Poll Of The Week - Fabric Storage

Rolled definitely

A bit of everything, some in boxes, some on open shelves, some in cupboard and some on storage bags. Usually folded

Kallax unit in cubed boxes, very neatly folded around board and pinned so I can pulled out and replace easily. However, really good thought about rolling v folding - may have to rethink as the creasing is a pain.
Looks like another re-org will be taking place 😉

Mine is mostly rolled, but some folded in three drawers of a large Ikea Malm 6 drawer unit. I have an Ikea 4x4 Kallax on top of the drawers to make afake dresser and I keep my sewing machines in the cubby holes of the Kallax. I have a new craft room so am very excited!

Storage boxes in the Kallax unit, mostly rolled but thicker fabrics are folded.

I have a large fabric resource centre (sounds better than stash!) and some is rolled, some is folded, some is stuffed, some is in an untidy heap that once was stacked but decomposed as lower layers were excavated etc. I have an accessible loft area that has a flat surface like a table so fabric is on that and under it, I also have storage boxes where fabric is (theoretically) stored vertically and some plastic bags where offcuts/remnants were placed to 'deal with later'. I also have my 'current projects' pile that started off all neat and tidy but now is just a sloping mass of doom.

And I never have the right fabric for what I have in mind so buy more........

My fabrics are stored in an old cupboard which was in my grand's parents bedroom. When my grandmother was young, she worked as a seamstress in a sewing workshop. It's like she's here with me in my sewing space.

I store mibe in a variety of places - shelves, cupboards, boxes - wherever i can find space! I fold my fabybut actually rolly sounds much more sensible!

Mostly folded in boxes. Each box is numbered and I make a note of each fabric and it's location in my Stash Hub app.

I have a cedar lined chest of drawers that I store my quilting fabric by color. It is folded and stood up so I can see all of it. My dressmaking fabric is folded and in bins and put on a shelf.

I now have storage envy!!! If I lived somewhere that had easy access to stores or online shopping I would have a lot more fabric but, as it is, mine is all in one drawer, folded over card and each piece in its own clear plastic bag. Then I have a storage box with scraps and old sheets for muslins.

I've only been sewing clothes 'properly' since the beginning of April last year. It has astonished me how fabric accumulates! I find myself now slightly overwhelmed by the stuff.

I am neurodivergent and 'out of sight out of mind' is a big issue for me. Even if I catalogued the stuff I bought, I wouldn't then check the catalogue, so rolled and stacked on open shelves - one for knits, one for wovens and 2 for the bulky coatings and fleece type things - is my best option. I now also have a pile of 'I know what I am going to use this for' fabrics and a colourful fabric rack, formerly known as a stair banister rail, which houses the laundered and ironed fabric that is waiting it's turn.

All that's needed is a little more time to sew!