon embroidery threads. I have now found that it is the perfect size for the Gutermann silks and the Londonderry linens. It is a 2 piece case with room for 104 spools. I used a coupon when I got mine, it retails for $24.95. It should be on their web site, Art. 885 http://www.sulky.com As an aside, I've had fun watching the overflowing nest of phoebes on the back of my garage. It's easily visible from the bathroom, and the binoculars make me feel a bit like a 'peeping tom' Sumac Sumac in southern Vermont, USA www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
