Re: [h-cost] ORGANIZATION
Greetings Alex. I also face the same issue with heat and storage of some of my items. My current solution is simply to number the box (with a wide sharpie marker), and then keep an inventory either on my computer, or in a binder (I have a very thick fabric binder). The inventory list can then show which box # the item is in, and it is easy to change the number should I move the item. Along with the number, I also have location, to help keep track of items in different rooms, including the garage. hth, Kimiko Small http://www.kimiko1.com Be the change you want to see in the world. ~ Ghandi The Tudor Lady's Wardrobe http://www.margospatterns.com/ From: Alexandria Doyle garbaho...@gmail.com snipI am thinking that an inventory list on the front of the tubs should be my first step. The question is, what can I use to fix the list to the box? The boxes stored in my garage are subject to intensive heat all summer long (Over 50 days with triple digits this past summer) so I'm concerned that tape of most sorts will just melt. And I'd like the list to be easy to change as I remove things so I'll know when I should combine tubs ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] ORGANIZATION
If you get translucent bins, you can slip a piece of card stock down between the side of the bin and the stuff in the bin. The stuff holds it tight to the bin, so you can read it. If opaque, hang a piece of muslin over the lip of the bin, with whatever is in the bin written on the muslin with a marker. Cheap and easy to change, later, if needed and no tape. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:23 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] ORGANIZATION I had a very frustrating time of trying to locate some items this weekend to show to a newcomer and have had it with the disorganization of my costumes, my sewing and assorted art supplies and tools. When I moved into my house I had a sewing room, then children moved home and things were packed in to tubs hapharzardly and stored in the garage and corners of my room, and for a while I had things in the living room and - I just don't know what I have or where it's at anymore as well as having some of the tubs only half full now because I've move some of the contents to another location. Over the upcoming holidays I have several long weekends that I could use to tackle this problem. I am thinking that an inventory list on the front of the tubs should be my first step. The question is, what can I use to fix the list to the box? The boxes stored in my garage are subject to intensive heat all summer long (Over 50 days with triple digits this past summer) so I'm concerned that tape of most sorts will just melt. And I'd like the list to be easy to change as I remove things so I'll know when I should combine tubs any help greatly appreciated alex need to check for those organizations that take scrap fabric because I know I have lots and after five years plus in storage I'm not going to use it. -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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My Grandmother used to staple a plastic ziplock bag over the edge of the box with the opening down and loose. She'd then put a card in the ziplock bag with whatever the contents currently were. Regards, Anne -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:23 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] ORGANIZATION I had a very frustrating time of trying to locate some items this weekend to show to a newcomer and have had it with the disorganization of my costumes, my sewing and assorted art supplies and tools. When I moved into my house I had a sewing room, then children moved home and things were packed in to tubs hapharzardly and stored in the garage and corners of my room, and for a while I had things in the living room and - I just don't know what I have or where it's at anymore as well as having some of the tubs only half full now because I've move some of the contents to another location. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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That is a brillant idea! Much better than mine of taping card stock to front or in the inside. Elizabeta --- On Mon, 9/28/09, Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com wrote: From: Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] ORGANIZATION To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 5:08 PM If you get translucent bins, you can slip a piece of card stock down between the side of the bin and the stuff in the bin. The stuff holds it tight to the bin, so you can read it. If opaque, hang a piece of muslin over the lip of the bin, with whatever is in the bin written on the muslin with a marker. Cheap and easy to change, later, if needed and no tape. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:23 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] ORGANIZATION I had a very frustrating time of trying to locate some items this weekend to show to a newcomer and have had it with the disorganization of my costumes, my sewing and assorted art supplies and tools. When I moved into my house I had a sewing room, then children moved home and things were packed in to tubs hapharzardly and stored in the garage and corners of my room, and for a while I had things in the living room and - I just don't know what I have or where it's at anymore as well as having some of the tubs only half full now because I've move some of the contents to another location. Over the upcoming holidays I have several long weekends that I could use to tackle this problem. I am thinking that an inventory list on the front of the tubs should be my first step. The question is, what can I use to fix the list to the box? The boxes stored in my garage are subject to intensive heat all summer long (Over 50 days with triple digits this past summer) so I'm concerned that tape of most sorts will just melt. And I'd like the list to be easy to change as I remove things so I'll know when I should combine tubs any help greatly appreciated alex need to check for those organizations that take scrap fabric because I know I have lots and after five years plus in storage I'm not going to use it. -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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If you're storing the tubs in temperature extremes, you might need to consider the stability of the plastic and its outgassing effects on the contents. Just a word of caution from the textile conservation side of things... Astrida -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:23 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] ORGANIZATION I had a very frustrating time of trying to locate some items this weekend to show to a newcomer and have had it with the disorganization of my costumes, my sewing and assorted art supplies and tools. When I moved into my house I had a sewing room, then children moved home and things were packed in to tubs hapharzardly and stored in the garage and corners of my room, and for a while I had things in the living room and - I just don't know what I have or where it's at anymore as well as having some of the tubs only half full now because I've move some of the contents to another location. Over the upcoming holidays I have several long weekends that I could use to tackle this problem. I am thinking that an inventory list on the front of the tubs should be my first step. The question is, what can I use to fix the list to the box? The boxes stored in my garage are subject to intensive heat all summer long (Over 50 days with triple digits this past summer) so I'm concerned that tape of most sorts will just melt. And I'd like the list to be easy to change as I remove things so I'll know when I should combine tubs any help greatly appreciated alex need to check for those organizations that take scrap fabric because I know I have lots and after five years plus in storage I'm not going to use it. -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Except I already have the tubs, and most are opaque. I wonder how attractive the flap of muslin would be to cats that crawl through everything alex On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com wrote: If you get translucent bins, you can slip a piece of card stock down between the side of the bin and the stuff in the bin. The stuff holds it tight to the bin, so you can read it. If opaque, hang a piece of muslin over the lip of the bin, with whatever is in the bin written on the muslin with a marker. Cheap and easy to change, later, if needed and no tape. -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Most of what I have to store in the garage isn't what I'd consider of a quality to be concerned with the long term effect. My second project is going to making sachets to go into the tubs. Somewhere sometime someone gave me one and this past weekend I found the tub with it, it was really nice. I'd like to do that with all of them alex On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Schaeffer, Astrida astrida.schaef...@unh.edu wrote: If you're storing the tubs in temperature extremes, you might need to consider the stability of the plastic and its outgassing effects on the contents. Just a word of caution from the textile conservation side of things... Astrida -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:23 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] ORGANIZATION I had a very frustrating time of trying to locate some items this weekend to show to a newcomer and have had it with the disorganization of my costumes, my sewing and assorted art supplies and tools. When I moved into my house I had a sewing room, then children moved home and things were packed in to tubs hapharzardly and stored in the garage and corners of my room, and for a while I had things in the living room and - I just don't know what I have or where it's at anymore as well as having some of the tubs only half full now because I've move some of the contents to another location. Over the upcoming holidays I have several long weekends that I could use to tackle this problem. I am thinking that an inventory list on the front of the tubs should be my first step. The question is, what can I use to fix the list to the box? The boxes stored in my garage are subject to intensive heat all summer long (Over 50 days with triple digits this past summer) so I'm concerned that tape of most sorts will just melt. And I'd like the list to be easy to change as I remove things so I'll know when I should combine tubs any help greatly appreciated alex need to check for those organizations that take scrap fabric because I know I have lots and after five years plus in storage I'm not going to use it. -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I used to have fabrics sorted by type, sub-sorted into projects on other shelves. I now have the majority of it in the clear plastic tubs. I have labels on the tubs but it still helps to be able to see the actual fabric, at least for me. I learned very fast not to get the larger size tubs as they can get HEAVY. Quick and fast storage are the big zip-lock bags. They do help keep everything together nicely but do no stack well. There is always a pile waiting to be sorted out and stored however :). My shelving is a hodgpodge which I hope to unify one day. The current workroom is in the basement and some space had been lost to needing to keep access to the water shut-off valve (it's an old house) and the stone room under the front porch (did I mention it was an old house :) ). Don't know what this room was used for originally. It is too cold and a bit damp to work in but we are in Kansas so this is our fail-safe tornado shelter :). Hubby built two low rolling platforms, one single-tub width, one double-tub width, to go in these spots. I can stack them pretty high and still easily roll out of the way for access, or to other places in the basement when I am reorganizing. Very handy. Catherine click your heels together three times ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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stone room under the front porch (did I mention it was an old house :) ). Don't know what this room was used for originally. It is too cold and a bit damp to work in but we are in Kansas so this is our fail-safe tornado shelter :). It would have been a root cellar or a storage place to keep perishable food items in the days before refrigerators. The most likely thing to be kept there would be root vegetables - so one could have potatos, carrots, etc. through the winter. It's still a good place to store tender bulbs, like cannas, if you dig them up every fall. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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The Iris is neat -- I like the modularity, since you can get extra project cases. Thanks! - Original Message - From: susan...@juno.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:30:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [h-cost] Organization Here is what project organization I have. I too use the big ziplock bags. I store them in rectangular baskets or plastic tubs if I have several of them going at once. This way I can flip through them like files and find what I am looking for. I also use an Iris Scrapbook chest http://www.spacesavers.com/scrapbookchest.html to keep portable handwork projects in. I just grab the case I want and go. For bigger projects, I hang the fabric or big cut pieces over a hanger bar and put the smaller pieces in a bag and loop the handles over the hanger hook. Susan If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it? A. Einstein Hi, all, How do you store projects? I have a lot of those big Rubbermaid tubs for storing yardgoods; but what do you use for keeping individual projects together--pattern, fabric, etc.? I've been using 2-gallon industrial size Ziploc bags, but they are slippery, and from time to time I have a project avalanche. I mean, yes, I should probably only have one project going at a time and then it wouldn't matter so much. But since I don't, any suggestions? Lauren Lauren M. Walker lauren.wal...@comcast.net http://www.timetraveltextiles.com Click to find great rates on life insurance, save big, shop here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/PnY6rbuo3Phdir2fGgqYVNa0h9zqo8UVsmv1XVkwVK54seTBZRdtO/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I keep it all on a hanger. With a bag holding the notions and related items, and the garment on the hanger. IF there's no room in the closet for another bulky hanger, it's time to finish something. Mari I have a lot of those big Rubbermaid tubs for storing yardgoods; but what do you use for keeping individual projects together--pattern, fabric, etc.? I've been using 2-gallon industrial size Ziploc bags, but they are slippery, and from time to time I have a project avalanche. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I have two sets of wire drawers of various sizes that I use to keep my projects together. They are a bit pricey but if you can find a sale they are worth it. I got mine at Home Depot and you can get the rack for them in a couple of heights and the drawers in 3 or 4 depths so you can have your 'skinny' projects and your 'thick' projects and have them in appropriate sized drawers. I also use the giant Ziploc bags for smaller projects like shirts/chemises. Karen Seamstrix -- Lauren Walker lauren.wal...@comcast.net wrote: Hi, all, How do you store projects? I have a lot of those big Rubbermaid tubs for storing yardgoods; but what do you use for keeping individual projects together--pattern, fabric, etc.? I've been using 2-gallon industrial size Ziploc bags, but they are slippery, and from time to time I have a project avalanche. I mean, yes, I should probably only have one project going at a time and then it wouldn't matter so much. But since I don't, any suggestions? Lauren Lauren M. Walker lauren.wal...@comcast.net http://www.timetraveltextiles.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Click here to find single Christians that want to meet you today. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw23Hb6eIlkleLzdvp5GQ2NEBbBOe0tqfQUDHDxh6DA3odmmM/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Here is what project organization I have. I too use the big ziplock bags. I store them in rectangular baskets or plastic tubs if I have several of them going at once. This way I can flip through them like files and find what I am looking for. I also use an Iris Scrapbook chest http://www.spacesavers.com/scrapbookchest.html to keep portable handwork projects in. I just grab the case I want and go. For bigger projects, I hang the fabric or big cut pieces over a hanger bar and put the smaller pieces in a bag and loop the handles over the hanger hook. Susan If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it? A. Einstein Hi, all, How do you store projects? I have a lot of those big Rubbermaid tubs for storing yardgoods; but what do you use for keeping individual projects together--pattern, fabric, etc.? I've been using 2-gallon industrial size Ziploc bags, but they are slippery, and from time to time I have a project avalanche. I mean, yes, I should probably only have one project going at a time and then it wouldn't matter so much. But since I don't, any suggestions? Lauren Lauren M. Walker lauren.wal...@comcast.net http://www.timetraveltextiles.com Click to find great rates on life insurance, save big, shop here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/PnY6rbuo3Phdir2fGgqYVNa0h9zqo8UVsmv1XVkwVK54seTBZRdtO/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
