I’ve been sewing for years, and have always loved to shop for fabric. Once I started Sandi’s T’s – where I was doing a lot of sewing with fabric on tee shirts, I needed to have somewhere to store the fabric – for what I was using, and then what I bought to replenish. So my fabric has been a revolving stash.
At first, I was using the shelf in a couple of closets but that became a nuisance, since I was always having to get on the step stool to reach the fabric – taking it out, putting new in, etc….
After a little discussion with my DH – I decided to get a cabinet built – that would be almost floor to ceiling, with plenty of shelves.
Voila!
It’s quite tall – almost 8 feet – still a little storage room at the top for flat things. I can reach all the shelves standing on the floor for the most part. Just the top ones, I need a step stool. And I’m in and out all the time, pulling fabric out to use, adding new fabric for the next project.
Now wait a week or so and the fabric will look so different – that’s how quickly I use up and buy more!!
I have to tell you that this cabinet was so big – that my dh and son had to use the window at the back of the room – to bring the cabinet into the house – can you believe that??
Well, now that I have started crocheting again, and I do a lot of that for my Etsy shop – I’ve decided that I needed a place to put all the yarn that I’ve bought recently.
A smart lady gave me a tip of using an over the door shoe bag to store my yarn – yep, you guessed it – needed 3!!
This one has quirky yarn such as eyelash and ribbon – along with some yarn I’ve gotten to make baby blankets – going to make a couple for Project Linus.
This is the worsted weight yarn that I have to make hats and scarves.
This yarn is wool, and some cotton for making scarves and bookmarks.
Now I just have to remember where everything is stored 
I have just started buying the wool yarn – as I’ve started a new craft and that is felted bowls. It’s so much fun! My previous posts talk about the bowls I’ve made so far…. more to come
Sandi
