Curious Question
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Curious Question
This may sound really stupid but I have been wondering about this for a while. The room I consider my "sewing room" is where I do all of my sewing and other crafts. I don't have to share with anyone else in the family. In reading posts here I see a lot of people call the area they sew in as their "studio". So my question is for those who have sewing studios, why do you call it a studio versus a room?
This is probably one of the dumbest question ever posted on this forum and people are probably shaking their head thinking I'm crazy but I just want to know.
This is probably one of the dumbest question ever posted on this forum and people are probably shaking their head thinking I'm crazy but I just want to know.
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I like the reference of ( curious question) much better than the other one- it's not stupid to ask about something you want to find out about.
Everyone is different and looks at their spaces in their own way.
I am lucky I have both a quilting studio and a sewing room. My studio is where customers visit, bring in quilts for longarm quilting, see an ever changing ( trunk show) display of my projects. My sewing room is my space where I can be in my own ( zone) music playing, sometimes very messy, my space. I do try to keep the studio space tidy, presentable. The sewing room in the middle of a project can be a downright disaster area! I do clean it up before starting the next project.
Everyone is different and looks at their spaces in their own way.
I am lucky I have both a quilting studio and a sewing room. My studio is where customers visit, bring in quilts for longarm quilting, see an ever changing ( trunk show) display of my projects. My sewing room is my space where I can be in my own ( zone) music playing, sometimes very messy, my space. I do try to keep the studio space tidy, presentable. The sewing room in the middle of a project can be a downright disaster area! I do clean it up before starting the next project.
#4
I think ckcowl's explanation of business vs. personal use applies to many who use the term studio. For others, it may be a difference in the location. If the quilting 'area' is in a separate building from the main house, it's more likely to be called a studio. Also if the quilting 'area' was specifically built, configured, or remodeled for its purpose then it's more likely to be called a studio. For others, it is probably mindset - a quilter has a room, an artist has a studio.
#5
i think of a studio as a place to create.
here are some definitions i found http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/studio
here are some definitions i found http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/studio
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For me, it is my "sewing sanctuary". My space to create in, a place to get away from the world.
7.Definition: any place of refuge; asylum. ( gotta love the reference to asylum!)
Sandy
7.Definition: any place of refuge; asylum. ( gotta love the reference to asylum!)
Sandy
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I call mine my sewing room. It used to be a family room and still is to a certain extent but it is mainly used for sewing. The family still comes in there when I am sewing but they are careful to leave my things alone.
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