[Nfb-krafters-korner] Monday Night Chat

[Eileen Scrivani]

For circular knitting needle organization, I keep the non-interchangeable 
ones in zippered pencil pouches that have holes for a binder.  I stick a 
Braille label on the outside of each pencil pouch with the size.  For my 
straight knitting needles, I have a 3 drawer chest which I put dividers 
inside of to section each drawer into 4 or 5 slots. On the back of each 
divider, again, I stuck a dimo label with the needle sizes.  So in drawer #1 
from front to back my straights & DPNS are organized from size 0 to 4. 
Second drawer from front to back goes from size 5 through 9; third drawer 
from size 10-15.  I used to keep them in a very large tin that came with 
Christmas popcorn balls in it, but like you mentioned, it was a jumbled mess 
even with the use of a needle gauge it was painful trying to sort through 
the needles.  Even though my drawer system can get messed up and out of 
order, it is much easier to tackle and re-organize when the need arises.

As for yarns, I've gotten better with keeping track, but my system keeps 
evolving.  After last night's chat, I like the idea of putting a number on 
the outside of each box and then maintaining a master list of what is in 
each plastic storage box.  Within each box, I have the sweater storage bags 
that are zip-lock in style for larger quantities of yarn.  In each bag I put 
an index card with the brand, name and color of the yarn.  If I only have a 
few smaller balls of anyone type of yarn, I sometimes use the 1 gallon food 
zip lock bags from the grocery store.  The plastic sweater bags, I buy 
through QVC.

HTH.

Eileen .

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura White" <lewhite2 at oakland.edu>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Monday Night Chat


>I wish I could have chatted tonight but I was out and about.  Another
> thing I have done is to divide my supplies according to craft.  My
> extras for knitting and crocheting are in a small plastic box, my
> crochet hooks are in my sewing basket, still trying to figure out how
> to put the size on them.  My knitting needles were all jumbled up
> until today when i received my interchangeable kit and a handy needle
> carying bag to organize them. Now what to do with all my fixed
> circulars.
> Any other ideas for organizing yarn by color?  Currently my stash is
> organized by weight. lightest on top like sock/fingering weight yarns,
> and chunky and bulky at bottom.  I've thought of labeling shelves on a
> bookcase and putting the corresponding yarn color on the correct
> shelf.  Any thoughts?
> Wow this was long.
>
> Laura
>
> On 10/19/09, Lucy Cox <septembergirl95 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Tonight's chat included Joyce, Henrietta, Carol Osmar, Gail, Eileen, and
>> myself. We discussed various methods of organizing and identifying our
>> supplies. Tips included using a color identifier, scanning items with a 
>> bar
>> code reader, using a multi drawer box for sorting beads, putting braille
>> numbers on the drawers, then keeping a list of the colors that correspond
>> with the numbered drawer, and sorting yarn into sweater bags, placing a 
>> card
>> with the color brailled on it inside then putting it into plastic storage
>> bins.
>>
>> It was a fun time and we look forward to next week's discussion.
>> We hope you can join us then.
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>> Lucy
>>
>> septembergirl95 at gmail.com
>>
>> A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though 
>> he
>> knows that you are slightly cracked.
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