I think we have all ascertained that I have a HUGE shopping addiction when it comes to cross stitch supplies. So it should be no surprise that I have EVERY SINGLE DMC floss in the regular colors. I haven't gone crazy with all of the Light Effects, Rayon and other fun niftiness out there...yet. Needless to say, I need to do a backward list of the colors I run out of. Boy, do I ever run out of colors!
Regardless of whether you are trying to organize what floss you do have or don't have, there are a couple of wonderful tools you can use to keep your colors and your sanity straight.
DMC has a chart that you can download and print that has the Light Effects, Satin Floss, and Variations. It's very nice and easy to print, fold and tuck away in your purse. There is nothing more exciting than being at a store and seeing the 5 for $1 sign down the needlwork aisle. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it!
I just found a very cool color chart in the September 2009 Cross Stitcher magazine and it's absolutely wonderful! One side is DMC and the other is Anchor colors. I only use DMC floss, but it is nice to have both, just in case.
Naturally, I cut that bad boy out of the magazine and then had it laminated. It is now very brightly adorning the closet door in my stitching haven with little green "x" on the colors that I need to pick up at the store. I used a dry erase marker so I can wipe the "x's" off when I buy them. Next, I transfer the numbers into the Notes section of my phone. This way I always have it with me.
I could just put them in my phone and not worry about the chart, but I am very visual and if I don't have the chart reminder on my wall I will completely forget about the numbers in my phone. This way I have all my bases covered!
How do you keep your floss organized?
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