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Cross stitch and embroidery

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Good evening, everyone!

I've done a search through this group and I'm not able to find anything on my topic question, so I'll create a post.

How do you organised your threads? I bought these plastic floss cards from Spotlight, and at first I thought they were a good idea because they'll last longer than cardboard ones, but I'm having troubles with the threads coming undone.

4-6 strands on one seems to hold well, but when there's only two, they start to unravel.

Any tips on how to manage this? Or should I start over with something else? I'm contemplating tiny pieces of painters tape to keep them together. I don't even know if I'm wrapping them correctly.

Also tried trusty Google, but I don't think I've used the right key words. A lot of results are not giving me what I need.

Thanks in advance. ๐Ÿค—

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[โ€“] StickyDango@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel like I can picture it, but I could be completely wrong. A photo would be most helpful if you have a minute. ๐Ÿ˜Š

[โ€“] Bunbury@feddit.nl 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Here, I hope this makes it a bit clearer. But if you have anymore questions feel free to ask.

[โ€“] StickyDango@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

That's fantastic. I definitely got it wrong in my head. I'll give it a go, thank you.