Thread organization!
#21
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http://fashion-incubatorcom.r.worlds...6/f-i-logo.png Found the "T" meaning on some of the spools of thread.
Perhaps you could give us a link to the info you mentioned?
Thank you!
#22
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#24
Most of my thread is on the wall on those peg things. I keep my quilting thread downstairs in a wooden box because I only use it for hand quilting.
But I know that's another project I need to dive into. My sewing room is horrendous at the moment.
But I know that's another project I need to dive into. My sewing room is horrendous at the moment.
#25
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Tex system is based on the weight in grams of a thread 1 kilometer long. A kilometer of tex 10 (very fine) thread weighs 10 grams, while a kilometer of tex 100 (very coarse) weighs 100 grams. The Tex system measures the entire thread, no matter how many strands or plies it has. While a thread can have any actual weight, the Tex system has official ranges of sizes that get the same Tex number. For example, all threads weighing between 24.0 and 26.9 grams per kilometer are designated T-24. This is on the link. Sorry it didn't link but you can Google that logo then thread systems. Hope that works for you.
#27
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I have a big roller cart with drawers that hold my rayon, embroidery thread, a small 3 drawer tote for my metallic, etc thread. My cotton is on a thread holder on the wall, my serger thread is in a tote with drawers, my specialty threads for serging are in certain drawers. I like them to all have thier own space and then I can go right to where I need to go and find what I want. I hate searching thru everything to get to one type of item. I now also have another tote to hold the new stretch thread from coats n clark, I need to make sure that doesn't get mixed up with the other, it also has a space to put the bobbins for stretch thread in it as well
#30
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I only have a fraction of the thread that some of you work with but love how I have it stored that is easy to pick out what I need.
I use several of the stackable Art Bin plastic containers sold at JoAnns.
I have one for my specialty threads like metallic etc., one for my rayon threads, two for my aurifil threads, quite a few that are tall enough for my serger threads and lots for other cotton threads. All are sorted by colour - I have one for black, creams and white cotton and one for grays, one for reds and pinks, one for blues, oranges and yellows and so on ....... lots of different shades!
I really like how portable they are and all organized. I can sit in different rooms with various boxes ready to pick from when I do hand work and when sewing.
I use several of the stackable Art Bin plastic containers sold at JoAnns.
I have one for my specialty threads like metallic etc., one for my rayon threads, two for my aurifil threads, quite a few that are tall enough for my serger threads and lots for other cotton threads. All are sorted by colour - I have one for black, creams and white cotton and one for grays, one for reds and pinks, one for blues, oranges and yellows and so on ....... lots of different shades!
I really like how portable they are and all organized. I can sit in different rooms with various boxes ready to pick from when I do hand work and when sewing.
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