Sewing Room Tour - Latest Youtube Video

I am trying to do the whole youtube thing but its very time consuming. I think I'm going to sack off the "what I made this month videos" and stick to reviews, pattern hacks and other stuff. The what I made videos just seemed to be me repeating what I'd said in my written blog posts! 

Anyways here's my latest video showing you guys the area I sew in! 

Fair warning its less of a sewing room and more of a room that houses sewing stuff!

Enjoy!

Much Love 

Frankie 

xxx

P.S if you have any ideas for youtube videos let me know!!! 

10 Home Truths About Sewing In A Shared Space

Whether your sewing space is crammed into your dining room, or kitchen or a spare corner of your bedroom, its a fact that sharing your sewing space can cause some issues!

1. You will have to be careful, seriously pins are an absolute nightmare and can you imagine of they stuck in another family members foot? or god forbid your own.

2. You will try and be tidy, you'll buy boxes and jars and all kinds of things to keep your bits and bobs in. You might even label them with pretty paper and set them up like your own personal haberdashery

3. You will still make a mess, thread everywhere bits of fabric half finished projects! Mess is inevitable and your hoover will become your best friend, Its also worth investing in a bin! You can't even close the door on the mess after a long sewing session you have to clean it up *sobs*

4. You will get used to the creature comforts, whether is being close to the kettle or being able to see the t.v sharing your sewing space will have its perks!

5. You will dream of having your own space and resent anyone who has a spare room..... "SPARE ROOM WHY DON'T YOU JUST SEW IN IT!" so ungrateful.........

6. You will be more organised, you'll know exactly where your best scissors are and your favourite patterns! When you have a small space you have to be organised!

7. You'll take over pieces of furniture, the dining table is now a sewing table and you can forget about using the floor folks that's my cutting table!

8. You'll need all the the electrical outlets to plug your sewing stuff into, "awww sorry babe were you really using your games console?"

9. You'll gain some awesome muscles, there's nothing quite like taking a sewing machine on and off a table to build up your biceps. I'll consider that my daily workout thank you!

10. You'll find inspiration! especially if you can see your sewing space as your relaxing. Many times I've put something on my dummy looking not quite right only to have a eureka moment as I'm sat watching telly in the evening!

And whilst having a shared sewing space does have its highs and lows we all know I'd rather have a sewing room!!!!!

Much Love

Frankie 

Tidy up time!

I don't have a sewing room, I have a space in a room which is a dining/guinea pig/DVD storage/game table/ music center/ sewing room.

Yeah there's not room to swing a cat! Disclaimer : cat swinging is not recommended.

Anyway this is what it looked like...

That's a pana something photograph, fancy huh? 

As you can see very very messy! 

But now it's nice and tidy! 

Vivien has her own spot!

I'm using the coffee table as a Frankie storage table! 

My new boxes from mr Knitwit! These contain patterns , buttons and beads! 

Do you like my thread ball? It used to have chocolates in.... Not sure where those went? 

My filing cabinet! This contains, knitting bits, ribbon, lace, felt, tissue paper, notebooks, odds and sods, zips, elastic , felt tips and crayons! 

My book stack! Surprisingly I use a lot of these for reference! 

And finally my vanity case which I found in the loft when I cleared it out! This now contains, scissors, unpickers, curves, sewing machine feet , tailors ham, pin cushion and other bits that I always need by my sewing machine! 

Do you have a dedicated sewing space? Or do you share? 

Much love

Frankie

Xxx