Vera39760

I have a rotating carasol (sp) that is peg board on all four sides about 5 feet tall with about a foot near the bottom that doesn't have the peg board, about 18" square. It is full. That is one thing when I had to give away a lot of stuff to get my long arm in the room that was not going anywhere. I don't have much wall space. I have 12 ft windows on 2 walls, back door and door to the other room on the other 2 and shelves to the ceiling on the rest of the walls.

Snooze2978

I use pegboards all over my sewing/cutting rooms. Of course that takes away wall space to put wall hangings but I had to make the sacrifice to put all my tools, rulers, threads, etc. I also use the metal hooks instead of dowels as they just didn't stay in the holes well. I found the metal hooks online in larger packages for a lower price too. The long pegboard holds most of my embroidery threads and larger spools of quilting threads. The smaller quilting spools are in a drawer next to my quilt machine. Each color has their own drawer. I have my embroidery threads arranged to match the thread chart so easier for me to find quickly.
The photo showing my serger threads also shows my shelves of dress fabrics before I got them all on bolt boards of comic book boards. Had a broken pipe above the shelves just shortly after taking this photo. Not pretty either.

Here are my photos..............

EmiliasNana

I use pegboard above my sewing machine and as sliding ruler holders in my cutting/ironing table. Love it for organizing things in sight.
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The open space on the edge of the cutting table has three grooves where three separate peg boards slide out to reveal all my rulers.

Airwick156

Where do you buy peg board and the hooks and do they come in different sizes? And about how much are they? Also, How do you hang them on the walls? I have a really small bedroom with no room and I would like to put one of these up on the wall so any advice would be wonderful.. Thanks. I think its a great idea using a pegboard.

meanmom

I love my pegboard. I found a whole sheet in my neighbors trash. I had just priced it at Lowes. Also they have the hooks. I have seen hooks at the Dollar store but I haven't looked lately. YOu put some 1" strips of board on the wall and hook the pegboard to it. You need the pegboard out from the wall a little bit so you can get the hooks in. I mostly keep my rulers on mine. After looking at the pictures I think I need to add some more in the corner above my sewing space.

callen

I also have a pegboard & I don't know what I would do without it. I hang scissors on it, small rulers, my embroidery hoops etc, etc. I took some decorative card stock strips (from the $$ store) the kind teachers use on their boards & framed the edges of my pegboard just to dress it up a little.

ArchaicArcane

If you have a retail shop supply store near you, they're usually the most cost effective for the pegs. Miles ahead of the hardware shops. This is one we have here: http://www.eddies.com

Quiltlady330

Like everyone else who has posted, I love my pegboards. I use them just like they have mentioned for my notions. One thing I did differently was use small thread spools to mount mine away from the wall for clearance of the metal hooks. Bought my hooks at Lowe's and Wal-Mart.

Emma S

Emilia and Suz: Thanks for the pictures. Have admired pegboards for years. They seem like a simple answer to an ongoing problem, namely tools lost under piles of debris. What a blessing it would be to just find my scissors.

ksdot417

http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...78-479531.html

There's a couple of pictures that show my pegboard use. They are so useful. Just wish I had more open wall space so I could hang some more.