[Nfb-krafters-korner] Storing threads, was, Fabric question

[Lindy van der Merwe]

Thanks to Susan and others for all your ideas for storing, labelling and 
sorting fabric. I was also wondering about thread? I use small ziplock bags 
with a little label attached and marked in braille. When I buy new fabric 
for a project, I will ask someone that is with me or whoever is helping me 
in the store to help me match some thread to go with the fabric. I will then 
store the items together. I always buy at least 2 spools of thread. I use 
one for the top thread of the machine and the other to fill the bobbin 
thread. This is convenient since I don't constantly have to take the top 
thread down to fill my bobbin. I guess one could also fill 2 or 3 bobbins at 
a time before you start the project if you have some spare ones.
After finishing the project, I store both spools and the bobbin, if there 
are still some thread lef on it, in one ziplock bag, perhaps for use with 
another project.
I have enough bobbins to do this since my machine will use most standard 
bobbins, so I can also have some spools and bobbins with colors like black 
and white, which I tend to use a lot, ready in their baggies.
    Any other tips or ideas for storing and sorting thread will be much 
appreciated?
Thanks.
Lindy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 3:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fabric question


> Setting fabric up isn't a problem for me.  When I purchase material, I get 
> them to fold it right side facing out.  Then if I'm going to put a braille 
> color label on, I can just pin it right on top.  My quilt pieces are 
> stacked by color or pattern and I pin them together with one of those 
> giant safety pins, color/pattern side up.  I then will bundle the pieces 
> into what I will sew for one block and then put them in a small ziplock 
> bag and then label the bags.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 5:26 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fabric question
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>
>> Ok, so how does a person who is total keep track of the right and wrong
>> sides of the fabrics?  Obviously the first cut is the easy one to figure
>> out, but for quilting, I have a closet full of scraps.  This sounds like 
>> a
>> project for the sighted?
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>>
>> Dixie
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