| If you are planning to take up sewing as a full-time | | | | Once that's settled and done, you need to put in |
| career then you need to set up your very own space | | | | cabinets so that you can store all your fabrics and |
| to accommodate your sewing needs and privacy. | | | | cloths for your sewing. Drawers with different |
| Your special place could be your kitchen or a separate | | | | compartments could be very handy for your ribbons, |
| room depending on your need for privacy. | | | | floss, bobbins, needles, scissors, laces and buttons. You |
| Having all your sewing needs laid out in a quiet corner | | | | might need multiple drawers for segregation purposes. |
| of your house is not only appealing, but also | | | | Your sewing machine should be placed in an area |
| convenient. | | | | where you have plenty of light and easy access to all |
| Choosing a quiet corner in your home | | | | your sewing materials. It was a common practice in |
| Romina Abrigo Editor of the "Sewing Machines For | | | | olden times to place the sewing machine right under |
| Sale" website -- -- pointed out; | | | | the window, not only would this location give you |
| "…Most of us who are into sewing jump from one | | | | enough light while you sew, you can readily look out |
| place to another depending on what we need. We | | | | the window when you want to give your eyes a |
| might stay a while in the kitchen while we measure or | | | | break. |
| cut fabrics, adjourn to the living room when we need a | | | | It's also advisable to have pegs placed on the walls to |
| comfortable place to sew, and go back to the kitchen | | | | hang things like cloths, dresses, or clothes that you are |
| in case we need to iron out the fabric - quite tiring | | | | working on. Not only does this reduce clutter, you won't |
| especially if you're in a big house..." Added Romina | | | | need to iron them if they get wrinkled. |
| Abrigo | | | | A man-sized mannequin and a large mirror are both a |
| When choosing a room for your sewing activity, you | | | | necessity in a sewing studio. A mannequin allows you |
| need to make sure that it's big enough to | | | | to design clothes and dresses with the proper curves |
| accommodate you and your sewing materials. It must | | | | that a man/woman should have; and the mirror is |
| have enough storage space like cabinets and drawers | | | | perfect if you want to test out how your designs |
| for your fabrics, threads, needles and ribbons. It's also a | | | | would look. |
| necessity to have a long table accessible on all sides | | | | Proper sewing studio flooring |
| for measuring and cutting; a comfortable chair or | | | | Carpets are a big no when it comes to designing your |
| couch to sit on if you need to relax; a sewing machine, | | | | sewing studio. It's a general agreement among sewers |
| and finally an ironing board. | | | | that thick carpets are a nuisance rather than a |
| Considering all these, you definitely will need a bigger | | | | comfort. It has been the case that a lot of things tend |
| room for a fully-operational sewing studio. | | | | to end up on the floor as we sew like needles, pins, |
| Basic sewing studio layout and what's in it! | | | | buttons, clips, etc. Try looking for a needle in a thick |
| When planning for a room to convert into a sewing | | | | carpet. |
| studio, you need to take note of one aspect: | | | | Most sewers advice a painted floor, especially dark |
| convenience. You need to make sure that all of your | | | | colored ones like black, dark blue or even green which |
| sewing gear and materials are all stored in an | | | | are convenient and not too expensive to clean. |
| organized way. | | | | "…When planning out for your very own sewing |
| First off, you need to put the long table in the middle of | | | | studio, you need not rush. Take time to consider how |
| the room. Since you need plenty of space to move | | | | you want your studio to look, and how you want your |
| around as you stretch out the fabric, measuring and | | | | materials to be arranged. |
| cutting out patterns. | | | | |