Comic board wrapped with fabric.
 

I KNOW there are MANY people here who wrap their fabric
on comic boards, and so do I.

I am TRYING to get my fabric all wrapped on the comic boards
so I can start working on my storage shelving that I intend to build
in the fabric room. I REALLY (in the worst of ways) need to get all
my fabric back into the room I have for it and get all the other junk
out of that room.

Just thought I would share a few photos of my "labeling"
my yardage and such.

For fabrics that are 20" and less (I also have many F8's that are wof)
I cut my comic boards in half length wise.


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I made/printed labels using return address labels. Than I take neon
colored index cards that I got at Dollar Tree cut them into quarters.
Stick one label to the "blank" (unlined) side of the cards.


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If I have a group of fabrics I intend to use together I tie 2 ply cotton
yarn around the bundle to keep them together.


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Now granted I KNOW some people may not agree with my
"methods" for labeling and such but it works for ME.

Wow, that's organized! I thought I was doing well to get my fabrics on boards.:D

Nothing wrong with sharing fabric storage tips. All is appreciated. Some may not work for others but there will be the tiniest tip that some one will run with. I use comic boards all the time. I usually just pin a post it note on the fabric to let me know how much is there atleast a yard goes on a comic board. I put as much as 3 yards on a board. If more I use another board and clip to the first on the board not the fabric. If I have much more than that i have the bolt boards the fabric came on. Fabric Iget from estate/garage sales if atleast a yard go on comic boards also. Smaller pieces (scrap size) go into scrap boxes (clear).

I sure wish I was that organized. I really get tired of hauling totes out and digging thru them. I hear so many people talking about comic boards but I have no idea where to get them - or their cost - can you give me any advice on that?
Thanks

I wish I could be as organized as you! Any chance you want to come and "play" in someone else's stash for a while?

I am a little bit concerned about the paper clips. I've had them get rusty and stain things.

Looks nice, though.

Get the vinyl or plastic coating paper clips

I love my boards, It took me over a year to finally find all my fabric and get it wrapped. Got what I thought was all wrapped in about 3 days of stop and go work. It seemed like every time I cleaned or went looking for something else I found fabric I forgot I had. LOL I do not label yardage but know with the size of my boards 3 wraps equals about a yard, nice to be able to take a focal fabric and just hold it up to a shelf and get a really go idea about what to use with it.

I found the size I used (about 8x10 or 12) to be rather flimsy. Still, the shelves look really good! Still have to figure out how to get more square footage into the room so I can add more shelves!

jeanne49
look up comic book stores in your area, that is where I get mine at.
Or you can get them at amazon.com if you don't have a local CB store.

Losi S
LOL LOL LOL LOL oh that was good! I haven't laughed so much inages!
ME come play in YOUR stash? Heck I am trying to find someone to come
"play" in my 58 quart size bin (all 53+ bins to closer to the truth).
So do YOU want to come play in mine?

bearisgray
The paperclips I use are made from low-carbon steel with a anti rust
coating on them. From the testing I have done as long as I don't get
these paper clips in bleach or water for more than 10 minutes they
won't rust. Believe me THAT was my first worry about the paper clips.

NO I am NOT that organized........ YET but I hope to be someday. But
there are still over 53 bins of fabric to fold, and that is not counting the
various sizes of other plastic bins, cardboard boxes, and reusable shopping
bags still full of fabric.

Wowza! I'm lucky to just get my fabrics wrapped and indexed in evernote. lol

The main reason I am "tab" labeling my fabric is so I can look at
the tab too see how much I have. I DON'T have to pull it off a shelf or
out a drawer, box, bag or where ever it might be stored at.

When the day comes that I am "organized" enough to get shelves
put up all the fabric is going to be color sorted by color, than light
to dark.

At least that is my goal (and my story and I'm sticking to it LOL).

That's a good idea because taking it in and out is a pain. I use evernote on my phone to show how much of each fabric I have so I don't have to take them in and out.

Great job ladies! My fabric is kept in drawers so I didn't use comic boards. I just ruler folded the fabric -- it is held up by all the fabric in the drawer. I love the folded fabric -- so much easier to find what I need! I have way too much but certainly don't have 53 totes full!!

I think I'm doing well when it isn't lying around in heaps everywhere. :D

53 bins! Do you still love it all? You could start a quilt store, lucky you!

Once I can get the fabric room cleaned up enough (again) to
start going through ALL that fabric I intend to get rid of a lot
of the fabric.

In past years I would do a destashing and donate any where
from 50-300 yards of fabric. But the gentleman I donated to
pasted a few years ago.

There is a local charity that I donated to once, but won't go back
to them since they "too good" to accept my donations because I
am not giving them my HIGHEST quality items (Omni Grid rulers,
Olfa cutters, LQS quality fabrics).

I will be selling off quite a bit of the fabric once I can get to that
point. Just not sure WHERE I am going to sell it at (here, ebay etc).

Wish I could come to your house. I love organizing fabric.

Oh I wish you could too LOL.

I LIKE organizing it I just don't LOVE it.

But it is also having to organize ALL the other sewing notions
that I have.

Let me get this straight. Your fabric is not supposed to be dumped in a tub and shoved under the bed with the dust bunnies? You shouldn't have to dig through a pile that looks like refuse from a tornado to find what you need? Interesting concept. I should get on board with this one.

LOL
Love your humor and way of thinking.

Love having mine on the boards. I just sorted into colors and placed each color in a storage box. I have them stacked on the floor and can just look in the sides to see what I need. I have about 25-30 of these and so it made more sense for me to do it that way. The boards are wonderful. If you need a lot go on line and order 1000, even with shipping you save over the local shops.

I thought about ordering them online, but I don't have the money right
now to do that.
But I THINK a 1,000 boards MIGHT get me close to hold all my fabric
not sure though. However I DO cut them in half also for my smaller
cuts of fabric.

I dream of being that organized! I think you are a genium for idea of bundling the pieces you want to use together.
I get myself into trouble by repurposing something I bought with a "set" and then not having what I need when it comes time to use the set. Love your labeling system.

Amazon.com is where I found mine.

Nancy

I have been debating about using comic boards. Thanks very much for sharing and the photos. I really like your labeling idea!!

Louise: What a terrific idea !! Thanks for sharing

Me too! I love the comic board idea but I'm just too lazy at the moment to go through all my fabric. Maybe next year!:shock: my fabric is folded nice and sorted into colors until I pull a bunch of it out to audition.

I do well to get the fabric on the boards and shelved in some sort of color organization! I can't imagine indicating the yardage of each piece.

I'll admit that we just moved into a new house last fall so I did it as I put stuff away in the new house. I don't know if I could have just pulled my stash, measured it all, and reorganized it just to do it.

I agree, I have had both straight pins and paper clips rust on me with no moisture in the air. Now I wrap them with strips cut from the clear tablecloth vinyl.

When I purchase the fabric it goes straight to the washer for a hot prewash. When it comes out of a hot dryer, it gets pressed and put on the board right after it's measured.

I keep my beeswax for my needles nearby and run the straight pins across. Helps to keep them from rusting. I haveno rust spots on my fabric so far.

Over a year ago I spent much money on the comic book backer boards and some cabinets. Took all those fabrics out of tote boxes and put them on the boards. Wow, that was a big job - too many years of buying too much fabric! During the process I also donated to my local senior citizen hall and local quilt shop. That was the best move I ever made as far as organizing my yardage. Now, if I could just reduce my precuts!! PS - found my backer boards on Amazon much cheaper than anywhere else.

The only reason I put my yardage on comic book backer boards was because I was looking at tons of totes with lots of fabric. If you have a small stash - maybe not necessary. I still have way too many fabrics and I still donate to my senior ladies. But this is one way to keep your fabrics organized! :)

I never heard of comic board. I'm going to have to look into this. Thanks for the tip.