Some of my storage is the familiar clear plastic storage. I have two of the clear plastic cases made specifically for thread. I visited an industrial resale place and found one of the large red tool boxes - with wheels and about 8 drawers. I lined the drawers with the bubble looking shelf liner and store the following: scissors, rotary cutters, bobbins in plastic bobbin boxes, crochet & knitting needles, straight pens, marking pencils, serger thread, machine embroider thread, specialty sewing machine feet, rulers. I store my hand embroider thread in a converted fishing tackle box - one that has 4 clear plastic cases that store on top of each other in a handled case. I store my buttons in a wall mounted draw style cabinet with clear plastic drawers.