Bonus Flosstube - Pip & Chip Bobbins and how I organise my cross stitching

[@elizaengen4141]

The boxes would be good for diamond painting drills. 🌹

[@PeggyV69]

What an awesome storage system! You are very organized, I’m jealous!! I love the spreadsheet of all your DMC colors being used in other charts. With so many WIPs I can see how this would be extremely helpful.

[@thediddystitcher]

Thanks Peggy! I've only been using the spreadsheet about 2 months and it's already been so useful!!!

[@rachelharrison7343]

really enjoyed watching your video

[@katiemclaneak5182]

What a fabulous system! Love to learn about new organization options! Thank you so much o taking the time to film and share this.

[@pattimiller421]

That was so much fun. I have the pip n Chip. I dont have them all both binated yet but I love them. So nice to see how you have them set up. And then you open the botton drawer and there's my unicorn chart. It's always so fun to see art of Disney's Past, Present, Forever. Thank you for all of it. 😍

[@KatTalks]

You are fun! You have a great system set up, hope it's still working for you!

[@thediddystitcher]

Thank you! I have a new wardrobe now so I need to update this video 😅

[@mariekedehaan3496]

Thanks for the awesome video! Love your organization!

[@janniestanley]

Thx for the great info. I didn’t know those Pop & Chip bobbins were that thick. Very helpful to know that. Your bead storage boxes are out of stock. And Tracy’s shop is closed for the moment. I did email her. Those bags and guards are lovely. But I’m trying to find out if she ships to the US. Very good systems you have going. Thx for the video.

[@thediddystitcher]

Hi Jannie, thanks so much! The link I left for the bead storage is just the brand website. I think they have lots of stockists so have a surf around the web. They do come in and out of stock so I don't think they're gone for good. I'm sure Tracy could sort something out for you when she reopens. If you use Instagram go give her a follow over there ❤️

[@janniestanley]

Hi there. Tracy wrote me back. She’s leaving the business. I think she will have some of her leftover stock for sale off of Facebook which I don’t subscribe to. But she’s lost 60% of her business so she went back to work and started a new job today.

[@janice4860]

@@janniestanley that's what I understood from her site as well.

[@TheBridgeBookclub]

Woow! Great info! Looks amazing😍

[@tinarytting3799]

Hopefully someone in the states will start carrying these ❤

[@thediddystitcher]

I think they only sell them direct but they do ship to the US and with the way the pound is right now 📉 it's a good time to buy from the UK

[@misshoneybeestitcher]

Hi! Are you still loving the pip and chip? I currently use floss drops / Annie’s Keepers for my projects and have been debating on getting the Pip and Chip bobbins for my master set.

[@thediddystitcher]

Yes, I'm still loving the set up for my master set. I've just kitted up a lot of projects in the past couple days and it makes it so easy having a master set laid out nicely in the Bisley. I can easily take out bobbins and put them back without the surrounding ones falling on top since each bobbin has its own slit in the foam. Plus I can easily see if one is missing or running low on thread to order more

[@misshoneybeestitcher]

@@thediddystitcher I think that’s what I love so much about it! How did you go about setting up your google sheet tracker?

[@thediddystitcher]

@@misshoneybeestitcher I have moved on to using a Notion template now which works sort of like Google Sheets or Excel but gives so many more functions for tracking other stash as well as all the information I need for my WIPs. (I talk about it a little in Flosstube 38 video on this channel) If you just want the Google Sheet for the DMC stash you can send me an email [e-mail] and I'll send it over

[@janice4860]

Great video I'm fairly new stitcher First you are a darling Second you are insanely organized and I Loved this video!!! Tracy's site states she us closing her business which is very sad her bags are beautiful!!!! I will continue to watch you enjoy your day!

[@thediddystitcher]

Hi Janice, thank you so much you are so sweet ❤️ Tracys shop is closed temporarily whole she catches up on existing orders. You can add your email address to get a notification when she is taking orders again. She is also on Instagram if you use that go give her a follow!

[@jennstns9]

@@thediddystitcher unfortunately Janice is right. Tracy’s Etsy says she’s closing her shop for good and is only in vacation mode until she finishes the existing orders 😢

[@deborahpoulson6252]

Since Tracy has closed her shop, have you found any other shops that sell project bags that are close to Tracy's?

[@thediddystitcher]

I haven't, I'm just using what I have right now but I suspect there will be a time.ill have to try another maker and I will review any on this channel

[@m_meeks]

im trying to digitize my stash and i adore how you organized yours! Would you mind telling me what formulas you used?

[@thediddystitcher]

Thanks Jay! If you let me know your email address I will send my sheet over for you ☺️

[@m_meeks]

@@thediddystitcher youtube isnt letting me comment it for some reason, is there anywhere else i can send it to you?

[@thediddystitcher]

@@m_meeks are you on Instagram? You can DM me there

[@craftingaimee]

I just started cross stitching last month and have been looking into storage systems and organizing options for this lovely craft. Thank you for sharing this information, very useful! That spreadsheet looks great, what formulas did you use, vlookups? Thank you again for sharing this!

[@thediddystitcher]

Hi ☺️ welcome to the cross stitch community 🥰 If you want to email me at [e-mail] I'd be happy to share a copy and get you set up

[@lucy7b]

Those look lovely. I buy my thread second hand usually so I don’t always know the numbers and lot is anchor not DMC. I don’t by offbrand. Sadly this system won’t work for me. Also I don’t do cross stitch I embroider and slow stitch so the numbers are not really important to me.

[@thediddystitcher]

Thanks for watching. Pip and Chip also make lots of different brand number sets, including Anchor, and you get blank ones if you just like the thicker bobbins but have no code. Whatever system you choose it's got to work for you though! No point fighting against it 😊

[@carolynthorpe4726]

Loved your video. I’ve watched a few on organisation and have toyed with which pip & chip system to use, but seeing your Bisley cabinet and how much you can store in it I think I’m going to go with it. You’ve inspired me to become more organised about tracking where my threads are and I really liked the idea of just taking 1m strands from the main bobbin. This will make some of my larger projects much more manageable. You mentioned the Scarlet Quince app. Is it as good as Pattern Keeper (if you use it)? I know you can only have Scarlet Quince on it but does it allow you to highlight the symbols you’re looking for? I find with Scarlet Quince in the past I often miss a nearby stitch which is frustrating with all the confetti on their projects 😖😂😂

[@thediddystitcher]

Hi Carolyn, Thanks for watching and I'm glad it's inspired you 😊 I think the scarlet quince system is comparable to pattern keeper. It works on a browser rather than an app but you can find and highlight stitches which is a godsend with the confetti!!!! It has all of the data like number of stitches done today, percentage done etc so it's very comprehensive but yes you can only use Scarlet Quince patterns

[@earlinemcgahen3931]

DMC has 1263 colors

[@LovinLife-pv7op]

I had to tape my number stickers back on the bobbins because they started coming off.

[@FollowingAmanda]

On the pip and chip bobbins?! I thought the labels were lazered on or something? I’ve been considering them but I won’t be getting them if the labels come off.

[@stefaniedaspromonte1994]

Were do you get them

[@thediddystitcher]

pipandchip.co.uk/

[@ashleyburns2488]

Do you precut all your floss before you bobbin them up?

[@thediddystitcher]

No, if you precut you have to put multiple 'ends' trough the slits. Up to 16 if you have a full skein and are cutting them into 100xm lengths like I do. If you keep it as a whole skein you only put two end through, usually one for each side

[@northwoodscrafting4824]

Might be a dumb question but do you hand wind on this thicker bobbin?

[@thediddystitcher]

Not a dumb question! Yes I do hand wind but I always do anyway. I like to make them really neat and can't do that with the winder or a drill as some people do 🤣