floss bobbin labelling
lea...@sprint.ca
wind my floss on plastic bobbins and keep them in numerical order in
plastic rectangular containers. Everything in its place...right?
hahaha
Ok...here's the trouble....how the heck do you label your bobbins?
(floss numbers)...I've tried Magic markers....self adhesive labels
(which dry up and fall off)...self made labels, taped with adhesive (dry
and fall off too)...Now, as you can guess I have several boxes
containing bobbins without their numbers...and a whole slew of labels
floating on the bottoms of these containers....God help me if I upset
them before relabelling. Any tips people?
...Faye
Gillian Trushel
supposed to be permanent. You mentioned Magic markers but didn't say
what the problem was with those. HTH.
Gillian
LCRREAD
are so small that fits perfect between the two cut on the bobbins.
Here's an idea mentioned from a friend to cut the number for the floss wrapping
that already have the number and tape it onto your bobbin.
--Caroline
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>Ok..don't laugh at me......this has got my dander up! I meticulously
>wind my floss on plastic bobbins and keep them in numerical order in
>plastic rectangular containers. Everything in its place...right?
>hahaha
>Ok...here's the trouble....how the heck do you label your bobbins?
>(floss numbers)...I've tried Magic markers....self adhesive labels
>(which dry up and fall off)...self made labels, taped with adhesive (dry
>and fall off too)...Now, as you can guess I have several boxes
>containing bobbins without their numbers...and a whole slew of labels
>floating on the bottoms of these containers....God help me if I upset
>them before relabelling. Any tips people?
Extra Fine Sharpie brand marker.
jenn
Jenn Ridley
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Still working on some of the school clothes
Nicole Theriot
I don't write on my bobbins at all because I found the same thing as you
- the ink rubs off. In some of my boxes, a lined chart was supplied for
me to write the number and color of each bobbin and in the smaller box
I just purchased, I made my own chart (no chart was supplied). I also
take the label of the floss and hold it with my finger on the bobbin and
then wrap the floss over it - this holds the label in place. For some
of the older versions of my floss the label is hidden but at least not
lost and will easily slide out if I need it to. I also have the chart
as back up. However, for the newer versions of floss, the label is very
long (in fact, I've had to cut it a little) and it allows the number to
stick out of the side very nicely so you can still see it.
HTH,
Nicole
Angela of Kentucky
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"Kristin Gulling-Smith" <athe...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >Sharpie, Ultra fine point, Permanent Marker: works great and is
> >available about anywhere office supplies are sold, including Wal-Mart.
> >Be sure to get the "Permanent" one and I recommend the Ultra fine
> >point.
>
> I've used Sharpie Ultra-Fine Permanent markers on several of my plastic
> bobbins--and it wears off. (It rubs off from my "rubbing" the writing with
my
> fingers whenever I pull a bobbin out.)
>
> *sigh* I have an abundance of these floating around the house, since I
draw
> with them, but every so often, I have to remind myself to grab one and
re-label
> fading floss bobbins.
>
> Although they *do* work wonderfully for labelling CDs, since you don't
handle
> CDs as much. And they're available in black, blue, green, red, and... I
think
> one other colour. Maybe purple. I don't remember now. :)
>
> --Kris
>
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problem!
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over 10 years. I don't have any that have faded or rubbed off.
Kristin Gulling-Smith
Jane Krause
>
> Ok..don't laugh at me......this has got my dander up! I meticulously
> wind my floss on plastic bobbins and keep them in numerical order in
> plastic rectangular containers. Everything in its place...right?
> hahaha
> Ok...here's the trouble....how the heck do you label your bobbins?
> (floss numbers)...I've tried Magic markers....self adhesive labels
> (which dry up and fall off)...self made labels, taped with adhesive (dry
> and fall off too)...Now, as you can guess I have several boxes
> containing bobbins without their numbers...and a whole slew of labels
> floating on the bottoms of these containers....God help me if I upset
> them before relabelling. Any tips people?
I have two different methods:
First, I just used a Sharpie fine-point marker to mark the number and
brand on the end.
Second, I have cut the numbers off of the skeins and taped them to the
end with scotch tape. This method is easier to read, but the tape stops
sticking after a while. I am still working on this method.
I'm a newbie to the floss-storage thing, but I do like the bobbins. I
can never get the floss to come out right from the skeins and they get
all messed up.
-Jane
Meredith Dill
off... I just put a piece of tape on top.
Meredith
Hobert Keaton wrote:
>
> Sharpie, Ultra fine point, Permanent Marker: works great and is
> available about anywhere office supplies are sold, including Wal-Mart.
> Be sure to get the "Permanent" one and I recommend the Ultra fine
> point.
>
> I found this marker when trying to get something to write on
> recordable CDs. These pens work great and are even available in
> several colors, 5 I think.
>
> Hobert
Kim McAnnally
grab the top left corner to pull them out.
Kim
>
>bobbins--and it wears off. (It rubs off from my "rubbing" the writing with my
>fingers whenever I pull a bobbin out.)
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with an indelible marker.
Lisa-Marie
Tasmania, Australia
"Jane Krause" <mah...@krausenet.net> wrote in message
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Kristin Gulling-Smith
>grab the top left corner to pull them out.
LOL. If only I were that organized! Most of mine are labelled in the middle,
although some are labelled on the side. However, when I kit projects up,
bobbins, skeins, and spools all get merrily tossed into ziplock baggies, and
there's no careful picking of corners when I pull them out of *there*. :)
Gussy
I too use the plastic bobbins and I have found using the little price
tag stickers you can buy at Staples or a like store glued to just the
corner works for me. I do replace the sticker everytime the bobbin is
emptied though so that may be why I've never had a problem with the
stickers coming loose. I cut those little stickers in half so only the
nubbin edge is covered.
Gussy
Holv3
leaving it in its circular "Wrap" shape and slip it over the end of the bobbin.
It is generally a very snug fit and I haven't had any fall off yet
Steve Martin
fine for me.
lea...@sprint.ca wrote:
>
> Ok...here's the trouble....how the heck do you label your bobbins?
>
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lea...@sprint.ca
the plastic...over time it dries out and off falls the label
....AGAIN!!!
...Faye
Gillian Trushel <gtru...@home.com> wrote:
> What about either the Micro Pigma pens or the fine tip Sharpie? Both are
> supposed to be permanent. You mentioned Magic markers but didn't say
> what the problem was with those. HTH.
> Gillian
>
> lea...@sprint.ca wrote:
> >
> > Ok..don't laugh at me......this has got my dander up! I meticulously
> > wind my floss on plastic bobbins and keep them in numerical order in
> > plastic rectangular containers. Everything in its place...right?
> > hahaha
> > Ok...here's the trouble....how the heck do you label your bobbins?
Xstitchcat
the bobbin is very nubby, I've used a piece of correction tape (yes, I still
use my typewriter!), and written on top of it.
I would not recommend the paint markers, Angela. I used them to decorate a
small bobbin box I was filling for my daughter, and they peeled right off!
Diane
The best way to stitch is with a cat on your lap!
Charly
Charly
lea...@sprint.ca wrote in message
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Nina K Pettis
>
> Can't resist - I *never* have that problem at all with cardboard bobbins.
Neither do I... and they're so cheap that I don't mind replacing it if I
make a mistake writing the number on one!
Nina
--
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LL314158
>
hi there.. me too Charly.. I use the cardboard ones too.. and the #'s stay on
very well.. I write it on both sides.. and what type of floss it is.. as I use
ANCHOR, DMC & JP COATES.. LL
Pam Furry
will stay put. It comes in black & brown, about $2. Hides out in quilt
stores and some stationary & art stores. If you can't find it, I would
be happy to send you one. Let me know...
Pam in CA
Donna Granger
the number on the cardboard bobbin and wind the floss around both of them.
Donna
ELG852
wonderful little labels. They have all the DMC numbers printed on them and
they fit any bobbin or bag. The labels are so cheap (only a few bucks) that I
have bought a few sheets of these labels so I have some for my DMC colors that
I have double bobbins for. The labels have stuck on my plastic or cardboard
bobbins for years and haven't fallen off.
Just thought I would throw my two cents in.
Betts
Angela of Kentucky
Christmas. I put their names on them. Thanks for the tip.
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Lollee Roberts
lea...@sprint.ca writes:
>Ok...here's the trouble....how the heck do you label your bobbins?
>(floss numbers)...I've tried Magic markers....self adhesive labels
>(which dry up and fall off)...self made labels, taped with adhesive (dry
>and fall off too)...Now, as you can guess I have several boxes
>containing bobbins without their numbers...and a whole slew of labels
>floating on the bottoms of these containers....God help me if I upset
>them before relabelling. Any tips people?
>...Faye
>
Faye,
I use the same system and I use a Sharpie permanent marker directly on the
plastic bobbin. I keep one handy. If I notice the color start to fade, usually
when I use the bobbin, I refresh the number, It dries quickly and is relatively
permanent. I don't use the labels for the very reason you mention. Some one I
know suggested putting the DMC label thru the hole that you use for a bobbin
winder. I'd still be afraid of it coming off. HTH.
Lollee
Ruthann Biel
<lea...@sprint.ca> wrote:
" I find the ink rubs off the plastic bobbin....and if I tape a label on
" the plastic...over time it dries out and off falls the label
" ....AGAIN!!!
" ...Faye
"
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Fred Kuhn
stamps or die set. Take a half day off from stitching. Use masking tape and
tape three of the dies tightly together in a row. IE. 6+0+4.
Using a small hammer, take the taped togther die set and PERMANENTLY stamp
a few bobbins with the same number, then proceed on to the next number that
you want. When you are done you could take any fine tip ball point pen and
fill in the number indentation. You can also fill in the indentation with
colored candle wax, just rub it across the number and it will fill it in,
rub off excess wax with finger, cloth can take wax with it. Beastly numbers
numbers like 666 will require three sets but they are cheap and last for
years.
Metal stamps or dies are used for punching numbers on to steel and are sharp
enough to do a nice job on plastic. Do not put the number (1) to close to
the edge of the bobbin or you may crack the bobbin if you hit it too hard.
Takes about two minutes to select the numbers and tape them together. You
could also tape on a bit of cardboard to make it easier to hold the dies
together and in line. Takes longer to tear everything apart after you find
that you have on number upside down.
Metal stamps or dies are available at most well stocked tool outlets. You
can buy a character set or a numeral set or both if you need to stamp DMC,
ANCHOR, J&C.
An alternative is to use an electric engraving tool. That is if you have a
steady enough hand.
Then again if you have already purchased everything that humans have ever
made and have money to burn take a thousand bobbins and you color chart down
to your local Trophy shop and have them engraved. They might even fill in
the numbers with a product called Monofill if you talk nice. You should get
a price break on quantity.
End of hassel.....
Don't backstitch to e-mail just stitchit.
Fred Kuhn
Et in Arcadia Ego
<lea...@sprint.ca> wrote in message
news:20000222181...@spc-isp-ktc-uas-01-30.sprint.ca...
> Ok..don't laugh at me......this has got my dander up! I meticulously
> wind my floss on plastic bobbins and keep them in numerical order in
> plastic rectangular containers. Everything in its place...right?
> hahaha
PENDANT23
vertically up over the end. The tape goes from middle over the number to the
middle on the back side. None have lossened. I also use Scotch brand.
Shawn
WIPs
International Round Robin
"Eggstraordinary" Sampler by Lesa Steele
Elizabeth's Designs God Bless the Moon.
Lisa-Marie
I like the sound of this, does it also help to avoid the kinks that appear
in floss that has been on the cardboard bobbins for a while?
Lisa-Marie
"Donna Granger" <donn...@uclink4.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
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Steve Martin
tape the bobbin before you handle it much.
Ruthann Biel wrote:
>
> In article <20000223091...@spc-isp-ktc-uas-05-48.sprint.ca>,
> <lea...@sprint.ca> wrote:
> " I find the ink rubs off the plastic bobbin....and if I tape a label on
> " the plastic...over time it dries out and off falls the label
> Try Scotch brand Magic tape....I have never had it fall off.
>
>
--
lea...@sprint.ca
am!
..Faye
lea...@sprint.ca
companies producing these bobbins would have left an area which have
accepted ink. ...Faye
Kristin Gulling-Smith <athe...@aol.com> wrote:
> >Sharpie, Ultra fine point, Permanent Marker: works great and is available
> >about anywhere office supplies are sold, including Wal-Mart. Be sure to
> >get the "Permanent" one and I recommend the Ultra fine point.
>
> I've used Sharpie Ultra-Fine Permanent markers on several of my plastic
> bobbins--and it wears off. (It rubs off from my "rubbing" the writing with
> my fingers whenever I pull a bobbin out.)
>
> *sigh* I have an abundance of these floating around the house, since I
> draw with them, but every so often, I have to remind myself to grab one
> and re-label fading floss bobbins.
>
> Although they *do* work wonderfully for labelling CDs, since you don't
> handle CDs as much. And they're available in black, blue, green, red,
> and... I think one other colour. Maybe purple. I don't remember now. :)
lea...@sprint.ca
> I have no idea how well these would work...but have you tried the paint
> markers?
>
Paint markers??....I'm afraid you've lost me there Angela.
...Faye
lea...@sprint.ca
> Can you just pull it out from the other side? I label mine on the right and
> grab the top left corner to pull them out.
> Kim
When I go for thread...I don't want to have to worry about where to grab
that bobbin.....I find it would slow me down if i had to.
...thanks anyways
...:) Faye
lea...@sprint.ca
Hahahaha.....guess I'm a rare bird when it comes to my stash...lol...All
my stuff was neatly packed and alphabetized and at my finger tips when
needed...of course...thats before I lost the works in my recent move
...Faye
>
> LOL. If only I were that organized! Most of mine are labelled in the middle,
> although some are labelled on the side. However, when I kit projects up,
> bobbins, skeins, and spools all get merrily tossed into ziplock baggies, and
> there's no careful picking of corners when I pull them out of *there*. :)
lea...@sprint.ca
> I can't get them to work on the plastic bobbins - it always smears >
off... I just put a piece of tape on top. > > Meredith > But THATS my
problem Meridith....the labels dry out and fall off, ..its not always
apparent to me until I go to get a colour ...and there in the bottom of
my floss box...lay 20-30 colour codes ...Faye
lea...@sprint.ca
...Faye
<Linni...@cs.com> wrote:
> When you find a sure-fire way, please pass it on! I have the same
> problem!
>
> Linda
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
lea...@sprint.ca
have to be gentle with the treated edge?.....Listen up ladies and
gents!!!!....Lisa-Marie may have found us a solutions
Lisa-Marie <el...@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
> I use Correction Fluid to paint a small area and then write the number on it
> with an indelible marker.
>
> Lisa-Marie
> Tasmania, Australia
>
>
> "Jane Krause" <mah...@krausenet.net> wrote in message
> news:38B33470...@krausenet.net...
lea...@sprint.ca
Nicolle...seems alot are doing it that way!
..Faye
Nicole Theriot <nthe...@webtv.net> wrote:
> Faye,
> I don't write on my bobbins at all because I found the same thing as you
> - the ink rubs off. In some of my boxes, a lined chart was supplied for
> me to write the number and color of each bobbin and in the smaller box
> I just purchased, I made my own chart (no chart was supplied). I also
> take the label of the floss and hold it with my finger on the bobbin and
> then wrap the floss over it - this holds the label in place. For some
> of the older versions of my floss the label is hidden but at least not
> lost and will easily slide out if I need it to. I also have the chart
> as back up. However, for the newer versions of floss, the label is very
> long (in fact, I've had to cut it a little) and it allows the number to
> stick out of the side very nicely so you can still see it.
>
> HTH,
> Nicole
lea...@sprint.ca
> Hi Faye;
> I too use the plastic bobbins and I have found using the little price
> tag stickers you can buy at Staples or a like store glued to just the
> corner works for me. I do replace the sticker everytime the bobbin is
> emptied though so that may be why I've never had a problem with the
> stickers coming loose. I cut those little stickers in half so only the
> nubbin edge is covered.
> Gussy
>
Hmmm now thats a possible....so if I understand you correctly...you glue
them on...or just use the sticky backing provided??
...Imagine!!!...all this hooplah over labels....I must be out of my
cotton picking head hahaha
...Faye (but it is annoying)
Karen Thompson
plastic, and they've never run. But I have heard others say theirs
did. There are different brands of the plastic bobbins, so that may
be a factor. But here's a suggestion:
AFter you mark the number, let it dry, and dab a bit of clear nail
polish over it before winding your floss.
Karen
On Wed, 23 Feb 2000 09:19:54 -0500, lea...@sprint.ca wrote:
>I find the ink rubs off the plastic bobbin....and if I tape a label on
>the plastic...over time it dries out and off falls the label
Donna Granger
stitching.
Donna
Virginia "Ginger" Grover
shape on a computer and include a space to write floss names/numbers.
You could duplicate the shape x number of times and insert a different
name/number on each before printing them out. I guess it depends on how
heavy a paper you could use in the printer, but you could always make a
'doubled' design that could be folded and glued after cutting it out.
You could also print out a page of them and not cut them out, but attach
a sample of the appropriate floss to each color and use it for a
reference chart at home or when shopping.
Hope this helps!
Ginger
Nina K Pettis wrote:
>
> Charly wrote:
> >
> > Can't resist - I *never* have that problem at all with cardboard bobbins.
>
Mavia Beaulieu
I can't help but think that you 'floss winding, bobbin labelers' would
have a lot more stitchin' time if you just popped the unopened skein of
floss into a snack size baggie. Cut the corner off for ventilation,
label them with easy to write on stickers and store them in shoe box
size containers! You also have a great place to store those usable
pieces that make bobbins look like colorful balls of spaghetti!
It is time for that debate again, isn't it? ;-)
Happy stitchin'
Mavia (just 'stirring the pot' on a slow day! :-))
Angela of Kentucky
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<lea...@sprint.ca> wrote in message
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Anne Lambert
bobbins forever. After winding the floss around the label/bobbin, I
organize them in plastic organizers by manufacturer. Labeling those with
permanent marker is pretty easy. I also use software to keep track of my
floss. THat seems to work for me.
Meg
WIP- L&L Angel of the Sea, Peacocks (Original Design) and Lady in a Garden
(a 3D OD)
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Meredith Dill
across the bobbin, which seems to work better.
Meredith
Meredith Dill
Meredith
Seanette Blaylock
>I can't help but think that you 'floss winding, bobbin labelers' would
>have a lot more stitchin' time if you just popped the unopened skein of
>floss into a snack size baggie. Cut the corner off for ventilation,
>label them with easy to write on stickers and store them in shoe box
>size containers! You also have a great place to store those usable
>pieces that make bobbins look like colorful balls of spaghetti!
>It is time for that debate again, isn't it? ;-)
I'm a bag type myself [Floss-Away, in a plastic shoebox. I don't have
much of a collection yet :-)]. I've dealt with bobbins when organizing
stuff from felt applique kits, and decided I don't have the patience
for the winding and unwinding.
This from a woman who once converted a 1-POUND skein of yarn into a
ball. Sucker was *huge*, too. :-)
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Gussy
stickers off of plastic containers before wrappinig as a gift? :)
That's why I use price label thingies.
Gussy
Ken Maine
with the number on it and then secure it in the little slits and wrape th floss
like usual. : )
Hope this makes sense!!
Donna
Deltona
PENDANT23
>That's what I'm using to cover my sharpie. The key is to number and
>tape the bobbin before you handle it much.
>Steve - Andover, KS (just east of Wichita), USA
Yes, limit your handling. I have had no trouble with my tape sticking to my
bobbins, but I had been replacing my paper ones with the plastic so they were
all new.
Mays
you the stiffness of the plastic with the ease of writing of the
paper. Just a thought....
-
Ruth Mays
Cinnaminson, NJ
The trouble with being an adult is that it takes up so
much of my time...
Tobie & Herb
This sounds like a great idea!! I'm going to try it. Thanks. Tobie
Ken Maine <kma...@iag.net> wrote in article <38B5DA5C...@iag.net>...
Alison Hendon
pens. The red and purple do rub off but the black stays on for me.
Alison
Mavia Beaulieu
>
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:08:28 -0400, Mavia Beaulieu <ma...@istar.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >I can't help but think that you 'floss winding, bobbin labelers' would
> >have a lot more stitchin' time if you just popped the unopened skein of
> >floss into a snack size baggie. Cut the corner off for ventilation,
> >label them with easy to write on stickers and store them in shoe box
> >size containers! You also have a great place to store those usable
> >pieces that make bobbins look like colorful balls of spaghetti!
> >
> >It is time for that debate again, isn't it? ;-)
> >
> >Mavia (just 'stirring the pot' on a slow day! :-))
>
> bag? Do you have trouble with tangles? How do you keep them organized?
> Do you put the snack sized baggies in larger ones in groupings
> according to their color or maybe their numbers? If you give me
> satisfactory answers to these questions I just may be a convert. My
> main problem when I don't put them on bobbins seems to be tangles.
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Kim in SW Fl
Hi Kim
I store a complete set of DMC with multiples of a lot of colors using
this method. I put all skeins of the same color in one bag. When I set
up my storage system several years ago I wrote all the DMC #s on small
stickers and applied them to the upper left hand corner, just below the
closure. You could probably do this with your computer. I arranged them
numerically in 4 Holiday brand, shoe box size, plastic containers. I
lined the bottom of the boxes with Rubbermaid anti slip liner to keep
the baggies from shifting. I snipped the corners from the baggies for
ventilation. (I believed Sharon G. suggested pulling your floss from the
baggie through this hole but I've never tried it.) If you stitch on a
regular bases, long term storage in plastic shouldn't be a problem. Any
reusable pieces of floss I fold to the approximate length of the baggie
and pop it back with the skein. I never have any trouble with tangles
and the nicest thing about this type of storage is that you avoid the
horrible kinks you get with floss wound onto bobbins. After all, what is
nicer than pulling a nice smoooooth length of floss from a skein!;-) I'm
not trying to convert you, just sharing what works for me! :-)
Happy stitchin'
Mavia
Seanette Blaylock
>Okay Mavia, you have my curiosity piqued. Do you put one skein per
>bag? Do you have trouble with tangles? How do you keep them organized?
>Do you put the snack sized baggies in larger ones in groupings
>according to their color or maybe their numbers? If you give me
>satisfactory answers to these questions I just may be a convert. My
>main problem when I don't put them on bobbins seems to be tangles.
>Thanks in advance.
I'm a bag type myself. One bag per color [I have some bags with two
skeins, plus extra lengths], and I don't have much of a tangling
problem [I try to put the floss in the bags neatly, which may or may
not be helping]. I line them up in numerical order in a plastic
shoebox [I only have DMC at this point, aside from one baggie of
miscellaneous fibers].
Kim Willhoite
wrote:
>I can't help but think that you 'floss winding, bobbin labelers' would
>have a lot more stitchin' time if you just popped the unopened skein of
>floss into a snack size baggie. Cut the corner off for ventilation,
>label them with easy to write on stickers and store them in shoe box
>size containers! You also have a great place to store those usable
>pieces that make bobbins look like colorful balls of spaghetti!
>
>It is time for that debate again, isn't it? ;-)
>
>Happy stitchin'
>Mavia (just 'stirring the pot' on a slow day! :-))
Okay Mavia, you have my curiosity piqued. Do you put one skein per
bag? Do you have trouble with tangles? How do you keep them organized?
Do you put the snack sized baggies in larger ones in groupings
according to their color or maybe their numbers? If you give me
satisfactory answers to these questions I just may be a convert. My
main problem when I don't put them on bobbins seems to be tangles.
Thanks in advance.
Kim in SW Fl
M T Head
>>Ok...here's the trouble....how the heck do you label your bobbins?
I've given up on plastic bobbins for just that reason!! Now I have printed
off a bobbin template from "Cross Stitch Rules ok" onto card so I'm never
without bobbins or the means to mark them.
I don't use a pen or anything to write the floss number as I'm dubious about
the ink being absorbed by the floss - I simply use a bit of double sided
tape to attach the sleeve of the floss with the number on onto the bobbin;
yes you could use the same method with plastic ones too.
One thing I DO get frustrated with - Which end is the "right" end to unwind
a new floss so it doesn't tangle? Any magic answers to that one??????
Maria
Kathy Koestner
>Now I have printed
>off a bobbin template from "Cross Stitch Rules ok" onto card so I'm never
>without bobbins or the means to mark them.
I bet my mom would like this! Can you tell us where to get the template?
BTW, Mom labels her (plastic) bobbins with a black Sharpie. No problems so far.
Kathy K
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anyone has ever written floss numbers on paper bobbins, then laminated them
before winding the floss. That would remove the possibility of the numbers
wearing off, and make the paper bobbins stiffer. Would this work? I don't
know, but it's a thought...
Katrina L.
PS: As the school librarian, I am in charger of "laminating." The machine is
a nasty BEAR. I pulled rank and gave my assistant the actual job.
Karen Thompson
wrote:
>I can't help but think that you 'floss winding, bobbin labelers' would
>have a lot more stitchin' time if you just popped the unopened skein of
>floss into a snack size baggie. Cut the corner off for ventilation,
>label them with easy to write on stickers and store them in shoe box
>size containers! You also have a great place to store those usable
>pieces that make bobbins look like colorful balls of spaghetti!
>
>It is time for that debate again, isn't it? ;-)
>
>Happy stitchin'
>Mavia (just 'stirring the pot' on a slow day! :-))
>
system for most of the year (I didn't dump all my bobbins into bags,
but all new floss went into them, and any floss for any projects I was
working on at the time). I liked being able to put the leftover
pieces back into the baggy without having to wind it on a bobbin, but
overall, it took me longer to find the color I needed (had the bags on
rings) and then find the correct bag to put the skein back in, etc.
I'm back to bobbins now!
Karen
M T Head
>>I bet my mom would like this! Can you tell us where to get the template?
Cross Stitch Rules ok is at http://www.bigfoot.com/~Mahague
Maria
CF
M T Head <foxy_r...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> >>Ok...here's the trouble....how the heck do you label your bobbins?
I just bought today at CATS from DJV Designs the small DMC labels which can
be used on bobbins or bags!! Can't wait to get my bobbins all re-done.
Candi
uglyduck
quacked:-
>
> One thing I DO get frustrated with - Which end is the "right" end to unwind
> a new floss so it doesn't tangle? Any magic answers to that one??????
>
> Maria
>
Depends if the Floss in the USA is packaged in the same way as the
floss in the UK.
In the UK there are 2 paper bands. A short one and a longer one with
the Number on.
The short one is nearer the end than the longer - I put a knitting
needle thro this end being careful to make sure that it goes thro all the
loops.
I then pull off the long band, keeping the floss on the needle. Then I
carefully start pulling the short band down to the same end as the long
one. Again carefully checking that the loops are correctly separated.
Once this has been done there is a floss end at the opposite end to
the knitting needle. I unwind it from that end, by hand, keeping the
floss in a circle.
I have no problems with tangles unless the wife starts nagging me!
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Joan in Philly
lea...@sprint.ca
anyways...hmmm you are a smart little cookie kiddo...:)
...Faye
lea...@sprint.ca
get the more determined they are to stay on products...thanks
...Faye
lea...@sprint.ca
method...lol With a complete DMC stash...that would be a nightmare for
me....:)
...Faye
Meredith Dill <di...@hep.brown.edu> wrote:
> bbbbut then it would get tangled!
> Meredith
>
Seanette Blaylock
floss bobbin labelling":
>I hate to even think of trying to locate a colour using that
>method...lol With a complete DMC stash...that would be a nightmare for
>me....:)
The Floss-Away bags have a white area you can write the number on. :-)
For "normal" bags, stickers on the outside or an index card [or piece
of] with the number written on it and slipped into the bag should
work.
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Seanette Blaylock
floss bobbin labelling":
>Thats true...they're almost impossible to budge....and the older they
>get the more determined they are to stay on products...thanks
Try De-Solv-It to get those stickers off. Citrusy kinda oily stuff,
findable in the cleaning supplies section [at least here in
California]. It works incredibly well! Apply reasonable dose, let sit
for a while [I usually give it about 10-15 minutes], then the gunk
comes off!
Angela of Kentucky
of suede type pants. Put a dollop of mayonnaise on it, rubbed it in and let
it sit overnight. Rubbed again in the morning. All the glue was gone. And
NO damage to the fabric at all.
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http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=128913
"Resentment is like
taking poison and
waiting for the
other person to die"
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"Seanette Blaylock" <seanette.spam...@impulse.net> wrote in
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Seanette Blaylock
floss bobbin labelling":
>Plain old mayonnaise works excellent! I got glue from duct tape on a pair
>of suede type pants. Put a dollop of mayonnaise on it, rubbed it in and let
>it sit overnight. Rubbed again in the morning. All the glue was gone. And
>NO damage to the fabric at all.
Hadn't heard of this one. Thinking about the composition of mayo,
seems reasonable, though, so I'll probably try it sometime. [BTW,
De-Solv-It hasn't yet damaged anything I've used it on. :-)]
Thanks!
M T Head
<snip>
>>Once this has been done there is a floss end at the opposite end to the
knitting needle. I unwind it from that end..........
Cheers Ug, I shall give that a go
>>......... I have no problems with tangles unless the wife starts nagging
me!
My advice on that one - don't give her cause to!! :-)
Maria
uglyduck
quacked:-
Depends what she is nagging me to do...... wahoo!
lea...@sprint.ca
Angela.....you'll have to go back through the threads to see whats going
on re: labels & bobbins...:)
...Faye
Angela of Kentucky <arv...@kvnet.org> wrote:
> Plain old mayonnaise works excellent! I got glue from duct tape on a pair
> of suede type pants. Put a dollop of mayonnaise on it, rubbed it in and let
> it sit overnight. Rubbed again in the morning. All the glue was gone. And
> NO damage to the fabric at all.
>
> --
> Angela / Kentucky
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=128913
>
> "Resentment is like
> taking poison and
> waiting for the
> other person to die"
> Malachy McCourt
>
>
> "Seanette Blaylock" <seanette.spam...@impulse.net> wrote in
> message news:m67hbscolstb9rlim...@4ax.com...
> > lea...@sprint.ca had some very interesting things to say about "Re:
> > floss bobbin labelling":
> >
> > >Thats true...they're almost impossible to budge....and the older they
> > >get the more determined they are to stay on products...thanks
> >
> > Try De-Solv-It to get those stickers off. Citrusy kinda oily stuff,
> > findable in the cleaning supplies section [at least here in
> > California]. It works incredibly well! Apply reasonable dose, let sit
> > for a while [I usually give it about 10-15 minutes], then the gunk
> > comes off!
lea...@sprint.ca
bobbins stored in my see-through, snap-lid, plastic boxes.....they're
neat,stackable,economical,easy to use at home or on the road...and never
any "tangles" or "kinks" when using.
...Faye :)
Mavia Beaulieu <ma...@istar.ca> wrote:
> Kim Willhoite wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:08:28 -0400, Mavia Beaulieu <ma...@istar.ca>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I can't help but think that you 'floss winding, bobbin labelers' would
> > >have a lot more stitchin' time if you just popped the unopened skein of
> > >floss into a snack size baggie. Cut the corner off for ventilation,
> > >label them with easy to write on stickers and store them in shoe box
> > >size containers! You also have a great place to store those usable
> > >pieces that make bobbins look like colorful balls of spaghetti!
> > >
> > >It is time for that debate again, isn't it? ;-)
> > >
> > >Happy stitchin'
> > >Mavia (just 'stirring the pot' on a slow day! :-))
> >
> > Okay Mavia, you have my curiosity piqued. Do you put one skein per
> > bag? Do you have trouble with tangles? How do you keep them organized?
> > Do you put the snack sized baggies in larger ones in groupings
> > according to their color or maybe their numbers? If you give me
> > satisfactory answers to these questions I just may be a convert. My
> > main problem when I don't put them on bobbins seems to be tangles.
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Kim in SW Fl
>
lea...@sprint.ca
..Faye
Karen Thompson <drm...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:08:28 -0400, Mavia Beaulieu <ma...@istar.ca>
> wrote:
> >I can't help but think that you 'floss winding, bobbin labelers' would
> >have a lot more stitchin' time if you just popped the unopened skein of
> >floss into a snack size baggie. Cut the corner off for ventilation,
> >label them with easy to write on stickers and store them in shoe box
> >size containers! You also have a great place to store those usable
> >pieces that make bobbins look like colorful balls of spaghetti!
> >
> >It is time for that debate again, isn't it? ;-)
> >
> >Happy stitchin'
> >Mavia (just 'stirring the pot' on a slow day! :-))
> >
Angela of Kentucky
:-) See, I do know what I'm doin' LOL (for once!)
I've left all messages intact so you can see :-)
--
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http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=128913
"Resentment is like
taking poison and
waiting for the
other person to die"
Malachy McCourt
<lea...@sprint.ca> wrote in message
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Kathy Koestner
>>>I bet my mom would like this! Can you tell us where to get the template?
>
>Cross Stitch Rules ok is at http://www.bigfoot.com/~Mahague
Thanks!
lea...@sprint.ca
my mouth??...hahahaha
...Faye
happy x-day!
Angela of Kentucky
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http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=128913
"Resentment is like
taking poison and
waiting for the
other person to die"
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<lea...@sprint.ca> wrote in message
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Jodi Lancaster
you the stiffness of the plastic with the ease of writing of the
paper. Just a thought....
-
Ruth Mays
I use paper, but I sometimes I use two for the stiffness. They are
inexpensive enough, considering they don't need to be replaced everytime you
run out of floss...
Jodi
Orlando
LISA HUMPHREYS
all the floss bobbins) .... I had always wanted a way to keep all of the
floss in just one box, but couldn't afford one of the wooden ones like
they advertise in the magazines .... next best thing .... a plastic
gadget box with the mini drawers from Lowes ..... it's great to see all
the floss together ... they fit perfectly and it's so easy to pick out
the colors (just open to see how the colors vary) and it even has a
handle for easy transporting .... cost: $15.00 .... best thing I've
found so far and it fits nicely on my craft room peg board when I'm not
carrying it around the house .....
Lisa ;)
lea...@sprint.ca wrote:
>
> So glad the bag type of storage works for so many...but I'm sticking to
> bobbins stored in my see-through, snap-lid, plastic boxes.....they're
> neat,stackable,economical,easy to use at home or on the road...and never
> any "tangles" or "kinks" when using.
> ...Faye :)
>
> Mavia Beaulieu <ma...@istar.ca> wrote:
>
> > Kim Willhoite wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:08:28 -0400, Mavia Beaulieu <ma...@istar.ca>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >I can't help but think that you 'floss winding, bobbin labelers' would
> > > >have a lot more stitchin' time if you just popped the unopened skein of
> > > >floss into a snack size baggie. Cut the corner off for ventilation,
> > > >label them with easy to write on stickers and store them in shoe box
> > > >size containers! You also have a great place to store those usable
> > > >pieces that make bobbins look like colorful balls of spaghetti!
> > > >
> > > >It is time for that debate again, isn't it? ;-)
> > > >
> > > >Happy stitchin'
> > > >Mavia (just 'stirring the pot' on a slow day! :-))
> > >
Lonewolf
>
> I was using the see-through type of box like you (had to have 4 to hold
> all the floss bobbins) .... I had always wanted a way to keep all of the
> floss in just one box, but couldn't afford one of the wooden ones like
> they advertise in the magazines .... next best thing .... a plastic
> gadget box with the mini drawers from Lowes ..... it's great to see all
> the floss together ... they fit perfectly and it's so easy to pick out
> the colors (just open to see how the colors vary) and it even has a
> handle for easy transporting .... cost: $15.00 .... best thing I've
> found so far and it fits nicely on my craft room peg board when I'm not
> carrying it around the house .....
>
> Lisa ;)
LOL, Lisa! I have 5 of those mounted on my wall, 1 color per drawer,
and I *still* have a huge bag full of floss that doesn't have a spot.
I'll either need 3 more cabinets, or I'll have to double up colors in
the drawer :-P Maybe I can find drawer dividers......
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