Comments on: The Value of an Organized Sewing Room

By: Using KonMari to Declutter the Sewing Room

Using KonMari to Declutter the Sewing Room — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 23:03:06 +0000

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By: Lisha Vidler

Lisha Vidler — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 02:13:34 +0000

I’ve a touch of OCD, so I keep my sewing room very neat and organized. Since I wasn’t planning on hanging much in the closet, I had shelves installed on both sides. It gives me plenty of storage space, and there’s still room to hang things in the middle, which is good in case we ever sell the house. I wrap my cotton fabrics on comic boards and store them in dresser drawers, organized by color. All my shelves are filled with photo boxes, baskets, and bins in colors that match my sewing room’s decor. There’s a lot of them, so I’ve often had students ask me, “Do you actually know what’s in all those boxes?” Even though they aren’t labeled, the answer is yes! Since I’m very color-oriented, I know that the dark purple box holds my ribbon collection, while the giant lavender bin holds knit jersey fabrics, and the lime green box holds my antique lace collection, and so forth. The only time I misplace sewing items is when I decide to go in and reorganize things. . . .

By: Jennifer Rosbrugh

Jennifer Rosbrugh — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 22:16:18 +0000

In reply to Brann mac Finnchad. Same here! Now where did that silk organza go....

By: Brann mac Finnchad

Brann mac Finnchad — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 21:56:46 +0000

I would add to no.7 that if you bought the fabric for a specific future project to mark that down as well. More than once I’ve used yardage I had earmarked for something specific, and didn’t notice until I got ready to start the project.

By: rita

rita — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 20:16:38 +0000

So many great ideas! I don’t have room for a big cutting table so I use an air hockey table, It has raised edges so rulers, pencils, and cutters don’t fall off constantly. It’s big enough for two large cutting mats taped together on their back sides. It’s also a little higher than a normal table which is nice for cutting and it’s narrow enough I can reach all the way across.

By: Elisa FIsher

Elisa FIsher — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 19:23:40 +0000

I have two walls of my sewing room fitted out with open modular closet organizers from Home Depot and a large "desk" built on another wall for machines and cutting (wide shelving also from Home Depot with 2x4 supports) the other wall has a table with laundry baskets beneath for large storage and the space is finished with clear plastic storage drawers. Everything is visible (even the projects I want to forget to finish) and easy to find. The grid shoe racks like this are PERFECT for storing spools of thread, baggies with bits and pieces, boxes with trim and beads - any small thing that just needs a cubby!

By: Kathleen Noble

Kathleen Noble — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:04:47 +0000

I discovered a great trick by accident!
I finally have a dedicated sewing room (hurrah!) shared only with a couple of bookcases and some files. When I’m not sewing, we use the space for hanging sheets to dry inside, for which my husband has strung a clothesline a bit above my head. I hated that he kept forgetting to take it down, until he was helping me cut out a new dress. When I finished cutting one of the many long skirt panels, my husband took it and draped it over the clothesline…now I don’t know how I managed without one! It’s brilliant! It holds all the big pieces close to hand without taking up valuable table space. It is currently holding my sewn skirt while I’m waiting to set the waist.
As for the items I chose on purpose, my favorite’s are a pair of glass front bookshelves that keep my fabric stash neat and visible, and a pair of small metal rolling drawers from IKEA with lots is small drawers to hold my equipment and supplies in categories.

By: Marie

Marie — Sat, 17 May 2014 08:45:21 +0000

I have been forced to organize my sewing notions because I now have a sewing buddy. Every Wednesday I pack up and travel to her home for dinner, conversation and sewing. So I now have plastic storage containers which I carry in a laundry basket. This makes loading and transporting things easier. Nothing like taking one’s sewing room on the road to force one to organize. The back seat of the car looks like a fabric store on wheels. However, leaving important items behind taught me to make a check list before packing up.

Having a friend who shares my enjoyment of creating is worth it all.