Colors!

So I said yesterday that I got a lot of thread.  I believe the number 101 was used in jest.

155.  No jest.  I counted.

But what to do with it all?  I can't just leave it spread all over my floor like it is now.  (so pretty!)

After countless hours wading through the Internet (one page of searching) I have found my answer.

Tada!

This lovely lady posted a very helpful tutorial Here. 

Is it not perfect?  All you need is a bit of peg board and some dowels and lots of wood glue.  The pretty trim on the sides is optional, but it may be hard to resist adding such squee-ness. 

And since I love having things in order, I'm making plans to make sure my threads will be organized by color.  Even the ugly ones.  I mean, I know a lot of this thread is old (50 years, some of it) but it pains me to see the 'avocado puke' color on a spool. 

(leetle blurry, but my camera was not made for extreme close ups)


Seriously?  Someone thought this was a good idea for a color?  And what on earth am I going to do with prom dress pink? 

Or Easter Rabbit purple? 

Search me.  But there is such a lovely collection of greens (emerald!)

and blues (all the colors of a monochromatic rainbow!)

and I'm sure I'll eventually have to used that greige color for something.  Maybe the next time I make a peasants outfit out of burlap.