Thank you all so much for your comments!  Definitely some great tips!  The winner of the pouch giveaway is spontaneous threads who wrote:

‘That is so very very clever. My hand embroidery skills are novice at best, but I do like making french knots in large groups, it makes such interesting texture. I also like to use the already twisted embroidery floss, I think it stays together better. Thanks for the giveaway, it’s worth leaving a comment and my fingers are crossed!’

Congratulations!  I sent you an email requesting your address.  Your new pouch is on it’s way soon!

Thanks again, everyone for reading my blog!

Alison