Stash Organizing Question
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I recently started using comic book backing boards for my fabric. They are archival and won't harm the fabric and then they all are similar and easy to sort. I sort by color with the exception of suiting fabric/wools.
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Originally Posted by dar627742
istarted sorting out my stash ,too[must be catching !]then i remember reading about using cardboard not being a good idea. the cardboard i'm using is cut down from the bolts the fabric is wrapped on in the fabric shops,do you think this would be ok ? if not ,it figures that i'd actually get ambitious enough to do this,then find out i'll have to re-do it all HELP!!!
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Wow this must be organize the fabric month. My grandaughter and I had a wonderful day Saturday starting out with waffles. Then into the room. She and I reorganized everything. We put the chenilles, velvets and flannel in the top because they take up so much space. We did not color match it just put it in layers so we could see them. Then down to the bins. These we sorted by color. The ones that had a separate bin were Xmas, Childrens prints, ie. bugs, etc., and bright brillant colors were put together. Laurel Burch has her own shelf. I have to get those UFOs done, and I have a misc shelf that has some fleece and a few things for sewing clothes. It looks fabulous and I said about 100 times, oh I love this. So I think that creates another UFO. So does that mean we made progress or lost it? Doesn't matter we had a terrific day and now she knows the difference between yards, fat quarters and fat eights!
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I was told in a class yrs. ago,(& didn't listen) not to store fabrics in cardboard boxes, on wooden shelves, etc. because something from the wood products would fade/stain the fabrics. Well my husband had just built me some shelves for my fabric storage until I whizzed through it.Hmmmm! So I took some of the YARDS of double-knit polyesters and laid them on top of the shelves & under the stash. It worked! After being warned about heirloom framing & protecting heirlooms/ heirloom sewing, I wasn't taking any chances. Besides, I paid $6.50 for some of the good stuff! star619
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