Originally Posted by PurpleBecca

Mary - love that pic!!! Darn't show my hubbie!!! ALSO - love the analysis Roben!!

At the moment - I have an 1929 single treadle on the landing, plus 3 out of the 6 bookcases up there have embroidery and sewing books on them.

In our bedroom we have a huge shelving system, piles of magazines, bags and bags of fabric - an ottoman full of fabric, cupboard under PC for storing stationary - you guessed it - fabric! 2 stacking boxes full of sewing equipment and threads. Under bead - three sewing boxes of notions etc. PLUS one V large bag of wool (yarn. In the corner several rolls of fabric, one of stitch and tear and one of pattern cutting paper (all 60 inches long and fat!!. Two grates of towels for embroidering when I take my machines to craft fairs and sales (good business!!)

Sitting room is like a bomb site - I have about 2 dozen bags of 'alterations' for customers as well as scraps from finished jobs (all will come in useful - right?) hung on the curtain rails - more alterations and a set of ecclesiastical vestments I am currently restoring!! ALSO in a frame - some of the vestments! Several other sewing boxes. two or three plastic crates with 'work in progress. one machine (Bernina 630)and two embroidery units - one for the 630 and one for my 180.

In the kitchen - I have a whole run of worktop (counter) covered in stuff! A sewing box in the kitchen cupbaord with the cereal (or its on the worktop!), an extension lead for the iron etc lives in there too.

Of course in with the mixing bowls, lives my spool holder for the machines!!

Finally two machines one nasty cheap 'back up' (I only got the 2nd Bernina recently) and my trusty Bernina 180!!!!!

fortunatley my Scullery - where most of my cooking goes on is SEWING FREE!!!!


Of course my daughter has her own sewing stuff issues in her room - but lets not go THERE!!!.........