Anyone got a sewing room?

Sassers

angelavdavis wrote: »

Mum and I have a sewing room in our house.

We have a laminate floor to keep it tidy and bought a trolley style table, Aneboda wardrobe


We have the ironing board set up in there .

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Blimey talk about `Snap' are you sure you don't live at mine? lol
In my studio I also have a cheapie Ikea desk with my sewing machine on it, I also made a fabric ladder out of wood off-cuts. It's about 5 1/2 ft tall and half a metre wide with circular dowell rungs down it which I made to hang lighter fabrics on, while seeing the design, colour and type of cloth.
One thing I brought at the weekend from tesco for a couple of quid was a magnetic bowl that had screws in. Gave the screws to Oh and used the bowl to store pins in - also wave it under the desk and over the floor from time to time to pick up any strays!
I have enough room as well for a dressmakers dummy which I have always always always wanted.
As soon as I can clear a few more debts i'll be buying one. I have an HND in costume design and HND in jewellery making - I have been asked to make ball and prom gowns for larger ladies....trouble is the person after buying them for about £150 - £200 each would then make shed loads of money out of them by renting them out at £50-£80 a time. Perhaps I should do that too. anyhoo - sorry about that, i went off on one....
Also got in my studio, a digital radio set up, a cork board and some inspiring piccys printed off Alamy photo gallery and laminated
Also have a store of all my craft books on shelves above the windows.
Love Sassers x x
Ps if anyone wants to chat about dressmaking and bits I'd love too. Anyone find doing plackets a right old pig?

Olliebeak

ooooooo 'plackets' - got shown how to do them at school, but have only ever done them once since. That was on the sleeve of a 'maxi-dress' in 1970. Placket on the sleeve and then a rouleau binding around the wrist forming into a button loop.

That brought back a memory then thank you! It was my first ever attempt at a 'dance dress' and was a great success :j .

Sassers

Funny enough Olliebeak I bought a 1970's dressmaking book today from the local charity shop for 20p....It wasn't the sewing instructions that I was interested in but the 1970's designs - my god I was born in 1971 so some of the stuff I wasn't wearing but there was a wonderful maxi dress in there that I'd love to make...
When I get time tomorrow I'll photobucket some for you all to have a look (and laugh) at.....
Love Sassers x
PS Seems to be lots of outsize rick rack way stuff used as binding and smocking in this book too....my mum used to make me little smocked puffball sleeved dresses when i was a nipper...(goes off in a reverie....)

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there are only the two of us these days so I have the study on the ground floor. One complete side opposite the door, is fitted with hammond built in units ie 3 glass fronted tall cupboards with shelves and one lot of open shelves either side. Base cupboards all along that side and a set of drawers. They project out about 12" so is a useful shelf. Under the window on the right, is a complete side to side run of desktop

Over time this room has been used a study and then a study +crafting room, when I was heavily into cardmaking. I went back to sewing a few weeks ago after a 15 year gap and prepared the room first.

Half my cardmaking stuff went to oxfam and the rest remains in very useful stacking boxes on 3 shelves on the left side. The 3 glass cupboards in the centre, are full of books including cookery books, alternative medicine practitioner books (retired now) and crafting books. The right hand open shelving is full of see through stacking boxes from lakeland limited and that side contains my sewing things and my stash of fabric. The bottom shelf over the base unit, of the left hand unit holds a large fab wooden sewing box, a fold up craft lamp and a couple of open baskets

The drawers contain my threads and the top tray my scissors and there is an empty drawer that I slide my laptop into when I have finished surfing.The base cupboards are all full of house bits like candles which I will use up over time ( a long time!!)

The side to side desk on the right of the door and under the window, holds my overlocker and my sewing machine, which I just slide into position when needed. Otherwise the right hand side is free for cardmaking computing etc

The radiator is in front of me and I have a small shelf over it with little buckets and also buckets on the window cill in front of me. They hold bits and bobs

My teddies are all sitting on the top of the run of units and some in the glass cupboard and I also have a 12" tall rose quartz tree and a 12" tall amethyst tree on the very top and family photos here and there

Behind me now and to the left of the door I have my re-bounder standing up against the wall and my newly padded dressform in my shape (covered of course)

I cut out in the kitchen on a big table covered in a table protector cloth and I iron on the top floor up 2 steep flights of stairs

I did get the room ready first and by golly the feng shui vibes filled the room after that. It faces north but couldn`t feel more cosy when I am sewing with the radio on. It is a very cheerful room and best of all is easy to tidy up. It is a small room but getting it fitted with units when we moved in was a very worthwhile expense

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

I use a spare bedroom as a craft and sewing room.I have a table with my sewing machine and a daylight lamp.Iron board and iron.There is a laminate floor so I can mop up spills and a very comfortable arm chair for doing my hand sewing.I bought some of those ottoman type tables(from ikea) they do for storing craft stuff ect. and as extra seating if anyone wants to come and sit while I'm busy.I love having my own little bit of the house that I know no one else does'nt need any part of and won't disrupt me.I also realise how lucky I am.

pink.1970

I would love a sewing room for all my knitting, sewing, and other crafting things but OH got to spare room first and it now full of disco equipment and guitar amps...:(

Rikki

Sassers wrote: »

Ps if anyone wants to chat about dressmaking and bits I'd love too. Anyone find doing plackets a right old pig?

We have a sewing thread running Click here All help and advise welcome. Many people just starting out.

welsh_worrier

I did have a lovely office/sewing room for a while.Then son and partner split up so he needed a room back for him and his son when he sleeps over.Grandson now calls it his room which he allows his Daddy to sleep in.So now I have a bedroom like a tip with sewing stuff and computer stuff all over the place.Boo Hoo.

Sassers

Rikki wrote: »

We have a sewing thread running Click here All help and advise welcome. Many people just starting out.

Whhoohoo thanks Rikki, I'll pop over now for a looksee....:A :j :j

willow_girl

I've now got a sewing room. Moved 6 months ago and part of the "would like" for the new place was somewhere I could sew and do other stuff without having to pack it away each time. I know I am luckier than alot of people to be able to have this.

My cutting and work table is made from a laminate headboard for a double bed from IKEA that I bought for £5 in the bargin section. My Dad (bless him!) made the legs for it. This meant it was the right height for me as I didn't want to be bending too low when cutting out.
My storage shelves are from IKEA too. These are carcasses from the kitchen section. I find these better as the shelves tend to be deeper (and if I remember cheaper?) than a bookcase.