Wednesday, August 15, 2012

How to Organize Your Craft Room


Everyone wants a sewing/craft room that looks like it was put together by a team from IKEA. Unfortunately this is not a reality for the majority of us. Instead we are confined to small, cluttered spaces, which seem to never be organized no matter for hard we try. Just take a look that my sewing area.



I did straighten it up a bit just so that I would not look like a slob.

To help you organize your sewing place here are some helpful tricks.  

Thread:
Storing thread in a large container may seem like a good idea, however after a while strands of thread tangle together. A better way to organize them is to use a lipstick organizer. That way each thread gets its own section, limiting the tangling problem. You can also make your own using this video.


Bobbins:
Bobbins are a lot like thread, in the sense that they get tangled with other things. To solve this problem try storing them in pill boxes. 




Patterns:
Once you open a package for a pattern, there is no going back. You can never fold it neatly enough to get it back into the package it came in. Therefore I like to put mine in paper bags, which I label and store in a large plastic container.


Pins:
A safe and cute way to store a large collection of pins is to place them in mason jars. You can also storage other things in them like zippers, elastic, measuring tape, and marking tools. To jazz it up you can also tie ribbon, or lace around the base.


Fabric:
Fabric can be quit challenging to store. One solution is to cut large rectangular pieces of cardboard and wrap your fabric around; similar to how it would look like in a fabric store. You can also try filing it in a filing cabinet, shown here. Or you can just neatly fold it and place in on a bookcase.
*Some of these photos do not belong to me* 



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