Last week I shared a two video tutorials {here and here}
with numerous ideas of how I create mixed media + dyed fabrics for my
art journals and other projects. Once you have all of those beautiful
fabrics in your stash, how do you creatively store or display them?
Here
are some colorful and inspirational ideas for display and storage....
CURTAIN cable: Use a cable system, usually used for curtains {see photo above} add rings with clips and hooks and a closet hanger
to hang items from the cable. Both of these can be found out Ikea. This
is a great system for hanging larger pieces of painted canvases.
BINDERS + plastic sleeves: Group fabrics by color or for certain projects and place them into top loading plastic sheet protectors then into a large binder{2.5" or 3"} since the fabrics. This organization method allows me to easier flip through various fabrics in an organized fashion. To prevent fabric from sliding out of the plastic sleeve pin the top closed with a quilting pin.
BINDER clips: For projects I might be working on soon, I group fabrics and special pieces and clip them together using a binder clip and hang them on my studio inspiration wall.
CROCHET hangers: Use the top loading binder sheet protectors or clear plastic bags filled with *flair trays including painted fabric swatches to decorate your studio or walls. This is a great way to create color studies or put together embellishment kits for your projects. I love and collect vintage crochet hangers, I attach clips and clothes pins to hang the
CLIPBOARDS: I have a few legal size clipboards on my wall that hold my fabric project collections. It's a fun way to rotate your fabric collections on your inspiration wall.
DESIGN wall foam core: another great way to experiment and see fabric for a project is to create a design board with a large piece of foam core. Use quilting pins to tack the fabric to the board. This works great and allows you to move pieces around.
I hope these ideas inspire you to find creative ways to display all of your lovely creations. I'd love to see how you store or display your fabrics. If you a link to a photo online, please share it in the comments. happy organizing! xoxo~Traci
