Thread, thread , what to do , what to do!

 Since my recent inheritance of a quantity of thread,

(not really inheritance but it sounds so cool),

I'm having a bit of trouble deciding 

how to store it, display it, sort it etc.

It's currently in about four places in the sewing workroom,

Since there's an OCD individual residing inside of every  quilter,

I'm having a great time figuring 

out what to do and playing with it all.

So, in a little break between stitching the Irish chain tops, 

 I sorted out all the spools that were still in their new packaging.

Then I pulled out everything that I currently

 been storing in Ziploc baggies.

I saw this being done by a fellow quilter 

at a retreat and thought it was a great idea.

All the shades of the color can be seen at a glance.

It makes sourcing that perfect match much speedier.

You can also tell where you're lacking in variety.

Then I took a cruise of the drawers where I gently placed

(crammed) a bunch of the Legacy thread

Can you see the Little Treasures here?

Ten wooden spools. 

My BB collects these and saves them in antique jars.

I think I may be overwhelming her if I give her all I'm finding.

Some of the more interesting colors,

 I wind onto bobbins to save for my use.

Leaving a bit of color on the spool makes a wonderful display.

I do the old "take a big piece between your hands and yank" test,

to see if the thread is still viable.

It's certainly not an engineering tensile 

test but it seems to work for me. If it is at all

weak, fragile, excessively linty, it goes off to

the crafty bin for use in kid's pictures.

I also pulled out and reviewed

my travel case of smaller spools.

 One small sewing room Bandit,

likes to organize these by color every time 

he visits and wants to play downstairs.

This little case goes to retreats 

and sewing days to provide backup for my 

main color selection.

Some quilters find certain machines 

only perform well with specific threads.

So far, the mishmash of thread I 

use has worked well. I find difficulty 

only with thicker threads. Usually a 

needle change does the trick. 

My new sewing room buddy is calling me!

Stay safe and sew on !!