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If you’re a crafter, then I’m pretty sure you keep a supply stash of some kind. Some of us, ahem, keep several stashes. I stash fabric, yarn, papers, and um… plastic canvas shapes. But what are the best ways to manage a stash? How do you keep it organized enough to find things, and how do you keep tabs on what, exactly, you have on hand?
My guest for this show keeps a large fabric stash, and she keeps it well. Jeni Baker is a quilter, sewist, and blogger. I first started reading her blog with this excellent post series, which is all about maintaining a well-rounded an organized stash. Jeni has a lot of great ideas on stash-keeping, and there are good ideas in this interview for crafters in any medium.
Stash These Links:
• Check out Jeni’s blog, In Color Order, and especially The Art of Choosing post series – excellent reading on stash-keeping.
• Jeni mentioned this StashPact project on Flickr, designed to help participants use more stashed fabrics and buy less.
• Jeni also mentioned using mini bolts to organize fabrics, and you can see that in action over at Smashed Peas and Carrots.
love the thought of keeping things in color order!
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I can’t WAIT until I’m home and can listen to this!
This was an awesome podcast on a topic that is really timely for me these days as I try to stay on top of my supplies, tools, works-in-progress, and finished pieces for my fledgling crafty business. I have a fair sized fabric stash from my quilting days that isn’t very accessible nor well organized, and I’m hoping that this podcast and reading The Art of Choosing series will help me get that under control.
Thanks!
Excellent! I think you’ll find a lot of good stuff in The Art of Choosing. Happy Organizing!
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