'made a portable design wall using old fiberglass tent poles with shock cords. Added a little pocket in each corner of the GW flannel blanket, and a small tie in the middle. Can be free standing or hang from cup hooks.
Other items:
• door peephole to get an idea of how a fabric will look from a distance.
• the red glasses to determine values
• small photo albums to carry fabric swatches of my stash when shopping
• a pair of mirrors taped together to determine how a fabric will appear as a OBW
• spring clamps to hold fabric securely to a table - makes ripping easier
• Styrofoam stuffed into an old pen caddie where I can safely store craft knives
• old memo spindle to stack LA bobbins
• Hemostats and curved Kellys for reaching and grabbing
• mosquitostats which are helpful in conjunction with a tiny crochet hook for picking stitches
• sand paper board to keep fabric stable while marking
• a spoon for quick finger presses, (my fingers don't work as good as the spoon)
many of the previously mentioned items