Hi - I will be at Lakeside Stitches tomorrow as well. She hosts a stitching group every Thursday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00. I stopped in last week and she was putting all her Nashville purchases into her inventory so got to see them. She got a good variety of charts and fabric 👍. One way to keep your stitched charts in the same binder as the unstitched charts is to get the plastic sleeves in a different color. I have seen them in a light pink, blue and yellow before. Put the stitched chart in the colored sleeve and you will be able to see at a glance which ones have already been done. Thanks for another informative video.
You are a calming addition to my Flosstube friends. I have what I call a ‘Crofis’ meaning craft room/office/sleeping room in my condo. Very small but have managed to get a dedicated 3 drawer cabinet, 3 shelf standup cupboard, half top part of the desk and part of the closet which holds about all I need. I keep my finished charts along with their detail sheet in one Completed Project Binder until I need to add a second one. Everything else is in boxes or plastic bins. Just recently reorganized and can find everything pretty easy now.
Wow, your room is as big as a 3 car garage! Lol. More room to collect!!! Lol . Once I complete a chart, I put it back in the expandable folder inside the fabric covered boxes. I will know what I have stitched, no need for a completed binder. Fabric storage, see the Virginia Stitcher on TH-cam. Again I use the comic board cards she uses and the fabric covered boxes. I sort by count then by color in the count. Everything organized. Her idea was brilliant. Saved me a ton of space and can see everything at once!
Yay...Now you are at the top of my alerts! I store patterns by holiday...and for the ones that I have lots of like Primrose Cottage/Fat Quarter Shop/Lori Holt/ Hands on Design I store by Designer then if it's not a holiday season I store them all together. In 3 ring binders in sleeve protectors. I too used to have an above the garage space, but I had my 12 ft longarm in it and sewing machines around the walls and a little alcove I used a reading nook....Now I have the biggest room in this house because we had this house designed around my longarm...That is why it's called my QUILTCAVE... lol.
Love your podcast so I need to catch up! Your crafts room is like having your own store! It's a makers dream! Thank you for the tips and now I'm going to go look st Dimensions Petites! LOL!
I gasped out loud when you turned around your camera to show your fabric storage! Now we MUST have a craft room tour! Great videos and super tricks- I love my neck lamp as well ( I call them my headlights- lol)
I just redid my chart storage. One binder for the two designers I have the most patterns. Everything else alpha order by designer, an alpha order by chart name within each designer. 1 binder labeled a-l, 2nd binder labeled l-z, 3rd binder for the two designers. I figured I probably should go through all the patterns from time to time to refresh my memory. My collection is expanding. Completed charts are gifted to someone else, or kept in the corresponding folder. Loved your video!
I do that binder method with my rubber stamp collection. I call those binders my bibles. Without them I doubt I could easily find a stamp! I’m still wondering if I’ll do designer or theme. It may end up a bit of both😅. Thanks for watching
Good Morning from my Northwoods home. A bit of snow overnight after rain. I am sure it’s a skating rink outside so a good day for stitching. I just wanted to say thank you for the great ideas you are offering, especially for storage. I am a quilter and a cross stitcher so the storage issues are really important. I look forward to your next video……..Happy Stitching!!!!!!
Another great video❤️ I use 1 binder for freebies & PDF print outs w/ a divider - new in the front, completed charts in the back & I write my start & finish date on those. I do put sleeve protectors on each one, as well. Everything else is in baskets, decorative boxes or totes by designer. I hope the shop owner will let you film or take pics to show us, but either way, enjoy & have fun! Happy Stitching!💗🪡🧵🌷🐇
Hi Sarah, love your videos, I am binge watching them at the moment. The tips and tricks are great and so useful. If you are going to rearrange your fabric, watch Vicky The Virginia Stitcher. She has a great way of storing hers using magazine boards. I am going to do mine that way when I get around to it. Take care, Sally x
Thanks for the tips! My fabric is more organized than the rest of my craft room 😢I need to clean the main areas before tackling my fabric. I saw a hanging system that intrigued me but the acid free boards sounds better 😮
I use an Excel spreadsheet to list all my charts. I put all the charts into sheet protectors in ring binders and they are sorted in Alphabetical order by the chart title. I do put completed charts in a separate binder - also in alpha order by chart title. The Excel spreadsheet has columns: Status (WIP, Finished, Stash, Kitted); Title; Stitch count (width & height); Designer; Tags (anything I would search by like the holiday, what animal, theme, etc.). I have a project page for each project in my daily journal (ring binder). It gives all the specifics on my finished patterns & WIPs. I only have 4 binders - and am trying hard not to need 25 binders! I also use a spreadsheet for my DMC so I know what is on drops, in project bags, or still on the original skein. Today I am working on creating a spreadsheet for my fabric stash. I am 67 and recently retired, so my time spent organizing is a joy. I'm touching, feeling, seeing it all again! I have 5 WIPs in my stitching rotation. If it is kitted and not a WIP, the project is in a bin. Those are purchased as kits, but not started. I don't kit until I am ready to begin stitching.
I have the goose neck light also. It’s great for hotel rooms. For fabric storage, I prefer to unfold the fabric and then roll it. I have some fabric covered plastic mailing tubes that I roll the fabric around. I mark the count and color name on the selvage with a fine sharpie. Or you could punch out a hanging tag and pin that to the fabric. I organize my charts by designer. Maybe recommend that you take the Dimension petite kits out of the clam shell packages. If they have turned yellow, they are probably not archival and could be off gassing onto the thread and fabric. I am enjoying your flosstubes and keep a pad and pencil near to write down your hints and recommended web sites.
Thank you for asking and wanting feedback on how others store their supplies. I am new to cross stitching and need to find a way to organize my supplies too.
I’m convinced it an ever evolving task. Stash gets larger, organizers get better and our preferences change. I love chatting about it in order to see what works for others and why❤️
I love your videos. Please do a craft room tour. Lol my craft room is a work in progress, long process. Love your dimension kits. They are so pretty. You have wonderful ideas. I have the color coded needles and the goose neck lamp.Take care and thank you so much. Look forward to your next video.
From Lori O, Medina Ohio - first time I've seen your flosstube, so interesting, and I think you are pretty lucky to have that great sized craftroom. You might benefit from knowing that I have been stitching forever (I am 76, so that's a long time) and I have grown into the master bedroom, and we are now in the smallest bedroom. My 8 1/2 by 11 patterns are in magazine holders and classified by season, and topic - Babies, animals, country, samplers, kitchen, floral, geographic scenes, etc. I have to stop buying patterns but I just can't. I am also a card-maker so many of the gadgets you showed would help me there too. Hope to see you again soon.
Awesome ! You are very enjoyable to watch and listen too! Things that I have not thought off you have brought to light. I will stitch a few stitches and think, LOL. I cannot wait to see your DMC case my hubby wants to get that for me for my birthday but I am humming and hawing because it is very costly in Canada.
I like to organize my charts by designer. I think whatever helps you remember what designs you have is the best way. So it’s personal preference. I too would like some ideas on fabric storage. I seem to store them in different spots depending on how they are packaged. Loving all the videos and inspiration!
What a magical room you have. On my binder in the front outside where you can slip a piece of paper I list what is in the binder. I have not found a good way to store them, by designer has worked best, but sometimes I can’t remember who the designer is. I guess that is the charm, working within your craft. I really have enjoyed your videos
Wow you craft room like a personal needle workshop when I'm finished a chart get shoved at the back of the folder and stuff I want to work on most is at the front folder I currently have small chart Halloween chart Christmas charts and a really big everything else charts. Love your videos look forward to more.
Hi! I love the box you found! What a great petite collection... Start the butterfly triplets!!!! Would be great to watch your progress. I have all my patterns in binder sleeves and organized by theme in three totes by Hefty brand. They are built for hanging folders so each folder is a theme or subset of theme...like Winter got to big so it got divided into snowflakes, snowmen, ornaments, etc I don't organize by designer since when I first started, I didn't really focus on that. Love your fabric drawers!!! Have to use what ya got to free up space for new!!! Ha hope you have fun at the store...I'm jealous! Happy stitching!
I keep my fabrics in a couple of dresser drawers by count. 28/30 in one (includes 14ct aida), 32 in another and 36/40 in yet another. At one point when I was organizing I did a bit of a refold, made sure labels were attached to the fabric and sorted by color way. OCD anyone?! It could probably use a little straightening out since its been 1+ years since I initially did it but it really does help when I need to hone in on a count and colorway. Can't wait for the full tour!
I'm loving your craft room, and I'd love to watch a tour! I'm going to have to look for the Goose Neck light as well as a light board. I'm working on two projects on black fabric right now. Loving all your tips and tricks! I have seen several FlossTubers folding their fabrics and putting them in baskets. @RyRyMcGuy uses a basket and arranges the fabrics according to color grading.
WE love the Glocusent Neck Light, we have three and use for reading, stitching, traveling, and also great when the electricity goes out, like the recent storm we had. Did not know there was a case tho, will have to find one. Also love Charley Harper, and am doing the Snow Cardinal for a gift. Thanks for all the tips.
@@Sarahthenorthwoodsstitcher No but I love the Birdbath Cardinal. Doing the Cool Cardinal on the Branch, he is sideways. Color and Cotton has a floss "Cardinal" #CAC-4-4, its overdyed 8 yard, perfect. The darker is Gentle Arts Buckeye Scarlet, #0390 had darker overdye. Still an Aida newbie.
I use art sealer. I've been diamond painting for years. It covers the sticky and it seals diamonds. Brush on to thick and sometimes takes away the shine. ALEENS acrylic sealer gloss finish. Seals and pretects.
I have done the Dimensions snowman with the little girl, the ones with all of the French knots. A lot of work in that one, but it is just such a beautiful piece. Would love to see you start that one. Honestly I think every one of those kits are far more beautiful than the pictures show.
I cross switched for more years than I care to count. Eye issues have prevented me from stitching for a number of years now, unfortunately. I had a hard fast rule; never start a new project until finishing the one I was working on. That held true until I no longer was able to stitch.
I store my charts by season, with separate categories for samplers, Mira/Bella and miscellaneous. But I store them in plastic pockets in wire drawers, I don’t like binders. Once I finish something I sell or gift the chart on the basis that I have so many projects to stitch, I doubt I’d want to re-stitch something.
I have the light around the neck also in pink. I find that my “shelf” can get in the way though. I’m constantly bending and reshaping how I wear it. Any suggestions? Well, now I’ve ordered the color coded needles. Brilliant! I could only find them on the Needle Lady though. Not terribly expensive at all.
You mentioned several times about your craft room being somewhere else in the house and I was wondering what room are you in now. It looks like a craft room to me. Just curious.
Looking forward to a full tour of your crafting space, looks amazing.
I do ornaments, key chains, and very large paintings. I'm a all around crafter like you. Keeps my old brain busy lol
Thank you for all of this information. After many years, I am getting back into this hobby. I really appreciate your videos. Many many thanks.
Thanks for watching 😊
Your craft room is like a mini-shop ! Brilliant.
Hubby teases me I could put an open sign at the end of our drive.😂🙄That’s a no.
Hi - I will be at Lakeside Stitches tomorrow as well. She hosts a stitching group every Thursday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00. I stopped in last week and she was putting all her Nashville purchases into her inventory so got to see them. She got a good variety of charts and fabric 👍. One way to keep your stitched charts in the same binder as the unstitched charts is to get the plastic sleeves in a different color. I have seen them in a light pink, blue and yellow before. Put the stitched chart in the colored sleeve and you will be able to see at a glance which ones have already been done. Thanks for another informative video.
I’m going to make sure to be there around that time!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
You are a calming addition to my Flosstube friends. I have what I call a ‘Crofis’ meaning craft room/office/sleeping room in my condo. Very small but have managed to get a dedicated 3 drawer cabinet, 3 shelf standup cupboard, half top part of the desk and part of the closet which holds about all I need. I keep my finished charts along with their detail sheet in one Completed Project Binder until I need to add a second one. Everything else is in boxes or plastic bins. Just recently reorganized and can find everything pretty easy now.
Wow, your room is as big as a 3 car garage! Lol. More room to collect!!! Lol .
Once I complete a chart, I put it back in the expandable folder inside the fabric covered boxes. I will know what I have stitched, no need for a completed binder.
Fabric storage, see the Virginia Stitcher on TH-cam. Again I use the comic board cards she uses and the fabric covered boxes. I sort by count then by color in the count. Everything organized. Her idea was brilliant. Saved me a ton of space and can see everything at once!
Thank you! I’ll definitely check it out❤
Yay...Now you are at the top of my alerts! I store patterns by holiday...and for the ones that I have lots of like Primrose Cottage/Fat Quarter Shop/Lori Holt/ Hands on Design I store by Designer then if it's not a holiday season I store them all together. In 3 ring binders in sleeve protectors. I too used to have an above the garage space, but I had my 12 ft longarm in it and sewing machines around the walls and a little alcove I used a reading nook....Now I have the biggest room in this house because we had this house designed around my longarm...That is why it's called my QUILTCAVE... lol.
Wow! Would love to see that!!
I like how calm you are. A craft room tour would be nice. I love to see how everyone's place they create. I call my happy place, my nook.
😊 Thank you
Love your podcast so I need to catch up! Your crafts room is like having your own store! It's a makers dream! Thank you for the tips and now I'm going to go look st Dimensions Petites! LOL!
Thanks for watching! I found a lot of those kits on eBay ❤
I gasped out loud when you turned around your camera to show your fabric storage! Now we MUST have a craft room tour! Great videos and super tricks- I love my neck lamp as well ( I call them my headlights- lol)
I just redid my chart storage. One binder for the two designers I have the most patterns. Everything else alpha order by designer, an alpha order by chart name within each designer. 1 binder labeled a-l, 2nd binder labeled l-z, 3rd binder for the two designers. I figured I probably should go through all the patterns from time to time to refresh my memory. My collection is expanding. Completed charts are gifted to someone else, or kept in the corresponding folder. Loved your video!
I do that binder method with my rubber stamp collection. I call those binders my bibles. Without them I doubt I could easily find a stamp! I’m still wondering if I’ll do designer or theme. It may end up a bit of both😅. Thanks for watching
Thx for taking time to share, glad l found your videos in Arizona.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤗Glad you enjoyed it!
Good Morning from my Northwoods home. A bit of snow overnight after rain. I am sure it’s a skating rink outside so a good day for stitching. I just wanted to say thank you for the great ideas you are offering, especially for storage. I am a quilter and a cross stitcher so the storage issues are really important. I look forward to your next video……..Happy Stitching!!!!!!
Just wanted you to know that I love your tips and your channel. I'm looking forward to more of your videos!
Glad you like them!
Another great video❤️ I use 1 binder for freebies & PDF print outs w/ a divider - new in the front, completed charts in the back & I write my start & finish date on those. I do put sleeve protectors on each one, as well. Everything else is in baskets, decorative boxes or totes by designer.
I hope the shop owner will let you film or take pics to show us, but either way, enjoy & have fun!
Happy Stitching!💗🪡🧵🌷🐇
Hi Sarah, love your videos, I am binge watching them at the moment. The tips and tricks are great and so useful. If you are going to rearrange your fabric, watch Vicky The Virginia Stitcher. She has a great way of storing hers using magazine boards. I am going to do mine that way when I get around to it. Take care, Sally x
Thanks for the tips! My fabric is more organized than the rest of my craft room 😢I need to clean the main areas before tackling my fabric. I saw a hanging system that intrigued me but the acid free boards sounds better 😮
A very enjoyable flosstube, love all your tips and seeing your stash. Have a great weekend
Thank you! You too!
I use an Excel spreadsheet to list all my charts. I put all the charts into sheet protectors in ring binders and they are sorted in Alphabetical order by the chart title. I do put completed charts in a separate binder - also in alpha order by chart title. The Excel spreadsheet has columns: Status (WIP, Finished, Stash, Kitted); Title; Stitch count (width & height); Designer; Tags (anything I would search by like the holiday, what animal, theme, etc.). I have a project page for each project in my daily journal (ring binder). It gives all the specifics on my finished patterns & WIPs. I only have 4 binders - and am trying hard not to need 25 binders! I also use a spreadsheet for my DMC so I know what is on drops, in project bags, or still on the original skein. Today I am working on creating a spreadsheet for my fabric stash. I am 67 and recently retired, so my time spent organizing is a joy. I'm touching, feeling, seeing it all again! I have 5 WIPs in my stitching rotation. If it is kitted and not a WIP, the project is in a bin. Those are purchased as kits, but not started. I don't kit until I am ready to begin stitching.
25 huh? Same sistah, same😂
I love your content and all the tips.
I have the goose neck light also. It’s great for hotel rooms. For fabric storage, I prefer to unfold the fabric and then roll it. I have some fabric covered plastic mailing tubes that I roll the fabric around. I mark the count and color name on the selvage with a fine sharpie. Or you could punch out a hanging tag and pin that to the fabric. I organize my charts by designer. Maybe recommend that you take the Dimension petite kits out of the clam shell packages. If they have turned yellow, they are probably not archival and could be off gassing onto the thread and fabric. I am enjoying your flosstubes and keep a pad and pencil near to write down your hints and recommended web sites.
THANK YOU!!! I will definitely take these Dem Petites apart with that advice 😮
Thank you for asking and wanting feedback on how others store their supplies. I am new to cross stitching and need to find a way to organize my supplies too.
I’m convinced it an ever evolving task. Stash gets larger, organizers get better and our preferences change. I love chatting about it in order to see what works for others and why❤️
I love your videos. Please do a craft room tour. Lol my craft room is a work in progress, long process. Love your dimension kits. They are so pretty. You have wonderful ideas. I have the color coded needles and the goose neck lamp.Take care and thank you so much. Look forward to your next video.
From Lori O, Medina Ohio - first time I've seen your flosstube, so interesting, and I think you are pretty lucky to have that great sized craftroom. You might benefit from knowing that I have been stitching forever (I am 76, so that's a long time) and I have grown into the master bedroom, and we are now in the smallest bedroom. My 8 1/2 by 11 patterns are in magazine holders and classified by season, and topic - Babies, animals, country, samplers, kitchen, floral, geographic scenes, etc. I have to stop buying patterns but I just can't. I am also a card-maker so many of the gadgets you showed would help me there too. Hope to see you again soon.
I love carding too! Sistah! Makes sense to take a bigger room for crafts. I use a bedroom for sleeping. It doesn’t have to be so big😂
Love your head lamp idea. We use those to do farm chores after dark. Love all your tips❤
Yes I do! Separate binder for all completed projects separated by year
Awesome ! You are very enjoyable to watch and listen too! Things that I have not thought off you have brought to light. I will stitch a few stitches and think, LOL. I cannot wait to see your DMC case my hubby wants to get that for me for my birthday but I am humming and hawing because it is very costly in Canada.
Great video, lots of good and enabling information.
😂glad to be a partner in crime
I like to organize my charts by designer. I think whatever helps you remember what designs you have is the best way. So it’s personal preference. I too would like some ideas on fabric storage. I seem to store them in different spots depending on how they are packaged. Loving all the videos and inspiration!
What a magical room you have. On my binder in the front outside where you can slip a piece of paper I list what is in the binder. I have not found a good way to store them, by designer has worked best, but sometimes I can’t remember who the designer is. I guess that is the charm, working within your craft. I really have enjoyed your videos
Wow you craft room like a personal needle workshop when I'm finished a chart get shoved at the back of the folder and stuff I want to work on most is at the front folder I currently have small chart Halloween chart Christmas charts and a really big everything else charts. Love your videos look forward to more.
Hi! I love the box you found! What a great petite collection... Start the butterfly triplets!!!! Would be great to watch your progress. I have all my patterns in binder sleeves and organized by theme in three totes by Hefty brand. They are built for hanging folders so each folder is a theme or subset of theme...like Winter got to big so it got divided into snowflakes, snowmen, ornaments, etc I don't organize by designer since when I first started, I didn't really focus on that. Love your fabric drawers!!! Have to use what ya got to free up space for new!!! Ha hope you have fun at the store...I'm jealous! Happy stitching!
So hard to decide which petite to start! Have to begin some Christmas 2023 gifts first
I keep my fabrics in a couple of dresser drawers by count. 28/30 in one (includes 14ct aida), 32 in another and 36/40 in yet another. At one point when I was organizing I did a bit of a refold, made sure labels were attached to the fabric and sorted by color way. OCD anyone?! It could probably use a little straightening out since its been 1+ years since I initially did it but it really does help when I need to hone in on a count and colorway. Can't wait for the full tour!
I love your relaxed videos! I use a 4 drawer file cabinet for my books & patterns. That works for me.
I'm loving your craft room, and I'd love to watch a tour! I'm going to have to look for the Goose Neck light as well as a light board. I'm working on two projects on black fabric right now.
Loving all your tips and tricks! I have seen several FlossTubers folding their fabrics and putting them in baskets. @RyRyMcGuy uses a basket and arranges the fabrics according to color grading.
You need to know what you have AND be able to find it!! Good luck LOL and enjoy!
Good to spend time with you and your tips🤗🤗🤗🤗
I use comic board and plastic clips to hold and labeled in storage bins.
WE love the Glocusent Neck Light, we have three and use for reading, stitching, traveling, and also great when the electricity goes out, like the recent storm we had. Did not know there was a case tho, will have to find one. Also love Charley Harper, and am doing the Snow Cardinal for a gift. Thanks for all the tips.
Love my noodle!!! Are you doing the cardinal in the birdbath? I just put that one in my wannado pile
@@Sarahthenorthwoodsstitcher No but I love the Birdbath Cardinal. Doing the Cool Cardinal on the Branch, he is sideways. Color and Cotton has a floss "Cardinal" #CAC-4-4, its overdyed 8 yard, perfect. The darker is Gentle Arts Buckeye Scarlet, #0390 had darker overdye. Still an Aida newbie.
I use art sealer. I've been diamond painting for years. It covers the sticky and it seals diamonds. Brush on to thick and sometimes takes away the shine. ALEENS acrylic sealer gloss finish. Seals and pretects.
Good to know! Not sure what brand I have upstairs but I did two coats, it kept the shine and seems to have sealed it well.
I have done the Dimensions snowman with the little girl, the ones with all of the French knots. A lot of work in that one, but it is just such a beautiful piece. Would love to see you start that one. Honestly I think every one of those kits are far more beautiful than the pictures show.
Me too. I’ve done a few but sure need to decide on one and get through this collection
I cross switched for more years than I care to count. Eye issues have prevented me from stitching for a number of years now, unfortunately. I had a hard fast rule; never start a new project until finishing the one I was working on. That held true until I no longer was able to stitch.
Have you tried magnifiers? If it's still a struggle I hope you have found pleasure in other hobbies.
Putting stitched charts in a binder is a great idea. I throw mine in a drawer which is not great.
Love you video!
Thank you!!
Thank you for your videos with all of your tips. I wonder if your light board would fit in a laptop case? I just wondered if that might work.
I love any excuse to buy another bag😂I’ll have to see if it fits
I store my charts by season, with separate categories for samplers, Mira/Bella and miscellaneous. But I store them in plastic pockets in wire drawers, I don’t like binders. Once I finish something I sell or gift the chart on the basis that I have so many projects to stitch, I doubt I’d want to re-stitch something.
I have the light around the neck also in pink. I find that my “shelf” can get in the way though. I’m constantly bending and reshaping how I wear it. Any suggestions? Well, now I’ve ordered the color coded needles. Brilliant! I could only find them on the Needle Lady though. Not terribly expensive at all.
I’m constantly reshaping my noodle too. We’ll have to compare notes if we discover something 😅
You mentioned several times about your craft room being somewhere else in the house and I was wondering what room are you in now. It looks like a craft room to me. Just curious.
Videos are done in my craft room above my garage. It’s a mess!
And I thought I was the only one who could not figure out what size a needle is 😳🤣😂
Nope, you are not alone.😅
I keep finished charts in folders by themes in a filing cabinet. Not sure why, too old to want to repeat stitch!
I feel it too but I have done a few stitches twice 😮