How do you handle blended threads? Do you kit the blends up before you start a piece, or do you grab what colors you need and blend when the need arises? If you kit up the blends beforehand, how do you store them? Do you have another option for blends to share?

I grab the colors I need, and blend as I need to. I’m always so excited to start a new project, that I just want to start stitching. I make sure I have all the colors I need, and go buy the ones I don’t have, and then when I have the time to stitch, I just start stitching. I don’t think I’ve ever planned out a project enough to know how much I’m going to need, and it would drive me nuts to have to figure out how to store the floss I’ve already blended, but turns out I don’t need. What are the chances that I would ever use that particular blend again?

I haven’t done many projects that require blending, but I just started one over the weekend. I don’t particularly like using 3 strands on 14 ct Aida (it just seems so thick), but it’s for a charity square, and the blends require 2 strands of one color and 1 strand of the other. I probably would have considered just using 2 strands, if it wasn’t for noticing that there is one blend of 2 strands 747 with 1 strand white, and another blend of 1 strand 747 and 2 strands white. So I’m stitching with 3 strands on 14 ct aida. I’ve just barely started stitching, so you don’t get to see a picture yet