Five year rule
#1
Five year rule
I use the five year rule on my clothes- if it's not used over a five year period -it goes- with the exception of my fabric stash should it be applied to my sewing studio?? I have mixed emotions but I need some space!
#5
After five years, you are allowed to get rid of 1. Old, bent needles and pins. 2. Worn out rotary blades. 3. Bits of batting smaller than 2" square. 4. Nubs of chalk pencils. 5. Dried out glue sticks. 6. Dull seam rippers 7. That partridge in a pear tree (it takes up a lot of room). Keep everything else!
Last edited by AngeliaNR; 12-15-2014 at 07:14 PM.
#6
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 166
I think looking at something for, well, lets say 5 years, and not having a plan for it is draining. Let it go. Someone else will love it and be able to use it....You will feel better about your space and not the "weight" of the things you are not using or enjoying.
#8
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 9,782
I keep a lot of clothes that I haven't worn in 5 years. Mostly my wearable art stuff. Some of it is so nice, I just can't let it go. Other than that, I sort at the end of the season when I move things upstairs and get rid of stuff then.
I've never had a rule for my stash. I have used fabric that was way older than 5 years so I'm not doing that. I do occasionally sort and get rid of some of the 'why the heck did I buy that" fabric. Other than that, I just keep sewing it up.
I've never had a rule for my stash. I have used fabric that was way older than 5 years so I'm not doing that. I do occasionally sort and get rid of some of the 'why the heck did I buy that" fabric. Other than that, I just keep sewing it up.
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