fabric storage things
#21
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: North Kansas City, MO
Posts: 561
Hancock, and probably other fabric stores, will give you all the cardboard you want free!!! As they empty their bolts, these boards are stored under the cutting table and are disposed at the end of the day. They gladly give you all the boards you want - saves them work at the end of the day. I've been getting them from Hancock and Walmart for years. ALL YA' GOTTA' DO IS ASK. :>)
#22
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 40
I go to Hobby Lobby to their art department. Thee you can find cardboard pieces that are slightly larger than a fat quarter. Using the measurements provided by the member in Alaska, sorry I can't remember her name, you can get 20 smaller size cards for your small fabric pieces and a nice combination of large and small cards when trying to cut the larger size. I use an old rotary cutter which makes the process very quick and little waste.
#24
I just spent almost a week reorganizing my fabric. It got to the point that I had no clue what I had. I bought the foam board sheets at the Dollar Tree....Price check...1.00 each..lol. I cut them up into 6 X 5 cards. I used them for anything that was less then 2 yards. I have a lot of yardage also. I went to Home Depot to buy Corplast sheets. They sell for about 6.00 a sheet. They are in with the cut glass and yard sale signs and driveway markers..asle 9. I cut the corplast into 12 x 7 cards. I used a large rotary cutter to cut both. I am not completely finished yet..but things are more organized. I have batiks yet and several boxes of fabric that are complete lines for future projects.
Price Check..DH and I were in Dollar Tree one day and a cashier who was in training asked over the intercom system...Price check on such and such item. Everyone in line cheered out ...1.00..duh.
Happy organizing..
Peace and Blessings
Price Check..DH and I were in Dollar Tree one day and a cashier who was in training asked over the intercom system...Price check on such and such item. Everyone in line cheered out ...1.00..duh.
Happy organizing..
Peace and Blessings
#25
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Posts: 1,040
Originally Posted by cinnya
I had planned on using the boards too,and than I watched a video where the lady folded all her fabric on a 6 by24 inch ruler.
So that is what I did, I folded fabric from 1 yard to 5 yards and it looks nice.
So that is what I did, I folded fabric from 1 yard to 5 yards and it looks nice.
#26
Originally Posted by Little RoO
I ended up buying some Artist Mounting board (the stuff that boarders a picture in a frame). ......as the cardboard is used for paintings I thought it must be fairly safe........someone please tell me if it's not !
#30
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Enid, OK
Posts: 8,273
Originally Posted by Prissnboot
I cut regular fabric bolts out, and usually get 4 mini-bolts out of each fabric bolt. There is a company out there who sells plastic bolts roughly the same size as the ones I end up with (a little larger than a shoebox lid) and they claim that using fabric bolt cardboard will ruin your fabric over time, but I've never had problems with that, although I've only been storing my fabric like this for about a year or so. However, I love being able to see my fabric, and wouldn't store it any other way. BTW, this company (link: http://polarnotions.com) also sells bolts for fq's, but I find their products are a bit pricey for my taste and wallet.....
Hey, do you think if I made a wallet with reeeeeally deep pockets it would help? I mean, there would be more room for the money that way...
Hey, do you think if I made a wallet with reeeeeally deep pockets it would help? I mean, there would be more room for the money that way...
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