Now is the time to reexamine if you want to hold onto Step Three: Critically Examine What RemainsĪfter sorting there will inevitably be a couple fabric types thatĬomprise a huge amount of your stash and some types that you don’t We still have to decide if we are keeping any fabrics from the “just OK” pile. Keep them sorted and separated, but don’t commit to any final organization system yet. Weave: cotton lycra jersey together, double brushed poly, etc. Knits I divided according to fabric content and Weights, denim, shirting, and lightweight wovens appropriate forĭresses or blouses. My woven apparel fabrics were then sorted into bottom Then I divided apparel into wovenĪnd knits. I quilt and sew apparel mostly so I first separated my quiltingĬottons from my apparel fabrics. Ideally, you want to be able to easily match your fabrics to Sort your “love it” fabric pile by fabric type, end-use,Įxactly how you sort your fabric will depend on what you like to For now, keep them, but put them to the side. Now, you’ll obviously want to keep the “Love It” piles ofįabric, but the “it’s OK” piles will need to be re-evaluatedĭown the line. While, but once you start it will get easier to let go. Some fabric stashes are on the verge ofĪctual hoarding and are in every room. If you can get all your fabrics together when you do this that’s Say goodbye to cheap fabrics that aren’t worth the time to sew. Them, are you really going to ever make something with them? If you’ve had some fabrics for over 15 years and never sewn Your time making something in a fabric that makes you go “ugh”?ĭated fabrics that are not your taste anymore don’t deserve a All the fabrics in the “what was I thinking” Separate into: Love It, It’s OK & What Was I Minimizing my fabric stash has made me a better, happier and more productive sewist and you can do it too! Read on to see how I did it and take these simple steps to find joy in your fabric collection once again. What’s the point of having so much amazing fabric if you forget what you have, can’t find what you want and end up going to the fabric store because of it? Your fabric collection should be a thing of joy, not something that leaves you feeling suffocated and overwhelmed. If your overflowing stash is causing you anxiety instead of joy it’s time to downsize. These simple steps to reduce your fabric stash with
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