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  • Organize embroidery floss
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    How to organize embroidery floss

    If you want to organize your embroidery floss, you need to create a system that will work well for your needs in the long term. When you think about the floss organizing system, the first question to consider – why do I do that? Why do we need to organize our embroidery floss stash?  Benjamin Franklin said, “For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.” And I agree with every word! When your floss is organized and in order, it is easy to find the colors you need for your new project. When you know how much of which color floss you have, you don’t buy floss you…

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