Guest Picks: From Spare Bedroom to Sewing Studio
— Ellen from Nouveau Stitch
Absolutely necessary in any sewing room is a good ironing surface. This ironing board is extra-wide for larger projects and the added shelf ensures the iron won't accidentally slip off.
Don't run the risk of eye fatigue by working in bad lighting. This tabletop model is great for hand sewing — especially threading needles.
Why limit yourself to a bulletin board when you can have a bulletin wall? It's the perfect way to lay out projects and post inspiration pictures or reminders.
If you don't have one of these steamers yet, you'll wonder how you lived without it! Continuous steam and a long cord are a requirement for larger home decor projects. Pair it with the salon stand on wheels and you can reach all sides of a padded ironing surface.
The days of laying your beautiful fabric out on the floor are behind you once you add a cutting table to your bag of tricks. Save your back and the grid helps immensely with cutting accuracy, too.
Every room needs a little animal print, right? This task chair will make your sewing life so much easier by adjusting between work surface heights.
I envision this cabinet chock-full of fabric! Imagine how beautiful it would be if you arranged it all by color.
This magnetic knife rack will hold your sewing needles, scissors and other magnetic tools so they're always at the ready. It's a great addition that I couldn't live without.
If you plan to sew with home decor fabric, which is usually 54 inches wide or wider, a 60-inch ruler will change your life. It's a very inexpensive but critical tool for the sewing room. The pros can't live without them!
Here's a great place to store all kinds of things, such as zippers, felt, ribbon, machine manuals, accessories or dozens of other supplies. I love that it rolls, too!
This is a great product if you ever work on oversize projects such as draperies. These inexpensive garment racks will hold your fabric virtually wrinkle-free as you work. Adjustable height allows for extra-large fabric projects.
Of course a good sewist has dozens of magazines for inspiration and instruction. Keep yours tidy in this handy shelf with plenty of room on top to hold a multi-drawer storage unit.
Add more color to your hideaway with a fun rug! How can you not be inspired by this fun pattern?
This is a real workroom tip: grown-up, serious scissors. These are the best of the best and the pros wouldn't consider anything less. Do yourself a favor, invest in a pair and you'll never need to suffer from the severe hand cramping the cheapies cause.
Store buttons, grommets, small tools, clips, rings, sewing machine needles, bobbins, knobs, snaps, doohickeys, thingamabobs, screws, nails, tacks and any other little thing that needs its own spot. Clear drawers are a must!
This works great for holding pattern pieces, fabric samples and inspiration photos. Keep your work surfaces clear by taking advantage of vertical space.
Keep your magazines and patterns organized and at-the-ready in these colorful files. Fill your bookcase and never deal with toppling magazine stacks again.
If you're lucky enough to have a large padded surface for ironing, you'll appreciate being able to roll your iron around to all sides of your project. A steamer/presser iron fits perfectly on top of this!
Hey, sewing is hard work! Don't forget to include a comfy spot to put your feet up and chill!Next: Craft the Perfect Creative Space
Owning a sewing machine table, such as this one, would make you feel like you just have to create something pretty and exciting! The scalloped trim is adorable and the color, well, it just oozes fun.
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