Week 17: Ribbon, Trim, & Floss ~ Sewing Organization Challenge

June: Findings

Last Week: Hardware

This Week: Ribbon, Trim, & Floss

Welcome to Week 17 of our Sewing Organization Challenge!

We are over half-way through with only eight weeks left. By the end of this, we will have our sewing areas ready to tackle whatever projects we want to make in the fall. Won't that feel great?

This week we are focusing on ribbon, trim, & floss.

Let's first talk about ribbon and trim. I don't have a lot of this, and what I do have, I keep wrapped around cardboard cards with slits in them or in bundles. Because I don't have a lot of ribbon and trim, this isn't an issue for me, but it may be for you. Making cards can help you organize this stuff that can take over a space. That said, there are many ways to organize it such as wrapping them on popsicle sticks, clothes pins, or small pieces of cardboard (like me). The important thing is to make sure the system works for you.

Speaking of which, let's talk about my floss. Confession time: over the years, I have tried to keep my floss organized, neatly wrapped on these little cardboard holders. I swear I have tried. Friends have even taken this container from me, organized it, only to have it in a disarray in less than a month. Finally I realized something: this system works for me! It may drive overs crazy, give them anxiety when they look at it, or whatever crazy feels they have, but for me, this works. It really does. Does it require a bit of digging? You betcha. Do I care? Nope. Not one bit. It is contained and it works. End of story.

This week's tasks:

1. Gather it all up into one place. Find what you have and get it into one place. This will stop you from re-buying things you already have and help you know what you have.

2. Sort, organize, and containerize: As always, get rid of what you won't use, organize what you have (EVEN if it is unpopular and considered unorganized by others), and containerize everything in some way (again, even if it is unpopular!).

3. Release Yourself from Others' Expectations: Let go of what others believe organized is. So what if your organization method isn't what others would do-- big deal! If it works for you, it works for YOU. Others don't have to use your space.

4. FUN Task: Use some ribbon, trim, and/or floss: Make something with it. Play with it. Wrap some fun fabric bundles with it. Enjoy it. Maybe even buy more! :)