Since I posted the helpful hint on feathering floss ends I've been too busy to add the final exercise in the task of separating six strand floss into one and two threads for stitching. I've been busy getting things around the shop ready for winter and as a result my stock of needlework accessories has gotten so low that I had to do a major update to my web site. Add to that, I've been having to go to hospital three times a week to get a problem associated with sporadic high blood resolved. Everything is taking up more of my time than I care for. I won't keep you hanging by a thread, sort of - so to speak, Ok you have feathered out the ends of your cut length of floss. My recommendation is to feather both ends, the reason will show up later in this post. You still have to separate the six threads for use and trying to pull out a single thread from the others often results in a tangle mess. The following works the best when working on a table top or other surface; (a) Take a wooden clothes pin (the one with the little springy thing) and clamp it onto one end of the cut length of your floss. (b) Take the other end of the floss and hold five threads between your thumb and index finger of your right hand. (c) Take the single thread and hold it between your thumb and index finger of your left hand. (d) Raise both hands up until the clothes pin is clear of your working surface and slowly move your left hand to the left and your right hand to the right. (e) This action will cause the clothes pin to rotate in one direction or the other and as it rotates the single thread in your right hand will separate from the others with virtually no tangles or snags. (f) When the separation process is complete, pull the single thread out of the clothes pin and set it aside for future use. (g) Repeat the process for the remaining threads. (h) This provides for a hassle free method of separating your floss into onesies - twosies, - well almost. (i) Depending on the direction of the twist in the floss there may be one or two stubborn threads that kick up a fuss. (j) In this event simply take the end of your floss that you were holding between your fingers and clamp it with the clothes pin and do your separating from the other end. If you can't separate all the threads in your cut length of floss in 1-1/2 minutes read this post again and start over.LOL
Here's hoping that you can spend less time separating floss and more time stitching. Fred