I have no special room. I have some material hanging on hangers in my closet and some in four plastic containers stack up against the wall. I don't have a big stash. I buy what I need at the time and put the left overs in the plastic containers. I have two sewing boxes with thread and misc items to sew with. I sew by hand mostly but my sewing machine is in the basement with all my husband's junk. I just try to keep the area around it clean and when I need to sew take my thread and material and go down and sew. I cut material on my kitchen table in between meals. I set my ironing board up in the living room/Tv room. I live in a small ranch that we opened up so we lost a bedroom. It really isn't that bad. I just have to put my things away more often.