What a good question! I see that we all have the same storage problems! I have kept changing the way I store my bobbins, and now I have them in transparent plastic boxes (in fact, those for chocolates of Ferrero-Rocher, http://idealgift.com.my/add-on-gifts/ferrero-t16.html). They are the perfect size of my bobbins (all continentals, of different nationalities). I have many of these boxes and it is really practical to be able to see which bobbins are inside each box.
I keep the thread in metallic boxes, usually nice painted ones, belonging to biscuits or chocolates. They are so nice, that I do not want to throw them away. But they are not transparent, so I have to glue a sticker at the front indicating what kind of thread is inside: linen, cotton, silk, white, colour, metallic... etc. I find transparent boxes more practical. As a matter of fact, I think the best solution is a cabinet, as Alice mentions. But again... we need the space for the cabinet! My pillows do not have a specific place, they are all around the house: on top of book shelves, on pillow stands in the sitting room, in my studio, on the dining room table... By the way, a good solution of getting some more space in your home is borrowing the pillows not in use! I have borrowed a big bolster pillow and am really happy not to see it around all day! I hope my friend takes a lot time to finish her project!! Have a good weekend and happy lacemaking! â Antje González, from Spain, where we will reach 38º today! â www.vueltaycruz.es - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
