Unfortunately, I have a low budget. Wait, let me rephrase that: I have practically no budget at all, so I have to work with what I've got.
I'm sure many of you are in the same situation as me, so let's work together to make our sewing super organized!
The focus of this post will be storage-because as these will be an ongoing collection of posts, and you might as well have all your stuff out of the way before you start organizing the rest of your toolbox etc.So, if you want to have suitable storage for your sewing, you need to have some ( I guess you call it equipment?!) form of storage.
This could be:
- Reasonably large plastic containers from your supermarket. When I say containers I mean that they're like boxes, pretty big. These can come in a variety of sizes and if you have lots of material or other sewing equipment these are really good.
- Baskets. These are really pretty and can be stacked up and hold a lot of fabrics ( I have a few myself). Disadvantage: Moths and other bugs can get in and eat your fabric! This means that if having a basket you will have to put your fabric or whatevers in it to protect it.
- Tins. Okay, so these are mostly for small things ( such as ribbons, wool, scraps ) but really come in handy! An old biscuit tin that has been washed out will do perfectly!
- Bags. If really in need, you could get some strong plastic bags and store you stacked fabric and things in there.
- Sewing basket. If you have a GIGANTIC sewing basket, or not many sewing supplies, you could store things in there. If you haven't got a large one, I suggest you go to your sewing store or Lincraft, as I am sure they will have some good sizes.
Step 2~Stacking and Folding Fabric!If you're like me, and have lots of fabric ( this is not all of my fabric pictured of course! ), this wil take a while! It's quite simple really. Follow directions below!
1. Iron all fabric if you wish.
2. Starting with one piece, fold to a size you like or fits your container. 40cm by 40cm I find is a really good size.
- Make sure all sides join up with another and are even.
3. Continue this method, making sure all fabric are roughly the same size folded as the previous one. Stack your fabric up and you're finished!
If you wish, you can colour code your stacked fabric to be even more organized!If you have misshaped fabric, such as a triangle, try to make a square or rectangle as best as you can.
For everything else, such as ribbons etc, place in an appropriate place. Unfinished projects in a box, donated fabrics in another, ribbon in a tin, endless organization. Believe me, this method works!
Store any other things you find randomly, pack away, and you're done!
Keep checking Thread Thrills for more updates on Organizing Your Sewing! Coming soon!
