How to fold and store your fabric
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2015
- Read more about how to organise and store fabric at - wp.me/p2WfGc-566
The magazine boards that I use to create these cute little mini fabric bolts are available on Amazon here:
USA - amzn.to/1Hw0oim
UK - goo.gl/FD06PX
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Wow. That fold technique is amazing!
I came across your video and then ordered the magazine boards. They arrived today and I organized over 40 yards of fabric. It is amazing how little space the fabric takes up, when it is on these boards.
Deby you are so right! Sometimes just taking a look at our fabric stash is enough when we do not have much time to sew! I love your articles and just today came by this video thanks so very much!
Instead of spending a lot of money on magazine boards, I cut out a piece of foamcore board in the size I want, and wrap my fabric around it, then pull the board out while holding the fabric in place. It works beautifully! If there is less than a yard of fabric, I can then fold it over one more time to make a smaller bundle or leave the large bundle the way it comes off the board. I love how it looks in my containers! The nice thing about doing it this way (besides saving $$) is that I can cut the foamcore to any size depending on the containers!
The comic book boards come in packs of 100 for usually under $15 US.
That's roughly 6 cents a board or less. I found them for under $14 US. (Both on Amazon with free shipping on Prime)
I love this envelope idea. I was using low tack Avery name tags to stick in the middle and it held without any sticky residue when removed. I also wrote the date of purchase, the yardages amount and because I'm also a sewer I stuffed" any notions, buttons, zippers, piping etc in the package as well. Then everything was ready to grab 'n go. I think I will start enveloping all my fabrics from now on but keep the labels so I know at a glance how much fabric is available. Thank you for such an enlightening video.
I use 3M medical paper tape. Very low tack. They are sold on Amazon in bixes of 12 rolls
I like the fold over way your friends showed you! A winner for sure thanks for this nice informative video
"Well Done!" from the Great State of Texas. We all have been given a stick with the straight pin, so this works very well for those of us who use our fair share of fabric. I am in the middle of a muddle right now, making my studio more efficient, so this is timely indeed! TFS.
I just ordered a 100 piece pack of magazine boards on Amazon because I had seen them used to store fabric on another TH-cam video. I was all set to either secure the ends of the fabric either using pins or the plastic covered paperclips until I saw the envelope-style finish you demonstrated. I think with a little practice that's what I'd prefer to do. Thank you very much for your video. It was very straight forward and it was just what I needed. I look forward to seeing more of your videos since this is the first one I've seen from you.
Why aren't people boycotting Amazon? No one pays attention to what that company is doing to destroy other companies. I wouldn't spend a penny on Amazon when there are so many places worthy of our business.
Copper Buttons faz
Deby, I love all your videos.. especially when I can hear the ocean waves outside! Thanks again, love the envelope idea.
During a recuperating period, I traced (using a 2 1/2 inch plexi square) and scissor cut scraps.
From DAISO, I bought rectangular spaghetti storage boxes. Fit perfectly and stackable too. ♥️
Great ideas! Thank you for sharing!
I've started using board to store my fabric on, there is so much more space now!! Thank you for the video!
I should get more fabric!!
I use the sheet music board (9 x 12) so I have a bit sticking up and I use sticky labels and list how much fabric I have on the board, at a glance. I also place the selvage out, so if I want to quickly take a look for buying more, I don't have to unroll the fabric.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I wish I could upload a photo of how you inspired my quilt fabric storage. I love it
This is sooooo handy to know. I have a ton of fabric so this is vey useful. FYI, I love that you are in Cayman! My favorite place in earth! My husband and I are scuba divers and we honeymooned on Grand Cayman and fell in love! Thank you for the useful tips!
I measured all my quilt backs and put a tab of masking tape little tab with size w x l and rubber band them in rolls in a tub. Saves me lots of time.
I did use that diagonal cut trick when it was 3 inches too narrow and about a foot too long. Just adjust the 2 triangles and sew diagonals back together. Magic.
Lovely ideas! I (of course) have a ton of fabric that needs to be better organized, and this will help immensely.
What a cute,envelope great idea :) Thank you
Great ideas! Thanks for sharing them. Yes admiring my fabric stash is one of my favorite things to do...besides touching it. lol
Now to get it all neatly on boards would be great.
+Pam Berry I get a lot of joy from my fabrics just by looking at them even if I don't always have time to sew :-)
I love this idea, but my fabric stash is varying width, some long lengths and some bulky fabric. Any tips on coming close to the same storage method for the variables?
love this idea, especially for my smaller pieces. . thanks for sharing.
Brilliant envelope fold clever. Thanks for sharing.
Also, just a quick tip as well, the back of 8 1/2 X 11 note pads work great for this so when you have finished a pad don't thro out the back. Just cut off the tôp where the paper was attached and throw them in a drawer. Then you can cut them down for your scraps too.
But eventually the acid from cardboard will damage fabric that it contacts and you might not realize it until your quilts hits sun damages. Can alter colors or fade or reds turn to.browns. chemical and light damage issues....not fun. I stored fabric in cardboard boxes and made 55 quilts for family in 1992. Fabric only in boxes max of 5 years. Didn't bother polyester or poly cotton but cotton did not last as long...shredded
Same as me, can't leave pins in, humid hot climate. So I use elastic too and just sew it flat and no marks, as long as it's the white stuff as I used thick rubber bands and I had to throw most of it away. But love the folding job xx
Awesome! !! you just gave me an aswer to my problem. i am in the process of organizing my fabrics... lots of them!!! Lol thank you so very much!
This is what I was looking for, thank you for the info on the magazine cardboard! I'm going to use index cards for my huge, mad stash of scraps and fat quarters and file them into beautiful bins I already have them in. It's just impossible to keep it tidy as I rifle through them!
For small amounts of fabric, I just put them in file folders (the hanging kind) then use banker's boxes (they are the perfect size for hanging folders) for storage. Not as visible as your solution, but it works for me. Still looking for a better solution for large yardage pieces. Many of the ideas from other commenters will be included in my storage system as they are brilliant.
love the idea, but I have lots of fabric and some, most are 2 yds. have to redo sewing room, going to use this idea but have to modify I think for larger amt. of fabric. I have taken all my stabilizers and interfacing and have put them on the cardboard bolts that the material comes on. got mine from JoAnn fabric. usually they throw them out. thank for tips they where great.. happy sewing
I actually like the paper clip idea best. Thank you for sharing!
Did you say you were in Grand Cayman? That is my favorite place on the earth. My husband and I are divers and love the island so much. I really miss being there
The last one is pretty much how they do it at fabric stores. I store them on an open shelf set back a bit, by color, so I can enjoy looking at them! Precuts get stored in fabric containers with similar kinds together, i.e., all layer cakes, all charm packs, etc.
very informative video... your fabric prints are so beautiful. I love them..
I actually like your paper clip idea best! Thanks.
Plastic Aligator Clip from Amazon are great to hold the fabric to the board.
Cutest instruction video on the tube!
Good idea! In Italy I do not think I've ever seen anything like that. I would like to know what kind of material the rectangles are. if I used double carton?Thank you
Your fabric is all so beautiful😍
because I a lot of the fabric I have is "scraps" or already cut into and are not longer a nice rectangle shape- I try my best to fold them into "burrito" or "rolls" and stack them on the shelf, saves space:)
silverbracelet6 -Great idea! I’m going to try this
I took all my odd scraps and chopped them into squares and other shapes on accuquilt. I then sorted them into dark flowers, light flowers, small boy, small girl, teen, patriotic, modern and into ziplocks by type. I sewed 18 quilt tops in 2 months from all these scraps that had been a clutter. It weighed more than a sack of dirt as just tops. I still have about 10 more to do. I have already completed 14 of them and gave them away but kept one. It was first one I quilted with rulers...and light flowers. Must be some reason we get all those flowers.
Thats a great idea
And your method avoids creases
Thank you for sharing your great ideas in this video! Love the bright colored paisley fabric! Where did you purchase it?
Check your local comic book store for the magazine boards. Also, I have some metal shelves that came with bins that fit the mini bolts and go back on the shelves.
This is genius!
This is brilliant!
Great Idea! Thank you.
OMG!! I have 3 dressers, about 5 boxes, 2 baskets and a few bins of fabric stashed around my house. From the smallest pieces for crumb quilts to yardage... I definitely need a better storage system than I am currently using - the stuff and cram method. Where on earth do I start? Anybody want to spend a week helping me fondle/fold/file fabric :-)Thanks for the inspiration.
Easy does it, slow and steady wins the race🤔🤪. This just came up on my feed, by now I hope you’ve found a solution!!! If not take one box or bin at a time, fold and put back in that box of bin. Maybe even sub categorize by color/size or theme. Just a suggestion, ❤️😀
Thank you for this i did my drawer and they look good☺
I'm from Stroud, Glos and your accent feels very Gloucestershire!
The videos I find are for quilter's stash. I am not a quilter. Much of my fabrics are 2 yards or more. Not sure this would work for my situation.
I agree. They all have perfect even cuts of fabric. I pick up all size pieces at tag sales and thrift shops etc and they often have odd cuts out of them. I have to find a way for them to take up less room.
I like the one using the envelope fold best
u r superb, I actually wanted to know which kind of fabric is this??plz let me know
She says in the vid that it's cotton quilting fabric
Thnx Debbie buckland.
What is the size of your fabric for this tutorial? Thanks
plz what is the name of this fabric
Thank you for sharing. I very much like to know what is the backing board is made of. Are they plastic ?! I hope they are .
Most comic books boards are a thin card board, or a card stock. They are acid free which is what also makes them good for fabric. There is a company that makes a corrugated plastic one approx this size for fabric storage. I dont remember the name off the top of my head, but you could find them on amazon.
I do not have those magazines boards so I am going to use manila folder ( I have tons of them .... and not longer needed for office filing)
Hello. Do you live in the Cayman Islands? I visited Grand Cayman a few years ago and loved it!
Debbie is not with so-sew-easy since late 2015, she has retired in Spain.
Hello Just found you I’m planning to sort my small fabric stash neatly thank you
Were do you find Magazine boardd? Acid free products.
Nice 👍
What is the name or brand of the cars pulling the campers?
it is Wilmington lets go camping and can be bought at fabric.com
Thanks ever so much.
I have a big tub of scraps, but don’t know how to separate and store. Any good ideas?? I’m desperate!😩
I would separate the colors and put in resealable baggies. Put them in bins from lightest to darkest. It's so much easier finding colors this way. Hopes this helps!
You can find all-plastic paper clips on an office supply website.
You´re so great sharing with us you tips¡¡ I would like to know how to sew light fabrics as organza, chiffon, etc... have nice hollidays¡¡
Good idea.wow
I will see how this works, my fabric is usually 122cm wide but 4 metres long, so I think my bundle will be a bit bigger. Thanks for sharing.
I'll have to get mine out of totes.Great!
OMGosh, you're in Cayman?
Great ideas! How about stainless steel pins? ebay has stainless steel t-pins☺
I have a. cheaper solution that works for me. I buy at Walmart a poster board, I think that is what they are called. They are thick and sturdy. I cut them to size. I get a few out of that.
The reason some of us use the comic book boards is that they are acid-free and won't deteriorate or damage the fabric. I'd love to say I use it up right away but there's a reason it's called a stash, right? :D
The first thing I thought of was just a couple of pieces of clear tape. Wouldn't that work?
Cindy Betts from experience I know that over time the tape unfortunately leaves a residue. I've purchased older fabric at thrift stores that has been tapped, and after removing the tape a sticky patch is left.
@@mbmochinski, I never thought of that! 💜
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i'd just use sellotape to stick it down.
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