I always battled with the tangles of bobbins and since my eyesight isn’t the best trying to match a bobbin with the Thread for FSL was sometimes difficult. Now I have a sample of all my Metro Thread and the number easily available thanks to the different postings (one I know was from Meganne) about picking up plastic tubing from the hardware store. It made it easy to write the color number on it as well.

I'm so glad someone could put my tip to good use, I know I certainly do too but I'm nowhere near as organised as you. Well done! I think I have bobbin envy now. :-)))
hugs and roses, Meganne

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by brendadavis 10 May 2011

ow do you do the plastic tubeng? What is it for? Thanks Brenda

Wow! Looks great and sooooo organized!!! Congrats Angie!!!

That's an awful lot of bobbins! So well organised!!

My word - that's what I call orginization - well done

Fabulous! Thank you for your lovely picture to go with this super tip.
I shall certainly have to organize mine like this.
From Bev

This is a great idea. I do a lot of mending and need to have bobbins wound ready for any colour job. I will have to try this as it looks so organized. thanks

Angie, thanks for sharing. Great tip. *4u Hugs Yvonne

This is pretty amazing! Did you split the tubing? I am very impressed! I may just have to try this too. How did you decide which colors to put in which tubes?
Thanks for sharing this with us.

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by crafter2243 11 Apr 2011

First I cut them long enough to hold a little more than 6 bobbins and then split the tubing. I arranged the bobbins by color numbers. I wanted one of each and if I would have done it by color I would have gotten confused while getting all the bobbins ready. The tubing is cheap and if I want to change it later it would cost about $2.00. *4U

I have bought the tubing and was going to ask where do you store it after you have loaded the bobbins and now you have answered my question. Thank You. Lyn

Thank you so much for sharing your idea! I was just today trying to figure out a way to know which bobbin went with which thread.
Thank you!!!
Thank you!!!!!
Hugs Dawn

Boy, you are certainly organized now.

So I visit the hardware store next trip to town.

All I can say is WOW! I love all your wound bobbins. I need to buy more bobbins!

Great use of the cutie tips. Like that you numbered the bobbins.

How incredibly organised. well done.

Wow! Im very impressed.....and a little jealous!!! LOL

Wow! Looks great and sooooo organized ;)

Doing the color number is a great idea!

wow good for you i haven't got this far yet lol carolyn

That is some great organization you have there Angie. I have mine in a round ring - but I never manage to get it back in the same spot twice - this sure looks like you can find it easy - do you also have your thread in the same order on a rack and numbered?

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by crafter2243 10 Apr 2011

Yes they are in bins for the tall ones and the small ones are in drawers. It's great to have a sample of the colors in the bobbin and than be able to pull out the cones.

this look very well organized!! beautiful collection of bobbins.

All Metro thread represented exept varigated.

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by gerryvb 10 Apr 2011

compliments ( and hugs)

by shirlener88 10 Apr 2011

Great organization Angie.

by crafter2243 10 Apr 2011

Thanks Gerry. Almost bedtime HM? Sleep well.

by 1ladyb 10 Apr 2011

What an awesome idea. Bet it's much less expensive than buying bobbin holders. I'm going to give it a try. Thanks to crafter and Meganne for a great tip.

by mommajo 10 Apr 2011

WOW look at all those bobbins, love it.

by cj2sew 10 Apr 2011

This could now cause "Bobbin envy". cj

by ansalu 10 Apr 2011

Angie it looks like you catched some rainbows and give them a new home in your box :o)
That is one reason I do no FSL: I'm so messy ;-)
Greetings, Bettina

by bevgrift 11 Apr 2011

I love your "Box" too

by dilceia 11 Apr 2011

wonderful!!!