Container Tips and More
I'm getting some old sewing books out to give to a friend, and of course had
to read them first. Old ones I didn't remember. Threads is a marvelous
one, with lots of hints. One lady wrote in to say she used metal cake decorating
tips for making seam binding tape. Different sizes made different sizes of tape.
Another one wrote that she always had a strawberry huller beside her machine
to pick out stitches. Said it looked like two fingernails, and saved hers when
removing a lot of stitches. (Personally, I've never seen one like that,)
In our garage I helped my late husband quickly see what was in each old coffee
tin. On each I taped a 3x5 card, then, again with 2 inch clear tape, covered a
sample nail, screw, etc, that was in the cans. One glance and it could be found.
I use an old tiny metal set of shelves he had for screws and nuts and bolts, now
repainted and I use it for sewing aids. Each drawer is labeled and now I can
FIND those tiny things I need right now!! It has well over 50 small drawers, big
enough for those thousand and one things we lose every time we want them.
I have masses of large, heavy books that I love and will keep, but they fall over
when my cat strolls past them. So to keep in with my window seat and pillows,
I use the same extremely heavy, rough cream old bedspread that I made them
from and added it to some new, dry bricks. Hand sewed them and they can
be laid two or three layers high, looks nice. I've had several folks wonder where
they can buy them.
I hunt for cat litter plastic containers that have a sturdy lid that removes
completely. The ones I get are white, about knee high and have paper labels that come
right off. I use them for storing lots of stuff, and can label them easily with typing paper
and 2 inch clear tape, on the lid and sides. Just clean out well, it's not hard to do. They will
even hold a blanket or small quilt for storage, smells best when an opened bar of Irish
Spring cake soap is added before closing the lid.