Hello!
This is my first blog and my first ever post. How will I know if it works?Why Bother?
To document a year in the life of a compulsive creative.
To share the highs and lows and show off my creations and perhaps exchange some patterns.
Organisational Headache
My hobby is taking over my house!
Sadly, I do not have a dedicated craft room, just a craft corner in my sitting room. How does one store a full set of DMC threads, needles, scissors, embroidery frames, patterns, ribbons, cords, beads, charms, pompom maker, tassel maker and other specialist tools neatly and out of sight?
I'd love to hear how others do it.
Thread Storage
Until recently, I used a specialist wooden box with DMC on the front. It has 5 drawers and a lift up top revealing compartments. It is lovely but it assumes that I leave the thread in skeins and I don't. I prefer plastic bobbins and they don't fit well in the drawers.
Before the DMC box I used the clear plastic boxes that you find in all of the craft shops but my full collection of threads requires more than three boxes. It became a real pain to find the colour that I wanted.
Solution? I've just purchased two wooden boxes from ebay. I think they are meant for teabags but the compartments are just the right size to fit 10 full bobbins and an empty bobbin. I can fit my full collection of threads in them easily and I can even see the labels clearly! I store my colours by DMC number and I use the spare bobbin to mark the place of a bobbin that is in use.
The only problem is that they are too big to fit on the shelf inside my cupboard!
Now I need to tackle my embroidery frames.
New Cross Stitch Project
This year I am starting my first embroidered Afghan. I've found a gorgeous pattern featuring two Hummingbirds, flowers and ferns. I've chosen an 18ct oatmeal fabric and the pattern using beautiful pastels.