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pattern storage
What is the best way to store patterns that have already been used, cut and will be used again? I'm going to be setting up a little sewing area and would like to know how to set it up correctly from the start. Would an art store be useful for storage options? Thanks, Dee |
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I have some pattern boxes, supplemented by largish shoe boxes. I just put
all the pieces back in the pattern envelope and organize by type-------dresses, skirts, tops, children...... etc.-----try the kitchen or plastics department at Walmart........much cheaper overall than any art store.......and ask for free Tennis shoe boxes!!......cover with attractive paper or cloth!! "DKiely33" wrote in message ... What is the best way to store patterns that have already been used, cut and will be used again? I'm going to be setting up a little sewing area and would like to know how to set it up correctly from the start. Would an art store be useful for storage options? Thanks, Dee |
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After cutting and using a pattern it is so hard to get them back into the
paper envelope! So I use 1 gal zip bags and place the front of the pattern so I can see it. I organize patterns by type--- pants, tops, jackets. Guess I'm lucky that I have a cutting table with drawers in one side to hold patterns. Barbara in FL & SC |
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Barbara Raper wrote:
After cutting and using a pattern it is so hard to get them back into the paper envelope! So I use 1 gal zip bags and place the front of the pattern so I can see it. I organize patterns by type--- pants, tops, jackets. Guess I'm lucky that I have a cutting table with drawers in one side to hold patterns. Barbara in FL & SC I do what Barbara does, but my patterns are organized by size. Categories should probably be No way in H*** Gosh, did this ever really fit me? If I am willing to do a little altering Looks like a tent, must fit liz young |
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This needed a spew warning, Lis!
Karen Maslowski in Ohio Elizabeth Young wrote: my patterns are organized by size. Categories should probably be No way in H*** Gosh, did this ever really fit me? If I am willing to do a little altering Looks like a tent, must fit liz young |
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 19:15:43 +0000, Elizabeth Young wrote:
I do what Barbara does, but my patterns are organized by size. Categories should probably be No way in H*** Gosh, did this ever really fit me? If I am willing to do a little altering Looks like a tent, must fit liz young LOL.. Thanks for the laugh! Mavis -- http://linuxathome.ath.cx/~mavis/blog/index.php |
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I find that if I iron my pattern pieces I can get them back in the package
easier. I store them in pattern boxes and just boxes. I can't find the pasteboard pattern boxes anymore so have to make do. Brenda "DKiely33" wrote in message ... What is the best way to store patterns that have already been used, cut and will be used again? I'm going to be setting up a little sewing area and would like to know how to set it up correctly from the start. Would an art store be useful for storage options? Thanks, Dee |
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DKiely33 wrote:
What is the best way to store patterns that have already been used, cut and will be used again? I'm going to be setting up a little sewing area and would like to know how to set it up correctly from the start. Would an art store be useful for storage options? Thanks, Dee We all have different ways that work for us... I iron all the bits, pack them back in the envelope, bag it in a ziplock baggie and crate them according to type. Mine are thus protected from possible damp while in storage in the loft. I have so far collected about 12 crates of patterns, mind. -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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"DKiely33" wrote in message ... What is the best way to store patterns that have already been used, cut and will be used again? I'm going to be setting up a little sewing area and would like to know how to set it up correctly from the start. Would an art store be useful for storage options? Thanks, Dee Hi Dee, I get a little crazy with my patterns. After I cut apart the tissue I fold each piece into a little package with the pattern number showing. I pile them from #1 up, unfold the instruction sheet, place the folded pattern tissues inside, and they all fit nicely back into the envelope. I store them in pattern number order by pattern company. As if that's not crazy enough, before putting the pattern away, I scan the front and back of the envelope. That gets printed out, put inside a plastic sheet protector and then inside a 3-ring binder. I have the photo copies separated by pattern company too. I know, it's twisted, but I do love sitting with a hot cup of coffee, flipping through my "pattern" book. When I decide to sew something I take the scanned image of the envelope with me to the fabric store. The patterns are stores in those blue cardboard boxes you can get in the Notions department. I write the pattern company name on the outside of the box. Once I have selected the pattern I want from my 3-ring binder, I just pull down the correct box, flip through to the pattern number, and pull it out ... just like the fabric stores. Happy sewing. Liz |
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"Ward" wrote in message groups.com... I get a little crazy with my patterns. snip That has to be the *year's* biggest understatement! ;-) (I have to admit a secret admiration, though.) -- Beverly delete no spam and .invalid to reply |
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