Here is the new way I am storing my thread now…
Easy to put together, use on any door to save wall or shelf space and you don't have to use nails in the wall to hang all the racks!
Come on in and see...
I used an over the door hanger to hold the racks on the door. My is an outside door, but any door in your craft room will work.
The hooks just slips under the top rack.
Here is one of the thread holders you can find in any craft or sewing store. Some have easel style legs to stand them up or holes to nail them on the wall.
For my new way, I attached them all with zip ties.
One on each side of the rack.
I don't have a big thread collection like most people who quilt or sew a lot, but having lots of rows helps me keep my thread and matching bobbins together.
One row of spools and the next row is for the matching bobbin.
Spools on one row and the row below it is for the matching bobbin.
If you don't have a door to use this idea, you can still zip tie them together and nail just the first rack on the wall. Lots of storage with only 2 holes in your walls.
Click HERE for a post I did on thread storage in the past. It's also an old linking party that has since closed for new additions, but still has lots of ideas you can click on.
Thanks for stopping by,
~Karen~
I would be worried about the sun fading the thread after a while.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing about the sun, but it would work great on a wall!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea
ReplyDeleteLove this idea! I have mine on the wall but there's no room on the wall for another rack....and I need another. :) This will work perfectly in my sewing room - thanks! blessings, marlene
ReplyDeleteHaving experienced personally dust and sun damage to threads exposed on racks, I would not do this. It looks pretty though! I now keep all my threads in drawers away from the dust and light.
ReplyDeleteI agree. But LOVED the idea for a jewelry rack! Now I know what to get my mom for mother's day. Thanks!
DeleteWhile this is a great idea for organizing I agree it is not safe, long term, for thread storage. Those of us with very expensive thread collections know how sun and dust damage all threads. I use simple rolling cart bins with the thread organized by categories and find this works well.
ReplyDeleteI have mine on the wall behind the door, as the door is open 99% of the time, light isn't a problem and they don't seem to get dusty there. I would give threads a lifespan of about a year in that door, not only will they fade but they will lose strength as well.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and the sun won't fade it if you have a solid door as I do!
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen -- I love the way you attached one to the next AND that the solution only requires two holes in the wall. I would love to do this on a wall that does not get direct sunlight. Thanks for sharing. Karen
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, and especially using those plastic ties to hold everything together.
ReplyDeleteKaren,
ReplyDeleteMy whole craft room is going to have your ideas in some way all over it.
Thank you for your sharing your brilliance,
Karen Marie
This truly became a work of art. Seeing beauty organized at a glance. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI had to remove my threads from hanging on a wall because the smog in Manila is too dreadful. It was ruining the hundreds of beautiful threads; their colors, too.
I searched and searched the stores for a way to creatively store my threads and discovered some lovely clear plastic boxes that fit perfectly in two stacks inside a wicker box made right there in the Philippines. I bought green boxes for all my green threads, a red one for that family, blue for that one, and clear for all the rest. No more smog, no more dust on my threads. Yay for me!
Hugs and happy highways,
Kelley~
It's funny, I am right in the middle of a debate with myself over thread storage. My one rack is too small and I can decide what I want to do. I like the idea of attaching them together like that. How nice it would be to have enough space that I could arrange them by color!
ReplyDeleteThe rack is very nice but . . . I never store threads in the light. All mine are in drawers so that they don't fade in the day light or become dusty, brittle & break. I have threads that are years old (stored this way) and they behave the same as my newer threads.
ReplyDeleteOthers have talked about dust and fading but sunlight is the enemy of sewing threads as it destroys threads over time; it breaking them down. The display looks good but for the sake of your precious threads you may need to find a way to protect them from dust and light.
ReplyDeleteI agree. But on the other hand, one could hang those racks on the inside of a closet door.
Deleteyou made my day...i am beginning to have a serious problem with thread storage...
ReplyDeletePretty but the sun will fade the outside edges. I did something similar.
ReplyDeleteThere might be some kind of liner you can add to the glass to stop the UV from coming through the glass and effecting the threads.
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