Comic boards vs. stacking
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I have some of my fabric on comic book boards but the rest of it I store in plastic bins by color and theme. If we ever get to build our cabin in Colorado I will take my comic book boards and wrap my fabric on to them I will have shelves under the window that I can store my fabric on. I will also have shelve for my magazines and books.I will have a room big enough for sewing machine and cutting table and my tv and cabinet with dvd and vcr player, cd's and all I will also have space for a Statler Stitcher.
#14
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I saw a quilter folding fabric over a 12" x 24" ruler (as I recall). She started with maybe 3" on top, then just flipped and folded, then slipped the ruler out. I was amazed at how much you could then stack, and kinda tell by the thickness whether there is 1 yard, 2, etc.
#15
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I'm also working on getting my fabric organized. Looks like a bomb went off in that room LOL
I get my boards from Joann's. I ask for the empty fabric boards and they're happy to get rid of them. They just throw them away -- best part? They're free. You just have to cut the boards to the size you want which can be a little challenging because they are a little thicker than the comic boards. But again....free....
this is my 2016 goal.
I get my boards from Joann's. I ask for the empty fabric boards and they're happy to get rid of them. They just throw them away -- best part? They're free. You just have to cut the boards to the size you want which can be a little challenging because they are a little thicker than the comic boards. But again....free....
this is my 2016 goal.
#17
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My stash currently fits in the closet albeit tightly. If I start with boards I am afraid i would spend a lot of time and effort on it but wind up with a lot of extra fabric I wouldnt have a home for-- that it wouldn't all fit back in there . That's why I was hoping someone went thru the process and ( ideally) discovered that boarding the fabric actually saves space in the end.
#20
Your sewing room sounds like mine!!! Can't count how many times I needed the fabric near the bottom and had to unstack everything on the top to get to it, then re-stack it.
Anyway ...
As for saving space, it will highly depend on how well the space is utilized. If for example your shelves are 12" high and the comic boards are only 10" high ... you are wasting 2" on every single shelf. But then if you know your shelves are 12" high you can get *something* (corrugated plastic for example) cut to within a 1/4" of the shelf height to better utilize space.
My plan is exactly as yours ... I want shelves built to store my fabric on boards in an upright position so I can easily see what I have and grab what I want. I'm disciplined enough that once I am done with the fabric it will go back where it belongs.
Anyway ...
As for saving space, it will highly depend on how well the space is utilized. If for example your shelves are 12" high and the comic boards are only 10" high ... you are wasting 2" on every single shelf. But then if you know your shelves are 12" high you can get *something* (corrugated plastic for example) cut to within a 1/4" of the shelf height to better utilize space.
My plan is exactly as yours ... I want shelves built to store my fabric on boards in an upright position so I can easily see what I have and grab what I want. I'm disciplined enough that once I am done with the fabric it will go back where it belongs.
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