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Hello!
I was wondering if anyone does anything with their extra thread ends, or just trashes them. I'm referring to the pieces that are too short to stitch with, but still have a bit of length. I began wondering this after watching a YouTube video where a woman keeps her ends in a jar through out the year. Does anyone else do this? I know its kinda of strange and most people would say "Just throw it away!", but I thought maybe someone else feels the same and does something neat with their extras. As of right now I don't keep any extras, but the video did make me wonder if anyone keeps or re-purposes theirs. I think her main purpose for keeping them was to show her viewers how much she's stitched. Also keeping them in a jar may just be a way to stay tidy while she works and prevent her from finding bits and pieces everywhere like I do.
Anyway thanks for reading my rambling and happy stitching!

I sometimes keep them, it all depends how much is left. (And if that colour has been giving me problems wth knots to not).
If I keep them I stick them in a small food container so I don't lose them, I then use them on card I make to attach embellishments and such.

I have a small plastic box for my ends, I was thinking of using it as stuffing if I ever accumulated enough. Two years and I still haven't even got halfway up the box. Interesting to see all the different colours and threads you've used though. And I could always use them for some abstract piece of art or something if I ever find myself in the mood...

I keep ends that are a couple inches in length, or longer, just in case I find that one errant symbol I missed, and I happen to have enough to do one or two stitches.

Otherwise I just toss them on the coffee table, and every couple or days or so the thread fairies come and magically take them away, never to be seen again.

I bought a ton of these little glass bottles to put my thread ends in: http://tinyurl.com/oopocst

They are pretty small, but for medium size projects or people who are super obsessive about conserving thread (like me) they tend to hold all the ends of a project. I then keep the bottle in a little display, so I have a memory of the project even if I give the piece away. If you're prone to having a lot of ends you could also use the tiny mason jars, but I find them too big and clunky for my taste; I'd rather just fill a few of the tiny bottles.

I keep my excess thread in a small cup by my chair. When it gets full, I will go out side and sprinkle it on the ground so birds can use it for nests. It's fun to see colorful bird nests with my thread in it!

Arimentha wrote:I keep my excess thread in a small cup by my chair. When it gets full, I will go out side and sprinkle it on the ground so birds can use it for nests. It's fun to see colorful bird nests with my thread in it!

What a cute idea! I love that the birds can make use of them - may have to copy you!

I have a big plastic bag of random threads and have every intention of using them for bookmark tassels or stuff some kind of plushie someday (read: they have been collecting dust for a REALLY long time).

I keep all the floss for each project in its own little plastic bag. The thread ends I just drop back in the bag where they can get all tangled up and tie the skeins together. Then I get to untangle them, which is oddly satisfying. Basically, I'm too lazy to do anything more with them.

I have an empty half gallon vodka bottle that I've started putting my thread scraps in. I could have sworn I got that idea from around here... But yeah, it's really fun watching the different colors pile up on top of each other. Can't wait until I get to the bright colors in my project!