What's Your Sewing Storage Solution?
32 commentsRead tips from real sewers, and share your own!
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Mood LA Moves: Check Out the New, Bigger Location
6 commentsFamous Los Angeles fabric store has a new address, more space and features
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Tepee relaxes magnetic pull
My magnetic pin holder secures my silk pins so tightly that it’s difficult to remove them, so I push a knitting needle or stiletto under the pins to sculpt them into a tepee shape. Then I can...
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Thread needles with a floss threader
Look to the dental aisle at the drugstore for threaders that help make threading needles a cinch.
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Recycle plastic trays from the supermarket
Empty plastic foam trays from the supermarket make great sewing notion storage for your workspace.
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New Use for Tailor's Chalk
Place one triangular piece of tailor's chalk in a box with your silver jewelry to keep it tarnish-free.
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Cool Tool: Gravity Feed Iron
Busy seamsters may want to consider investing in a pricey but stronger gravity feed iron.
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Little Shop, Little Shop of Notions
You can get unique and hard-to-find notions on the cheap at your local thrift store.
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On a Roll with Trim
A clever way to organize by-the-yard notions such as trims, ribbons and elastics.
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Spice Up Your Notions
A spicy-smart way to store buttons, baubles and more in your sewing or crafting area.
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Shop Your Stash!
Don't forget to regularly check your sewing room stockpiles for any fabulous forgotten fabrics and notions.
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Save a Thread, Thread a Needle
Save yourself time and thread with this crafty solution for errant lengths of string.
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Snaggle Tooth, No Thank You!
Try this better way to snip thread than the tried-and-true method many seamsters use.
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Cool Tool: Press Buck
A press buck can be a useful tool for pressing items with curved seams like skirts and bodices.
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Lipstick? Nah, it's a Pin-Stick
Passers-by might wonder why you need to primp in your sewing room but you'll know a craftier use for that empty lipstick tube.
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