If you're gonna have an addiction, it might as well be a Fabric one!
The colours, the patterns, the weights, the shops form which to buy are endless and I could spend all day (spending all my money) on fabric.
But how do I store it all and keep track? Well, when I started, I didn't. I started off buying metres upon metres of a fabric if I liked it. Now I am still stuck with some of my first fabric purchases and they are for sale here on my Etsy haberdashery supply shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/OhSweetBitsAndBobs
https://www.etsy.com/shop/OhSweetBitsAndBobs
I started getting a bit more organised back in 2012 when I first discovered Pinterest. I saw this pin and went ahead and ordered these boards. I Love them and cereal boxes work just as well.
I tried my best to organise them into sections according to patterns and colours.
My current problem is that since I haven't been keeping a note of where I bought the fabrics, the designer and/ or the name of the fabric, so now I am chasing those up.
I am currently pulling out my receipts, checking emails from suppliers and even emailing the online shops I frequent to gather all the info I need.
It's going to be at least a few months till I've gathered all the info for all the fabric I have but I am well on my way to being a super organised fabric addict.
While at a local fabric shop I came across their organising system and asked if I can snap at shoot.
I went home, got my tag punch, my hole punch and my scrape basket out!!!
I went home, got my tag punch, my hole punch and my scrape basket out!!!
I am blessed to have my own sewing space where I can do what I want so the hammer and nails came out!
I attacked my fabric scrape basket (I don't throw away any fabric- this stuff is just too expensive) and using crafting glue and my button jar and got crafting!!
Here is my Swatch Wall - work in progress
I found the wooden letters at a local garden centre but you can either make your own (there's loads of cool tutorials on Pinterest)
I attacked my fabric scrape basket (I don't throw away any fabric- this stuff is just too expensive) and using crafting glue and my button jar and got crafting!!
Here is my Swatch Wall - work in progress
I found the wooden letters at a local garden centre but you can either make your own (there's loads of cool tutorials on Pinterest)
If you are a bit lazy like me, you can get your letters here at Amazon. They are called Splosh.
Check out my fabric Organisation board on Pinterest
http://www.pinterest.com/sweetbagofmine/fabric-organising/
http://www.pinterest.com/sweetbagofmine/fabric-organising/
