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I went there. Found some other things DH might like. The sewing cabinet plan
seems to require their expensive lift. I'd rather find plans for one that doesn't need that lift. Debra in VA You don't have to include the lift - it is there as an option. Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. |
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When we lived in a trailer, Mom used the fold-down dining table for an ironing board. It spoiled the varnish, but not on the side that showed when the table was closed. When closed, it looked like a cabinet door with a carved decoration. The decoration, hinged at the top, was the leg of the table. Joy Beeson -- http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ -- needlework http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ -- Writers' Exchange joy beeson at earthlink dot net |
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There seem to be little in the way of ready made sewing tables that address folks who don't wan't to hide the machines away. If you have a dedicated sewing area there is no need to hide the machine. Taria Debra wrote: I went there. Found some other things DH might like. The sewing cabinet plan seems to require their expensive lift. I'd rather find plans for one that doesn't need that lift. Debra in VA |
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I'd find a small cabinet for sewing machine etc. as you suggested, and
commandeer a closet for your stash. I'd just add utility shelving in there, the free standing kind, and organize the rest into boxes or some such that are labeled so you can find what you need. For little thinks like seam rippers and buttons, buy a fishing tackle box to keep near your machine. Maureen Lisa wrote: whaaaa! I went from having a whole bedroom to the laundry room and now in a few weeks we will move to a house with an even smaller laundry room. (That's what happens when you have kids--they get the bedrooms!) Anyway, my question is how to organize my stuff so that I can still sew. I was thinking of finding some sort of wheeled cart that I could put my machine and serger on along with the most often used notions, iron and such. I'm not sure what to do about the ironing board. I guess I'll have to haul that out every time. I need this portable stuff to be easy to put away whether or not I'm done with the project (small kids around!) I hope this is only temporary. We'll only be in this house for a year and then who knows what the Navy will do with us next! Lisa R |
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On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 14:54:06 GMT, Taria wrote:
There seem to be little in the way of ready made sewing tables that address folks who don't wan't to hide the machines away. If you have a dedicated sewing area there is no need to hide the machine. Taria Ideally I'd like to find something that has a little storage and has the old fashioned, hinged, flip down machine storage like the older Singer cabinets had, and that looks like a nice piece of furniture. I think I found some nice looking ones that use the hinges, but they have little or no storage for notions and such. Although I will have a dedicated sewing area it will be in a room that guests see, so I do want to be able to put things away and have everything look nice. Besides the guests, I have kitties who no doubt will try to play with the sewing machine. One of those kitties is a bit brain damaged and bites things that stick out from other things, so I know she will try to bite the thread spindle and the tension adjustment thingy if I don't put the machine inside something. I wish we still had the gigantic secretary desk DH had when we first married. It was one that had a recessed area for one of the big old fashioned typewriters to be raised and lowered into the desk. Loads of storage in file drawers on each side of the desk area too. But it was huge and heavy and we had no place for it in the apartment we had, so it had to go. Ah well, no sense crying over spilled milk. Chances are that my machine wouldn't have fit into the typewriter space anyway. Besides, Mom has the perfect sewing desk, so I'll keep looking for something similar, or make one like hers someday. I can buy a pair of those hinges on ebay, or get them off a beat up old cabinet bought for a song at a thrift shop. Until then I guess I'll just make do with a table and keep the machines in their travel cases. Debra in VA |
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"Lisa" ...
I went from having a whole bedroom to the laundry room and now in a few weeks we will move to a house with an even smaller laundry room. (That's what happens when you have kids--they get the bedrooms!) ..... I hope this is only temporary. We'll only be in this house for a year and then who knows what the Navy will do with us next! --------------------- Dumb question, but can't you just put the kids in bunkbeds? I mean, unless they're a boy/girl combo, who says they *need* a separate bedroom? How old are they? I know plenty of people who grew up sharing a bedroom with a sibling or two. |
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