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fabric stash notebook (Tip/Technique) 
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5/8/11 8:47 PM |
| I have created a fabric stash notebook for all the fabric in my stash. I cut a swatch from each piece of fabric. I glue it to a page in a spiral notebook. I write under it how much of the fabric I have and how wide it is. I also make notes about the fabric. I write things like fabric content, If this piece has be preshrunk and had the grain straightened, if it is a one way print or has two way stretch and the washing instructions. I make sure I do this before I put the fabric away even if I think I am going to use it right away because some times that does not happen. I keep this note book near my sewing machine. The other thing I do is I store each fabric piece in a plastic grocery store bag that is loosely tied shut so that I can see it easily. I write on the outside of the bag how much fabric there is and how wide it is and I write things like preshrunk or straight of grain on the bag. I use a permanent marks a lot type marker to do this because it writes well on plastic. I take my notebook with me when I want to Match thread, zippers, seam tape etc. to the fabric. I take advantage of thread and notion sales at fabric stores by taking my notebook with me and using it to make sure I have thread to match each piece of fabric I own. If I don't have thread to match the fabric I can't sew with it so I make sure that does not happen. I also use my notebook to decide about patterns I might be thinking about making. It has helped me greatly with making decisions about what projects to work on. |
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Thank you for sharing this ,very helpful!
5/8/11 9:51 PM
I really need to organize mine, sounds great and not very time consuming.
5/9/11 0:10 AM
great organizing tip - thanks!
5/9/11 0:48 AM
You can download a stash notebook template at the website for STITCH magazine. That is where I got the idea to make up my notebook.
5/9/11 7:35 AM
I like the spiral notebook idea a lot. Very easy and transportable.
5/9/11 8:53 AM
Do you have a link to the website. I've tried searching for the template and can't find it. Sounds like a great idea that I would like to give a try.
5/9/11 9:16 AM
Great idea about including all that relevant information for each swatch! I once did similar notebook (with much less information) with swatches from my wool fabric stash. I was surprised to find when I looked at it after several years that many of the swatches had mysteriously disappeared! I don't know if moths had gotten them or what had happened, but hereafter I will store the notebook in a sealed container!
5/9/11 12:31 PM
This is a great idea, I will try this. Hopefully I won't procrastinate.
5/9/11 2:47 PM
This is a terrific tip. My swatches are pinned to a sheet of A4 paper with just the amounts written alongside. The notebook is a much better idea. Thanks!
5/10/11 7:28 AM
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5/11/11 6:58 AM
What a great idea! Currently my stash is limited to two plastic crates and I try to review my stash fairly often these days. I discovered a few months ago that I had fabric I had completely forgotten about plus I had multiples of very similar fabrics. A notebook would stop this problem. Thanks for the tip.
5/29/11 0:43 AM
What a brilliant idea I sometimes forget what I have in my stash I have so much that I have to keep it in the garden no room left in the house I keep it in a child's large plastic toy chest i am always rummaging through my stuff it makes my back ache so I'm gonna try this bit of what seems like magic thankyou
6/21/11 5:03 PM