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Best embroidery floss organizer boxes and binders

Picked from Amazon listings, not hands-on tests. How we pick

An embroidery floss organizer has one job: keep every color findable by number. There are two systems. A compartment box holds floss wound onto bobbins, and a binder of clear pocket pages holds bobbins or whole skeins. What differs between listings is capacity, and most state it only as a count of compartments or pockets, not of bobbins or skeins. The other differences are whether bobbins, a winder and number stickers come in the pack, whether the dividers lift out, how the lid closes and the outside size of the box. A full DMC range is 500 shades, so a starter box with 100 bobbins covers a fifth of it, and a growing collection needs several boxes or a binder that takes more pages. This guide compares embroidery floss storage boxes and binder pages by compartments, bobbins included and stated size, from starter sets to a 500-bobbin kit, using only what each listing states. Nothing was tested. None of the box listings here says the boxes stack.

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Pick 1 · INFNZOLI

INFNZOLI 18-compartment big box, 120 bobbins, winder

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A larger 18-compartment embroidery floss organizer box, 10.8 x 7 x 1.8 in, with 120 plastic bobbins, a bobbin winder, a color-coded label sheet and scissors. A fit for a collection of around 100 colors.

What the listing offers

  • Includes an 18-compartment box with removable dividers, 120 floss bobbins, 1 bobbin winder, a color-coded sticker sheet and a pair of scissors.
  • The box measures 10.8 in long, 7 in wide and 1.8 in high, according to the listing.
  • The listing says the bobbin winder snaps onto the box for winding the bobbins.

Limits to know

  • The listing does not state how many wound bobbins the box holds or how the lid latches.
  • The label sheet is described as color-coded; the listing does not say it carries printed floss numbers.
See it on AmazonListing title: INFNZOLI Embroidery Floss Organizer Cross Stitch Thread Storage Box To...

Pick 2 · Queekay

Queekay 4 boxes of 24 grids with 200 bobbins

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Four transparent 24-compartment boxes with 200 plastic bobbins and four sheets of number stickers. It suits a collection of 100 to 200 colors split across boxes by color family or by project.

What the listing offers

  • The pack contains 4 organizer boxes of 24 compartments each, 200 plastic floss bobbins and 4 sheets of floss number stickers.
  • Each sticker sheet includes 1,790 small number stickers, per the listing, for marking bobbins or compartments.
  • Each box is about 7.87 x 5.31 x 1.45 in with adjustable compartments, and each bobbin about 1.5 x 1.18 in.

Limits to know

  • No bobbin winder is mentioned in the listing, so winding is by hand unless a winder is bought separately.
  • The visible listing text does not describe the latch or say whether the four boxes stack.
See it on AmazonListing title: Queekay Embroidery Floss Organizer Box Set, Includes Compartments Cros...

Pick 3 · ArtBin

ArtBin Floss Finder box, 10.75 x 7.4 in, no bobbins

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A translucent polypropylene floss box with 6 fixed compartments and 12 removable dividers, sold without bobbins. It suits a stitcher who already has bobbins or wants to choose them separately.

What the listing offers

  • The listing states 6 fixed compartments that can be divided further with the 12 removable dividers supplied.
  • Made of polypropylene plastic, with what the listing calls no-spill latches and sturdy hinges.
  • Box dimensions are given as 10.75 x 7.375 x 1.75 in, and the listing states it is made in the USA.

Limits to know

  • Floss bobbins are not included, and neither is a winder or a sheet of number stickers.
  • The listing gives no capacity in bobbins or skeins and does not say whether the boxes stack.
See it on AmazonListing title: ArtBin Floss Finder Box, Embroidery Floss Organizer, Clear

Pick 4 · GlikCeil

GlikCeil 500 bobbins, 3 boxes of 24 grids, 2 winders

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A kit sized for a full 500-shade floss range: 500 plastic bobbins in 5 colors, 3 organizer boxes of 24 grids, 2 bobbin winders and 2 twin-tip markers.

What the listing offers

  • 500 floss bobbins in 5 colors (clear, white, blue, pink and green, 100 of each): one bobbin per shade of a 500-color range.
  • Comes with 3 organizer boxes of 24 removable grids, each approx 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.4 in, plus 2 bobbin winders of about 3.5 x 1 in.
  • Each bobbin has two line clips for catching the thread ends, and 2 twin-tip permanent markers are included for labeling.

Limits to know

  • Three small boxes are supplied for 500 bobbins, and the listing does not say how many wound bobbins the boxes hold.
  • No number stickers are listed: labeling is done by hand with the markers.
See it on AmazonListing title: GlikCeil 500 Pcs Set Embroidery Floss Bobbins Thread Organizer Kit

Pick 5 · BLUE HANDCART

BLUE HANDCART 18-compartment box, 100 bobbins, winder

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A starter floss storage box with 18 removable grids, 100 white plastic bobbins, a floss winder and a marker. It suits a first collection: one bobbin per color gives room to label 100 shades.

What the listing offers

  • The set includes an 18-grid storage box, 100 white plastic floss bobbins, 1 floss winder and 1 marker.
  • Box and grid sizes are stated: 9.17 x 4.61 x 1.61 in outside, with each grid 1.46 x 1.46 x 1.57 in.
  • The dividers pull out, and the listing says the top of each bobbin can be written on with the included marker.

Limits to know

  • No number stickers are listed, so color numbers have to be handwritten on each bobbin.
  • The listing does not say how many wound bobbins fit in the 18 grids and does not describe the latch.
See it on AmazonListing title: BLUE HANDCART Embroidery Floss Organizer, 1 Removable 18 Compartments ...

Pick 6 · STORE SMART

StoreSMART 20-pocket bobbin binder pages, 10-pack

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Ten clear vinyl pages for a three-ring binder, each barred into 20 pockets of 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in for floss bobbins, with a flap over the pockets. The binder route for bobbins filed by color number.

What the listing offers

  • Each page is barred into 20 pockets of 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in, and the pack holds 10 pages: 200 pockets in all.
  • Made of clear 6-gauge vinyl, with a flap that the listing says keeps supplies in and dirt out.
  • Pages measure 9 3/8 x 11 1/8 in overall and have holes for use with three-ring binders.

Limits to know

  • The binder itself is not included, and neither are bobbins or labels.
  • The listing does not say how many wound bobbins fit one pocket, so capacity is a pocket count only.
See it on AmazonListing title: StoreSMART - Binder Page with Flaps for Embroidery & Cross-Stitch Flos...

Pick 7 · Hoteam

Hoteam 30 zipper binder sheets, 5 pockets each

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Thirty clear vinyl sheets for a 3-ring binder, each with five long pockets of 7.6 x 2.1 in under a resealable zipper. It suits storing floss as whole skeins instead of winding it onto bobbins.

What the listing offers

  • 30 sheets per set, each 11.25 x 9.15 in with five pockets separated by vinyl bars: 150 pockets in total.
  • Each pocket is 7.6 x 2.1 in, and the listing says the sheets accommodate floss skeins and small accessories.
  • A red resealable zipper closes each sheet, and three pre-punched holes fit most 3-ring binders, per the listing.

Limits to know

  • The binder is not included, and the listing does not state how many skeins fit in one pocket.
  • No bobbins, labels or number stickers come with the sheets, so colors have to be marked another way.
See it on AmazonListing title: Hoteam 30 Pack Embroidery Floss Organizer, Needlepoint Thread Storage

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