We had a little discussion last week when I mentioned Annette’s floss tags and some folks wanted to make bobbins instead. I appreciate that and I wanted to share one of my favorite sources for printing out bobbins on your own card stock at home.

Aren’t these bobbins from Wild Olive adorable!?! If you’re not familiar with Wild Olive yet and you enjoy embroidery I strongly recommend you hop over there and check it out, it really is a great blog.

To get these cute bobbins to help you organize your stash just go to http://wildolive.blogspot.com/2009/11/printable-thread-bobbins.html and you can save and print out your own set. Don’t forget to leave a thank you note over there to Mollie for creating and sharing such a nice resource!

Happy Stitching!

I’ve got a few big projects coming up in my to-stitch pile and I was thinking of making some floss tags like this to help keep me from making a mess. I used a floss box last time I did a big project (think HAED) but I didn’t like the whole winding and unwinding of bobbins.

So the idea of using tags really appealed to me since this is already how I store my specialty threads. I have two big binder style rings that I keep over-dyed and extra special threads on.

Annette posted a quick tutorial on her blog (Annette’s Acre) about how she made her own floss tags since they weren’t readily available for her to purchase. It’s a quick and easy solution using some card stock and hole punches that I’m sure you’ll like.

You can check out the full tutorial and get started making your own set of floss tags with Annette’s instructions at http://www.annettesacre.com/?p=743 Hop on over there, check out the floss tag tutorial, and don’t forget to say hello to Annette and leave her a comment thanking her for sharing this handy floss solution. [Read more…]