Reorganizing My Fabric Stash // Making Mini-Bolts with My Yardage

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My fabric stash has been a mess for too long. It's time to make my sewing room look a lot cleaner and more organized! In this video, I will be re-organizing my whole fabric stash, plus other sewing-related things like books, patterns, trims, ribbon, etc.
Part of this is how to roll your fabric (and I mean long lengths of fabric, not measly one-yard pieces) onto mini bolts, so that you can see everything, and so that it always stays neat and tidy.
I was inspired to use the mini bolts by watching this reorganization video: • Sewing Room Makeover!!...
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@nurmihusa7780 3 года назад

Oh god, the music you picked for the opening sequence. I’m dying here. It was sooooooo perfect?! Hahahahahaha.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you! It was so hard to find the right music for that segment!

@ruthhorstman9155 3 года назад

Thank you for showing this project. It shows me that others struggle with organization too.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I'd say that's a common thread among most sewists! (And no, I didn't realize that pun until after I wrote it :) )

@susanrussell8195 3 года назад

My thoughts the opening scene: 1) Great music. 2) There is hope for me yet. 3) I am not alone.

@ncalgal4699 3 года назад

For the $6/yd striped pink silk taffeta, I can totally see a skirt and matching vest.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Ooh, that's a fun idea!

@mjdc2533 3 месяца назад

It was nice to rewatch this video.

@TheZyanas 3 года назад

I would love to see you make a coat or a cloak out of that blanket weight wool!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I already have a good coat and a couple cloaks, all of which I've made. I think with that amount of yardage, it wants to be a winter dress.

@selkiemorien9006 3 года назад

The fabric bolts look so nice! It will feel like shopping from your stash when you pull them out :)

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you! It totally does!

@EagleRue 3 года назад

I would do a bodice, or an overskirt for 1870's and use something contrasting for the other pieces. :)

@UnpackingtheTrunkCostumes 3 года назад

Yes...how about a bodice in that nice cranberry looking color!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Do you mean for the bright pink plaid?

@carolynward7789 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions Yes. Maybe use the pink plaid for a bodice and overskirt, then use the darker pink/maroon? for the underskirt, with maybe gold/yellow ribbon for trim.

@blowitoutyourcunt7675 2 года назад

I created mini-bolts as well! I re-use cereal boxes though! Fling this now to organize my stash! Cheers doll!

@rachaelhall1164 3 года назад

Commendable effort - I always struggle to reorganize a space if I can't remove everything at once to start again completely fresh

@michellecornum5856 3 года назад

Oh, I would LOVE to do that! Take it ALL out and start again! YES! My family wouldn't like it, but, YES, that is the way to do it. I may have to take over the living room again, just to sort out what I have left.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, that makes it a little easier, though that can also be a really daunting task! It shows you just how much you actually have. (which is probably why Marie Kondo recommends it)

@absinthemindedcat 3 года назад

@@michellecornum5856 i did that now i dont have a living room anymore. i decided to clean up my stash of fabric in my study so i moved it to the living room and somehow ended up deciding it was a better space for my fabric stash so the couch and coffee table were removed and i put my two ikea desks in there for a cutting table.

@michellecornum5856 3 года назад

@@absinthemindedcat ahahahahaha! Ooops, oh,no! It fits better. I love that.

@Elemiriel 3 года назад

That pink striped silk would be fantastic as a regency spencer vest or open robe with a clever skirt shape. The off-cuts would make a great turban to match!

@juliabreckner2759 3 года назад

The mini bolts are cute! I measure fabric a yard at a time because I have an old yard stick from when my grandfather worked at an upholstery store.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

See, my 36" ruler has a half inch lip on one side, so it doesn't work that great for measuring yardage!

@robintheparttimesewer6798 3 года назад

I’m glad I’m not the only one that works in mess. It was organized but then stuff happened mostly I get interrupted and abandoned a project or six. Right now there’s a crazy pile on the end of my cutting table of abandoned projects with patterns covered in cotton for masks. I really need to take a few days and just fix up my room! But instead I will continue working around the mess while cheering you on

@michellecornum5856 3 года назад

Your cutting table sounds like mine. I'm not sure what's in there but I hope at least one Christmas UFO is hiding there.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

That cutting table pile grows so fast somehow! I'll be tackling mine in the second part of this video. ;)

@susannemallmann2018 3 года назад

Compared to my sewing space, yours was very tidy. I am planning to tidy mine and want to have that finished before Christmas this year. Hopefully I will manage that. :-)

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Good luck on your tidying!

@marliesethomas 3 года назад

Oh my gosh, thank you so much for linking those cubby drawers! I'm doing the same thing in my Kallax shelves.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Fun! Good luck with your reorganization!

@christinacutlass1694 3 года назад

So, laughs are few and far between these nights for me due to physical infirmities and pain. I have to say, as a costumer/ seamstress/ upholsterer/ slipcoverer/ home decor person, I enjoy your videos immensely! This one has me lol in places! You are intelligent, skillful and Charming! Well done, YOU!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you! I hope you're able to have many more laughs! 😊

@marilynheath68 3 года назад

I did this as well and secured the fabric ends with vinyl covered paper clips. No rust, no pin holes, no warp or weft pulls.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Cool - I might have to try that.

@rachelcartermurphy4854 3 года назад

i feel like you filmed my sewing space. 😳

@AJ-Tivol 3 года назад

"Too much fabric." Yeah, LOL'd -- especially when you called me out, "Who would ever admit...?" Also, love your intro to this video -- great story-telling.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@Lillyk96 3 года назад

It always fascinates me how people store/organize their stuff! While I'm sure whatever solution you come up with will be perfect for you, I can already see some things that would drive me absolutely bonkers!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I would love to hear what, honestly! It might tune me in to an organizational element I'm totally overlooking!

@Lillyk96 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions For the most part you've done an amazing job! I would just want my patterns in bins or boxes of some kind, like maybe magazine organizers or something similar. I just have this image of them all coming spilling out while you look through them. I am the most spectacularly disorganized person so I find it helps when things are contained and have a very clear location to return them to.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

@@Lillyk96 do you mean the large patterns I have on the shelf? Because most of my patterns are in plastic Sterlite 3 drawer units, so there's no spilling possible!

@Lillyk96 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I must have missed them!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

@@Lillyk96 I'll be showing them a little in the part 2 video that comes out in a couple hours. ;)

@pmclaughlin4111 2 года назад

Late to the party: If I have to measure length-I measured my "wingspan" (I know one yard is from mid-palm to shoulder ball joint )-so I always start with estimating. AND I have a 96" measuring tape-No idea when or where I got it-I didn't even realize it was 96" until one day, I measure passed 60" and wondered how I did thet...I checked: Mine is generic but Singer makes one...just make sure it is for sewing and not a steel one used in building trades

@jacquelinebates5650 2 года назад

I know I am watching a year later, and I don't know whether you will read my comment, but I feel compelled to say I would have found this video much more amusing if it didn't hit so close to home! Yikes! For 1 minute, I thought you had somehow snuck into my house and filmed my studio! Good work. Love your videos.

@caesiusgeo 3 года назад

I separate my fabric by: project (fabric and trim and closures and thread all together with pattern etc); quilt fabric (yardage is folded on a plastic board and then removed so I only need one board) (separated into backing vs regular yardage vs scrap and precuts); then fashion fabric I separate by texture and weight instead of fiber content bc I can have a wool or a polyester that feel and weigh the same and can be used for similar projects And I just fold those into similar sizes and have them on shelves I have a ton of projects at the ready so my stash is mainly projects lol 😆

@marie-joselandry7195 3 года назад

Hello dear Rebecca, I’m in love with your channel i feel at home lol I’m a lace maker crocheter knitter my fiber room is as messy as your sewing room lol I guess I should classify my stach ;)

@marie-joselandry7195 3 года назад

Thank you for reading my message it means that you are close to your viewers

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thanks! I read all the comments, though I don't always have a chance to respond to all of them. :)

@derrith1877 2 года назад

Get a quiltersmeasuring tape = 120" or 10 yards! JoAnn's quilting notions will have it.

@roxiepoe9586 3 года назад

....and this is why organizing is a profession. :) But, I don't want anyone touching all my stuff!!!!! You have made a start! (I have actually thought I would be better off if I had a house fire and was forced to start over. :( )

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Oh gosh, don't think that! A house fire would be terrible! Honestly, I find organizing kind of cathartic, though it does take a while.

@roxiepoe9586 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I'm almost 65 and it hasn't happened yet. :) You are a sweetie.

@a.s.5378 Год назад

I currently watch organising videos for fabric and the video you recommended is the one that i watched befor yours xD the odds 😂

@elizabethclaiborne6461 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣 Hurricane Katrina are my stash when it ate New Orleans. I had nothing. When I started sewing again six months ago, I realized I had four crates of stash and spools of ribbon hiding everywhere. Yeah, you’ll find more ribbon. It breeds or something.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Oh my gosh, that must have been devastating. I'm glad you were able to regrow your stash!

@bittersweet3- 7 месяцев назад

Late entry. Dana White taught me how 2 deal with all my stuff. Her Container concept waseye opening. Progres not perfectio. :). Cass from clutterbug taught me my organizing style. Visual truy. Get that vibe from U. I can't wait 2 see it. Ciao. I'm listening 2 Ur plans now. Time 2 watch!

@mnels5214 3 года назад

I have such extreme stash jealousy. And thank you for posting, we are moving soon and I'm looking for ideas about how to arrange my sewing room

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you! This is about 11+ years of occasional stash collecting. ;)

@Nessi-dances 3 года назад

Yeah, thats a lot more to organize than I thought! It looks good though! Glad the ribbon storage worked out!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, it's a lot, but it's been so worth it!

@belledobson2007 Год назад

I really wish I could have done this clean up for you. I love reorganising and cleaning

@kayta84 3 года назад

For the measure thing, usa is the only country still using inch and yard.... good for you for doing this! Hope this will inspire me to organise my hobby stuff😊

@susaniacuone5758 3 года назад

Actually it's USA, Liberia and Myanmar. That's it.

@CrankyBubushka 3 года назад

This is very helpful and inspiring to me!! I thought I was the only messy one!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you! You are so not alone.

@roxannlegg750 3 года назад

My new fave episode - you posted this on my birthday last year!

@marilynheath68 3 года назад

You might like acrylic hanging file boxes for ribbon and trim. If its too much visual chaos card board and plastic ones are good too, I LOOOVE organizing my sewing stuff.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I think I'm going to keep the trims in the cubby for now, because I really do like looking at them. What I am going to do, though, is cut the card height down a little bit so that I can put those clear glass shelves in and make them double decker trims. That way they have more space to breathe and I can pull them out easier.

@tappingtechie08 3 года назад

Great job sweetie! I can't wait to see how this project finishes out.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you! That will be next Tuesday's video! :)

@susanbender2953 3 года назад

I just started watching. Yay for you in tackling this !! Wish I could help ! I love organizing. P.S. could you hang some things ? Also maybe set up your patterns like an office file? But it sounds like your all done by now... loved your post !

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you! My closets are actually far more full than my cubbies, and my wallspace is basically used up, so unfortunately there's no room for hanging. I have thought about getting a file cabinet for the patterns, but the majority of my patterns are the Big 3 kind, and they fit perfectly in my plastic drawer units. If I wind up with more Truly Victorian-sized patterns, it's something I'll probably add in the future.

@BekkaMakes 3 года назад

Thanks again for sharing. I've been in my current space going on 2 years and have been having the same kind of organization struggles. I feel you!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thanks! I hope it was helpful!

@brigidscaldron 3 года назад

Also - that red sweater you wore ROCKS on you!!! Holy smokes!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you!

@whatssewingon3511 3 года назад

Omg! I have to do this! I have stuff everywhere. I’ll try to be as brave as you and post it on my channel!! The music was perfect LOL

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thanks! You totally should! :)

@pamelawebb8131 3 года назад

That intro!!! Chef's kiss....💋 perfection!!! 🤣🤣🤣💜💜💜

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you! I really wanted to set that tone! ;)

@pamelawebb8131 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I wasnt even past the intro when I wrote this! Nice video, can't wait for the 2nd part!!

@christenagervais7303 2 года назад

I would love to see you make a coat out of the navy blanket wool!

@davidhutchison3343 3 года назад

And I thought my stash was taking over my sewing room 😊

@caesiusgeo 3 года назад

That striped silk taffeta (pink brown yellow) looks like a silk taffeta skirt that is cut horizontal for the upper portion but diagonal or vertical for a few layers of ruffles on the bottom

@caesiusgeo 3 года назад

Or maybe big silk ruffly bows and swoops

@butchmanns8968 3 года назад

I’ve had pins rust and leave marks on my fabrics and trims. I lived in Illinois and Iowa at the time. I don’t remember how long my bits and pieces were in the stash.

@lorricarney4894 3 года назад

what about wrapping your trims on the short sides so they show from above when in your drawers?

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I did think about that, but I would have to cut down all the cardboard even more to allow for the bulk of the trims. As it is, after I finished filming these videos, I've decided to put two more shelves up in the trims cubbies, cut about 3/8" off of the height of each cardboard, and have two tiers of trim cards in each cubby so that I don't waste space.

@lorricarney4894 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions you have inspired me. I got two of the drawers today while at Walmart.:D

@cynthiadugan858 3 года назад

With your thicker bolts, you can slide the cardboard out after rolling and use it for another. Your full shelves and thick bolts will hold the shape just fine without the cardboard

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I plan to keep them in there, because I don't want the bolts to collapse, whether the shelf is full or not, or I take them off the shelf, etc.

@cynthiadugan858 3 года назад

I’ve been rolling my smaller pieces over my acrylic ruler then sliding the ruler out. So far no collapsing but then my shelves are really full. Lol

@fernlintner65 3 года назад

Lol looks like you have fun!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, tbh, I actually really enjoy organizing things!

@McNerdyCostumesandProps 3 года назад

Thanks for the awesome tips! My sewing room is a complete disaster right now lol

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thanks! I hope you're able to make it better!

@allangradus1917 Год назад

The measuring tape is 60" because most wide fabrics are around 60". To measure yardage you should use a yard stick and then is no discrepancy. I used to work in a fabric store and we always measure this way.

@c12341234XD 3 года назад

1) Because I worked at a fabric store (in Canada) I measure meter by meter 2) I think it's because 60 inches is the typical width of tables, fashion fabrics, and the average wingspan, meaning more than half of seamstresses (or tailors) can hold a measuring tape from arm to arm (I can't but I am super short), and a measuring tape can be fully laid out on a table (but I could be wrong)

@wendymalik6784 3 года назад

I bought cubby drawers from Amazon that were 13x13x13 for our mud room cubbies.

@mrs.knecro7044 3 года назад

I know that Morgan did little bolts but she I think had more of a closet space not cubbies, but I think she did something similar to this with Marika when she went to visit her and helped do a cleanup/reorg video.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Ooh, I'm not sure I've seen the one where she goes to Marika's -- I'll have to look for that.

@mrs.knecro7044 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions yeah that one is kind of fun, I believe it’s in Marika’s channel.

@stache1954 3 года назад

You look good in scarlet.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thanks!

@michellecornum5856 3 года назад

Hey! I thought that music only played when I walked into MY sewing room! You made some really good progress!! It took me a few tries to settle on fabric storage that works for me. I use 10 gallon bins and folding. Mostly because I already had bins. But I've had to fold them 3 different times before I got it right. I've heard that velvets need to be rolled (nap to the inside) like sushi. I don't have much velvet, but I have rolled mine. And yeah, folding or rolling on a board leaves a nasty little line. Learned that the hard way. I only rolled mine this last year, so, we'll see. What the world really needs are useful pattern cabinets. I played this (several times) while I worked on my sewing room. It was great to sort with you!! Stay well!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

So depending on what kind of patterns you mean, I have found that those plastic sterlite drawers are the perfect size for Big 3 type patterns, with no wasted space. I have three of them filled with patterns. The Truly Victorian and other large pattern ones unfortunately do waste some space in that Kallax unit.

@michellecornum5856 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I will have to look into the drawers. Yeah, my big patterns -- Truly Victorian, Black Snail, Wearing History, etc, all have to live in a basket out in the open due to unruliness and lack of cooperation.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

@@michellecornum5856 I do like that the Kallax unit does a good job of working kind of as bookends to them. A basket sounds a little challenging!

@harxmoond 3 года назад

Looking good. I just put fabric in small hidden bins but I like how you're able to see yours. Have you seen Mimi G's pattern organization video?

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I haven't -- I'll have to look it up!

@TonyaC Год назад

If you used your last blank. Try to find one without overlapping letters and you can use mini post it’s to cover the words and make a copy.

@LadyRebeccaFashions Год назад

I have lots of blanks now, luckily!

@averyt9600 3 года назад

With the pink striped taffeta, maybe you could still make a bustle dress, but match the coordinating fabric to the darker pink stripe. That way you can match the fun fabric with a more subdued hue while still getting the silhouette!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, I'll have to figure out what can tone down that hot pink plaid!

@melissagoings1 3 года назад

Project for the Javita(?)... Medieval Purse.😏

@Princess_karen 3 года назад

I need to wrap all my fabric on mini bolts also, but because we live in the humid south, I have found that if I put pins in my material and leave them, they will begin to rust. We don’t have air conditioning so summer it is pretty humid and winters are pretty cold in a lot of our house.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

You can also use those little plastic clips that you can find on fabrics or garments sometimes. You can buy packs of them on Amazon. Another viewer told me about them, and I may wind up switching to them, since it is humid here too.

@MaryanneNZ 3 года назад

Late to the party here, watching this for entertainment then suddenly WHAM, I'm thinking, I need to do this! I do it in the shop anyway and have heaps of precut card. SQUEE!!!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yes, do it! It is so satisfying.

@emilysmith2784 3 года назад

You should have bought the FLARRA drawers from IKEA. They are super cheap and made to fit the kallax unit and sound like exactly what you wanted for your ribbons. They are excellent and I have them everywhere in my home.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

So I did some digging, because I googled those drawers and they looked really cool. But they're not available in North America! I found them on the UK and Australia ikea sites, but not US or Canada. So weird!

@emilysmith2784 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions that’s a shame. The glass shelf does look very elegant though 🙂

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 3 года назад

I've done the same "everything out! ok now everything back in!" in my disaster of a garage (although it needs it again and I dun wanna)... and all my fabric that I'm not currently working on must fit in my two steamer trunks or else there are problems... I've also mostly managed not to add to the fabric stash unless I've used something from the stash. And I've started putting notes in with my fabric noting fibre content and size...

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, I just acquired a whole bunch more fabric, and am now trying to figure out where to put it! I think I need to ignore fabric sales for a little while...

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I have a friend who cleaned out her stash of odds and ends of linen (2m minimum) and I'm getting it shipped over in bits, and it WILL fit in the trunks but not much more will... so the only thing I'm allowed to buy on spec at any price would be wool or silk, or a not horridly patterned cotton at a ridiculously low price for mockups...

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

@@bunhelsingslegacy3549 Yeah, I also only allow myself to get silk or wool. But there was a big wool sale lately, and I now have three bolts of wool I have to find a place for (four if you count the one I'll be using for my next project). And wool takes up a lot of space!

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions ...I just failed to ignore a fabric sale, 5 m natural heavy duty cotton at $6/m and 10 m of poly cotton blend for mockups at $3/m

@deborahresnick6086 3 года назад

I've used comic boards which are really cheap. It works great for me.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, I find them to be too small for actual yardage. They work great for my trims, though.

@lizzyrbits1283 3 года назад

Those mini bolts are amazing! The stripey silk taffeta would make a lovely house robe/banyan? Or a bustled skirt to wear with a blouse if it's not enough for a whole bustle dress. (If that's even a thing!) :)

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I think it will probably become part of a bustle dress, with a solid contrast fabric.

@elizabethclaiborne6461 3 года назад

My measuring tapes are 120 inches. They come in several lengths. To measure out yardage I put a yardstick on the table edge with pony clamps. Not as good as a store where’s it’s screwed to the table...

@eileensavoy1516 3 года назад

Yay! I love it! What if you used the striped pink silk as a pleated ruffle of a burgundy skirt? Also on my screen it looks fabulous with the solid yellow silk, maybe even use the yellow as an accent on the pink? So much fun and inspiration, thank you!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, I think I'm going to have to play around with it. The yellow feels like a natural choice, just a very bright one!

@mdmaybe 3 года назад

The last time I moved, I put all of my fabric on "bolts" that I cut down from acid free poster board. Luckily I have the space so my dressmaking fabrics are on 10x30" boards. I'm not going to count...

@mdmaybe 3 года назад

Also, comic book backing boards work great for smaller pieces.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, I found that they were the right size for my trims, but really too small for anything else.

@mdmaybe 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I used the offcuts from the poster board for my trims. It was a lot more work than I thought it would be! I feel your pain on folding all the fabric in your collection! But I'm happy that it's done and I feel a bit like I'm browsing a fabric store when perusing my stash 😁

@lynnhufstetler3825 12 дней назад

They have measuring tapes that are 120 inches

@abbynormal8608 3 года назад

With the striped silk, I’d go with the darker or mid-shade pink for a corresponding color

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, I was thinking that sort of burgundy stripe that is in there. And I've made a nice wool coat already!

@abbynormal8608 3 года назад

I’m a beginner sewer. Used to sew in my 20s but my mom was so critical I gave it up until recently. It’s nice to find a helpful, non judgemental group of enthusiasts. Btw, been working on this DANGED stays since 2018. I had to go and take care of my wonderful pArents, then bring them to live with me. THEN I gained enough weight I had start over. At least ya’ll have been a big help while I’ve been waiting for that window...

@amiwalton9645 3 года назад

For the ribbon drawers get dowels and or drawer dividers so if it comes out it doesnt get all disorginized Maybe organize by size and color.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Drawer dividers different than the ones in this video?

@amiwalton9645 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions i commented before I saw that part. Those are pretty cool. I have also seen ones that are often for socks/underwear or CDs. Basically a way to put the ribbon bobbins in and not have them all roll around each time you take 2 out. Tetris is fun but sometimes you don't want to play.

@lovelasnow 8 месяцев назад

If you haven’t used it yet, have you thought of using that super thick wool to make a quilted petticoat? Or other quilted winter wearables?

@LadyRebeccaFashions 8 месяцев назад

I don't do enough winter costuming to need a wool quilted petticoat, so I'll just wind up saving it for another project. I think I only have the purple bolt left.

@kriscook2423 Год назад

I hate organizing my own stash but I'd volunteer to organize another person's. Is that weird? Looks like fun. *eyes the five very unorganized totes full of fabric against the wall that have needed organizing for months* Looks like fun. 😞

@LadyRebeccaFashions Год назад

I don't think that's weird at all, tbh. Because in organizing another person's stash, you get to see what cool stuff they have! 😉

@mmw55122 3 года назад

Did I see lavender in your (unbelievable) $6 pink striped taffeta? If so, perhaps you could combine your bright pink stripe with a softer lavender to make your pink pop... Just a thought.

@lilibetp 3 года назад

For the taffeta, how about a long version of the CIC Spencer jacket with gold rouleaux?

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

That would waste so much of it, though. Spencers take so little yardage.

@sarabockenstedt9237 3 года назад

Oh, I do not envy all that rolling! It is absolutely worth the time investment - but the "doing of it" is tedious. I cannot wait to see the end result!

@michellecornum5856 3 года назад

Oh, I know. I had to fold mine three or four different times to get them to fit in my bins without wasting space. It's kind of amazing to see how even the rolls are. I have a hard time folding and keeping things so neatly lined up!!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

It definitely sped up a lot as I did more, both from me getting more used to it, and also because I started with the longer yardage lengths! And yeah, in the end, it was totally worth it, because it looks so nice.

@alisondenno9694 3 года назад

Would a rich camel or caramel go with that pink striped silk taffeta? Something neutral but warm might be what it needs for an 1880s look! So prettyyy

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

It's possible! I'm also wondering about a pale, ballet-type pink.

@melb3323 3 года назад

Make a cape to cover your dresses- they had to wear something over to keep warm in below zero weather---

@saraa3418 3 года назад

When measuring yardage, I usually measure using my body. I've learned that the length of my arm to my shoulder point is a meter, so that's how I measure. I'm staring down a sewing room reorganization myself so trying to figure that out. My mom actually bought comic book boards to store her stash on and says that's fairly economical and acid free. Re: navy wool what about some sort of cloak or coat. Something like what Bernadette did for her Sherlock coat would take a lot of wool and be practical. Re 5 yards Hot Pink Silk Taffeta: 50s New Look Cocktail Dress with black lace trim on the skirt.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

That's nice that you have such a good built in measuring tool! For the wool, I already have some cloaks and a coat, so I'm hoping to be able to make a winter dress out of it instead. The cocktail dress idea is fun, though!

@saraa3418 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I should let you know that it's left hand to right shoulder, so you don't think I'm 9 ft tall, lol. I'm still trying to get my courage up to make myself one coat so that sounds dream like.

@Silverfoxx001 3 года назад

for the 6 dollar yard stripe silk, do you have bubblegum pink silk to go with it or maybe a like deep red would go well.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I like the idea of the deep red! Unfortunately, I don't have either of those colors in my stash, though.

@moxielouise 3 года назад

I like the deep red add well or even a charcoal to counterbalance and give a foundation to the pink and yellow. I personally love the yellow grey combination

@rodentary 3 года назад

Morgan did the folding on the cardboard for her kon Mari video. She also used mostly wool though.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I'll have to rewatch her video. I didn't remember her using the cardboard mini bolts.

@rodentary 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions she used big ones, cause she had a closet.

@ReneePowell 3 года назад

I measure by yard, and I WISH that measuring tapes came in 72” instead of 60” lengths!

@jlfields88 3 года назад

My brother bought me a retractable cloth tape that goes to 79"/200cm. I'm not sure where he got it - Amazon would be my guess - but it says Fine Craft on it, so I'd assume that's the brand. :-)

@bekytg9393 3 года назад

Sounds like you are talking about wine, "2017 that was a good year", alas not wine, but silk taffeta.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

lol, so true! I really want those prices back!

@antiquesewist423 Год назад

I measure by yard, but I marked out a yard by quarters on the side of my table with a marker lol

@JuliaSkottMakes 3 года назад

I would guess that 60 inch measuring tapes is because that’s basically 150 cm which is even-er than 180ish. And it’s also a fair wingspan for an average lady, so it’s as long as you can stretch the measuring tape in one, well, stretch.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Ah, the cm comparison makes a lot of sense!

@Nerdygoddess 3 года назад

This is so very late, so no one will see it, but was I the only one that saw the 5yards of $6 silk and went "Holiday ribbon candy!"? You like christmas it seems, so finding a doupe for the burgandy (?) stripes could be a good accent fabric (that may or may not add to your stash problem) I need to do this... organizing the craft space.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, I'm thinking burgundy is going to be the best pairing, too.

@patriciakellyadams134 3 года назад

The website freesewing.org (not associated with them) has a free pattern using your measurements for a female version of Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes coat. The wool with red or blue thread would be nice.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I actually made myself a coat a few years ago, so I'm all set in that department. I think the plaid wool wants to be an 1890s walking skirt. :)

@wendymalik6784 3 года назад

Blanket wool makes for toasty coats. That’s great if you don’t live in the Southwest.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I'm hoping to be able to get a winter dress out of it. I made myself a coat a few year ago, so I'm pretty covered there!

@alaskacosplay 3 года назад

The $6 silk taffeta could work for a Historically Accurate Anastasia Tremaine since she wears a pink dress.

@greatlakesnarwhalmichellee4507 3 года назад

Valentine's pink bustle with the $6 taffeta How about a winter coat or cloak

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I already have a couple cloaks and a coat, but I think I want to do a winter bustle out of it. And I have a Valentine's outfit in working on currently, whose first video will be out tomorrow!

@magicattic 3 года назад

I have a great idea for the silk taffeta; send it to me! Ha! :) I will make a project in your honor with it.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Hahaha! I think I'll hang on to it ;)

@crazyforNarnia1 3 года назад

I'd probably use the blanket weight for a cloak or a coat (or a blanket)

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I already have a coat and cloaks that I've made. With that much yardage, I'm hoping I can find a good winter historical dress to make from it.

@davidhutchison3343 3 года назад

16 yards of silk taffeta ---- I see an 1860's skirt (with two bodices) on your horizon 😊😊😊

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I think that's probably what I'll wind up doing. Either that, or two other full dresses of different eras!

@jeantesc812 3 года назад

I have a mole next to my nose exactly like yours but mine is on the other side! I am also 5'10, red haired, and very pale. Are we separated at birth? :) Love the channel, inspiring.

@francespowell6923 3 года назад

Did you end up doing something with the blanket wool? What about a coat, or cloak with a hood?

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Not yet. That will be saved for something else down the road. I've already made a coat and a couple cloaks though.

@1Bibliotech 3 года назад

I see a wool cloak in your future!

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

I already have a couple wool cloaks, though. I'm hoping I can maybe do a winter dress or something like that, even though it is so heavy.

@lifeisbutadream3598 3 года назад

That stripped fabric definitely a bustle dress! If not enough do the blouse out of it, and a plain fabric color bottom? I would love to see it!... and yes why is it 60 inches in the measuring tape?

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Yeah, I'm definitely thinking bustle for that one. I'll just have to figure out what color(s) to coordinate it with.

@ladyp3531 3 года назад

The struggle is real. I just got a new table and what I thought was going to be an amazing organization piece from my mother, and my family took the organization piece for the kitchen. Sigh.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Oh no! I hope you can find another organization piece!

@ladyp3531 3 года назад

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I am crossing my fingers that hubby comes through for Christmas.

@catstreat9434 3 года назад

If you haven't yet found the swatch template, and you were using the printable pdf from the old Sew Weekly site, I've located a blank archived copy and sent it to your business email. If that's not the correct template, please let me know-- if what you were using still exists anywhere online, I can find it for you.

@LadyRebeccaFashions 3 года назад

Thank you! I got your email, and yep - that's it!