This week on #fridaysews I’ve decided to show you the journey my chosen fabric takes from when I purchase it to when it arrives at my home and the journey it takes to reach my fabric stash.
I spend time organising my fabrics, paper patterns and threads. This video is just about my fabric and threads organisation. I will show you how I organise my patterns another time, but today it’s all about fabric and cottons.
This process is quick and allows me to find both my fabric and thread quickly. I hate when I know I have something and can’t find it. I find it extremely frustrating, so I get myself organised.
Let me know what you think of my process? Would it be something you’d do yourself.
I use 4” x 6” index cards. I leave a small area for the fabric swatch, which I stick to the left of the card, and then I write out all the other information I want to store on my cards alongside the swatch:
Fabric Name
Price Per Metre (Total Price)
Length & Width
Weight (gsm)
Composition
Directional
Cotton Code
Supplier
Date
Pre-washed
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Downloadable
Sewing Project Sheet PDF - [ Ссылка ]
Fabric Tag (to be printed on card) - [ Ссылка ]
00:00 Intro
00:35 Order Confirmation Email
01:07 Add More Information
03:43 Fabric Index Box
05:17 Opening New Fabrics
06:49 Fabric Swatch
07:22 Index Card Information
08:34 Completed Card
10:29 Cotton/ Thread Code
17:49 Fabric Storage Boards
20:58 Fabric Tag
23:05 Fabric Storage
24:55 Using my Fabric Index Box
27:24 Other Box for Used Fabrics
