[Nfb-krafters-korner] craft storage; was Sunday Question

[Cathie/Rob Jacobse]

Good question; we all do things a little differently and it is great to know what others are doing.   I’m in need of keeping all things in a neat and tidy place.  We have our house on the market, bits of yarn and unfinished projects roaming from room to room is not the best look.  
I keep hooks, yarn needles, place markers, small scissors and a tape measure in a zippered cloth pencil type bag.  This handy little bag lives in a larger zipper tote type bag which also contains yarn and small projects in progress.  This tote bag is easy to grab for a road trip or hanging out on the patio.  In case of a viewing request there is a shelve  space in my closet next to a plastic bin of more yarn.  This is my frequently sought after  in progress items.
The looms live in a cupboard  along  with  the plastic bin containing beading and jewelry making supplies.  All tucked away, all neat and tidy in the office  or as I call it the craft room.
And then there’s all that yarn!  I am lucky to have a larger linen closet near the family room.  Yarn is statched in a variety of storage containers.  My favorite are the clear plastic zipper bags that sheets come in - very handy for storing and sorting  yarn! smile
Currently in this linen closet is a clean small plastic garbage container holding a larger in the works progect.  This is a grab and work somewhere actually anywhere for a bit of time.  Then back it goes into it’s spot in the closet.  oo I am feeling all organized.  Well not completely…
I need to organize the knitting needles into a special spot , something to work on.  Knitting is newish to me.
And the other thing needing attention is labeling the yarn colours.  Think I’ll use My Pen Friend and someone with vision would be good.

Keep crafting,

Catherine J

 
> On Aug 20, 2017, at 12:15 PM, Tammy via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Boy, here's an area I need work in.  lol!  My work station is my table by my
> chair.  The needle and sissors I use are laying on top of the table, extra
> needles are inside the top drawer.  I do have my yarns put together by
> color.  I have Brailled cards inside each bag.  Yep, there are 20 dozen
> varieties of blue.  If I have gotten yarn for a specific project, the colors
> are bagged together, then all the yarn that goes for that 1 project goes in
> a larger bag.
> I have a big variety of buttons.  I got my niece to sort them by color, then
> put them into a small Ziploc bag with a Braille label.  All of those little
> bags go into a larger bag.
> 
> For a travel project, I use those fabric shopping bags which contain all I
> need to work on the project while I'm waiting somewhere.
> 
> I only have 1 pair of scissors that just get transferred.  Having a smaller
> pair for my travel bag would probably save me a little time.
> Happy crafting! 
> 
> 
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> Behalf Of Terry via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 8:17 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Terry <tknox6 at sc.rr.com>
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] A Sunday Question
> 
> Here is a question, I have and I am a long time crafter that I think new
> crafters would have. This is a crafting question to the list, let's help
> each other with crafting replies and build knowledge of our craft. Simple
> answers and replies but if needed explanations there please reply.
> 
> 
> 
> I want to my crafting tool box Saturday and it was totally full of all kinds
> of things. I want to improve it and want real suggestion of what we should
> keep it the main box and then other boxes for specific crafting. Like the
> notion bag for yarn work. Like how many crochet hooks do we really need and
> should they be in the main box or the crochet box. I will start and hope I
> get real good suggestions to clean out the junk.
> 
> 
> 
> Main Tool Box
> 
> 1.Pencil or Pen or marker and 3 by 5 index cards
> 
> 2.Scissors, what kind, should I have scissors for every craft box like
> material scissors for fabric and another for paper? Is this an important
> item in regards to cost?
> 
> 3.What kind of measuring tool? Tape, braille, ruler, all or separate in
> different boxes. 
> 
> 
> 
> I want to be ready and organized to go as I need, but I am not and hope this
> list might give me and other constructive ideas.
> 
> 
> 
> Terry Knox
> 
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