I purchased a Double-Sided Diamond Sharpening Plate ,400/1000 Grit to attempt to save my favorite sewing scissors my daugther had messed with. Not only did I save those, I managed to fix several others much like the pair you held in the video. By now you have probably already solved the issue. I just used youtube to learn how to use the sharpening store. It worked great. The only ones I strugged with were a tiny pair of embroider scissors, but that was purely because they were too little for me to get it done properly.
Yes it's not easy to find a space for our hobby! I too started the same way as you, the upside is that it kinda forces us to let all the stuff take over, but having a dedicated space is great if course!
I am in a New York studio apartment, so the entire room is my sewing studio with a day bed for me to sleep...I wouldn't have it any other way...funny you should mention scissor sharpening, I recently purchased an electric sharpener which can sharpen both scissors & knives & even has a flat screw driver sharpener...was about $26.000 US dollars & works really well...have sharpened all of my scissors with great success.......
When we built our home in 2000, our children were in primary school and I invested in a Horn Cabinet solution for my sewing. It was set up as part of the family room and wanted it to not appear obvious when entertaining. Now, two decades later... both children are adults and living independently. I have two spare rooms that I am in the middle of remodelling. We have turned one into an office and the other into a sewing/guest room. I was able to buy a chaise/sofa bed solution, so I have something comfy to sit on when hand-sewing, tacking or researching my sewing ideas. I have vacant book shelves that have storage and my multitude of sewing/craft books... To summarise, it is so nice when the children grow up, you can expand into empty bedrooms and utilise every square metre of your space for your new found lifestyle. I am so busy and loving the extension of my creative side of my life. Empty nest is such a liberating experience in so, sew, so many ways 😉 Definitely, you want an organisation system that works for you in your sewing room. Once you start the sewing process, the last thing you want to be doing is searching for anything. Lost pins gives you enough groaning without adding to it. Upcycling, yes! I love your "new" office table with a riser solution and I hate office chairs with arm rests when sewing; "War on Waste" is our motto in Australia. Being in my 50s, I have a "magi lamp" but I took a sample of my craft-work with me on my next visit to my optometrist. She recommended a second pair of "craft" glasses to use instead, that way when I am knitting 3ply socks, unpicking dark sewing stitches, or working on my petit-point version of cross stitch, I don't get eye problems with the lamp alone. Next time you are scheduled for an eye check-up, take a sample of your work and get their recommendation. Johanna, I am so pleased to see that you are enjoying your six months leave and having time to organise/maximise the creative side of your life. Who knows what tomorrow holds for you? Thanks for the wonderful video and all the best.
I certainly relate to having a multi use small space that includes sewing. Your new table is awesome! So is that chair. I appreciate your suggestion for shopping for used office furniture. Your organization drawers and labels are awesome! Have a great day
I love the things you can do in your “small” sewing space! Just be patient until children leave home and you can have their bedrooms if they take everything with them ( not always the case).
The dreaded wonky cutting mat! I have used two methods to tame a cutting mat, both require you to physically soften and relax the mat using heat. 1. Lay it on a flat surface in direct sun. 2. Use a hair blower to to warm it up (similar to the sun method). Both of these methods have worked well for me. Good luck
The Last Stitch An iron can work also, but not directly in it, and be sure to put large flat heavy item(s) on it til it has cooled for several hours.... it generally happens from heat, I know I had one that’s I got when I used my ironing mat over it... didn’t realized it would transfer that deep, so now I have a separate are for ironing.
Definitely get those scissors sharpened! If you don't know of a good sharpening service, you can always ask your local fabric store, sewing machine dealer, or hairdresser. I've always been pleased when I've had mine sharpened in the past.
I bought a pocket sized diamond sharpener, with a coarse and finer sides. Then watched youtube videos on sharpening. It worked! The scissors were getting dull in spots and snagging. The diamond type works well on regular steel and on the newer titanium kind of blades that are too hard for a regular whet stone. Good luck! How about a sheet of acrylic over the table?
Hi. Thanks for the tour. Regarding the warped mat: I put a damp towel on mine and then ironed the warped section, using my wooden clapper to press it and help cool it in between heating with the iron. I repeated this until the section was flat. The hairdryer should work too, but I would still put something flat on top to put pressure on the board to help flatten it out after heating. Some other methods I tried just moved the warped sections around the board, but I found the iron & clapper method was the most effective.
I am currently reorganizing my own sewing space so it was lovely to see how you utilize your space. ☺️ actually found you through the Ikea hack table.. I don’t really have space for it right now but eventually I’m planning to build one.
Thank you for always sharing with all of us. I loved seeing your small space this time. We are now full time RVing and it has been an adjustment from having a full room just for my sewing and crafts. Thanks again!
I accidentally steamed my cutting mat, I used a table top ironing board and forgot to move the mat out from beneath it, causing it to twist out of shape. I soaked it with water, applied some more steam to soften it and then piled heavy books on top over night. It has gone back to be flat enough to use. My cutting table is in a spare bedroom. I used two 80x50cm Ivar cabinets on wheels as the base. I can split them up and push them against the wall when the room is being a guest room. There is plenty of storage I can hide behind the doors. The Ivar units are solid pine, so it is easy to screw in extra hooks, they are also much more lightweight than the MDF Kallax units. For a top I use a lightweight magnetic whiteboard covered with a rotary mat. This is much easier to move than the solid wooden top I used in the past. I use heavy duty neodymium magnetic skittles as ‘pins’. The whiteboard equivalent of push pins, these magnets hold down the fabric well and their skittle shape makes them easy to move. I believe there is a company that now makes large magnetic cutting mats, however the magnetic whiteboards are cheap and will work with any existing mats you may have. The 90x120cm boards often have a soft pinnable back.The larger boards often have a plain metal sheet on the back, which is useful if you want to cut out synthetic fabric with a hot knife.
Love it! As other have said, heat to the mat may help. I will say, my grandmother, a seamstress, was very firm on keeping ones thread covered. Dust is not a friend to thread.
Your grandmother was right, and the sun is bad too. One day my goal is to keep all my threads covered, but due to space constraint and ease of use I have some of my overlock thread exposed. But the rest is kept in drawers 😊
This happened to my cutting matt ... so my dad sprayed strong adhesive to the table top and stuck my mat down ... its great now ... i can iron on it too hehe
@@Thelaststitch you can also tape it down with DUCT TAPE around the edges.....but that should have been done first before it got all wonky.....but it still might work.....duct tape or masking tape.....
I left a green cutting rolled up in my car for a few weeks last summer and it curled up severely. I laid it outside in the summer sun early one morning on a flat surface and by afternoon it was flat.
For the table top. I had to use rubber cement on mine. I heated my mat with hair dryer all over after rolling out a layer of rubber cement. Only applied rubber cent to the table side. Leaving it off my mat. At some point I will need to replace my mat, so I wanted it to be easier to remove. If I glued both. It would need acetone to thon it enough to remove it.
Great video! I love your sewing space, it is so inspiring (and inviting)! I’m so happy you did this video because you have a great sewing space and great things coming from your sewing space too! It shows that you don’t need to have a huge sewing room in order to do great things sewing related! Thank you so much for sharing your space with us!💕💕🤗
Always enjoy your videos! I am growing out of my sewing space & I am thinking to use vertical space. But that idea will have to be creative since I am 64 & can't easily use ladders!😊 I will figure something out in the end!
My suggestion for Matt is heat heat the Met then play books, cover the whole map with books and leave for a few days. I don’t know if it’ll work but but it can’t hurt.
It is very interesting to see how you have made great use of your (smallish) space. IMHO you have the balance spot on in relation to the level of detail you give us. I prefer full details as we can filter out what we don’t need or may not be so interested in but don’t miss a thing if we are hungry for information. Keep up the good work and thank you 😊
Thank you, that makes me so happy to hear! I try to vary my content and do longer more in-depth videos too at times, depending on the topic. I guess you saw the displeased commenter who wanted something quick, which kinda stung,. But at the end of the day, one cannot please all, and I have to do me and try the best that I can to create videos that are hopefully useful and encouraging to those who resonate with what I do 🙂
Love your sewing space! I have 3 of the Skadis Ikea peg boards. Love them. Looking into other storage/furniture options for my small space, like Linmmon/Alex table with drawers as a sewing table. I use self healing rotary cutting mat, so far no wobbles, but then I have to store it away, since, no permanent table...Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your ideas for organizing the work space. I struggle to organize my shop. The drawers and shelves really help! I took a pair of vintage Nogent tailor shears to a professional sharpening shop. He was able to bring the cutting surfaces to new. I wonder if the mat warped because the underside on the wood is drier than the upperside exposed to air. This happened in summer when the air is more humid than in winter. Here in the Eastern part of Canada, the air gets very dry inside in the winter. I have seen this happen with plywood. I would try the hair drier but after that, flip the mat around regularly when you are not using it for measuring your cuts. I got an adjustable height workbench too and it was a game changer for my watch and clock work. Daniel
The wobbly area on the cutting mat is caused by heat. I made the mistake of putting a cup of tea on mine, and also the sun shines into my sewing room during the day which is not good for it. If possible, it is best to store it hanging up against a wall where no heat or sun gets to it.
Definitely worth reviving the scissors if you can find a professional to do it. That’s the beauty of heavy high quality scissors, that they can be scharpened and adjusted. Nice hearing how your space had evolved. Never realised it was in your living room. I sew on the dining room table and cut on our big free standing kitchen counter. Sewing machine often stays on the table, rest gets packed away easily and quickly in boxes that slot in a cupboard. Keeps it organised which for me is a good thing.
2 years ago I treated myself to a sewing cabinet (doesn't seem to be sold any longer) from the original scrapbox, never looked back since. Everything has it's place and I can easily hide it away when I need to.
Try applying a hot air from a hairdryer to the mat. A heat gun might be too hot. I have had scissors sharpened by someone who sharpens tools. Make sure they have experience with sharpening. You can try a hardware store to see if they can sharpen the scissors. It is usually only 3 to 5 dollars - about the same in Euros.
Thank you for the ideas. You may have already provided the information on the drawers on the shelf. Please let me know your source on them please Like very much your sewing space.
Your Sissor gets sharp, when you sharp it on the underside of a cup. 45 degree sharp it over it. And Oil to keep it moving And your cutting mat, should never get heat. Then it will move like yours.
It sounds like you're cutting mat is flawed. unless you have had an in direct sunlight and higher heat it should not have warped. Was your cutting station over a heat vent? I would contact the manufacturer and see if you can get it replaced. I purchased four Olfa mats in different sizes and they had such a strong polyethylene odor that I put them out in our Arizona sun to see if it would disapate and they warped. I have tried everything and I cannot get the warps out. Unfortunately I caused the warp so I can't get them replaced.
Once those green mats warp there really isn't a way to get rid of it. Did you ever iron on your table with the mat on it? That would do it or the mats sitting in the sun from a window can also do it.
That was so fun. You really have come a long way! I love the crisp clean look of your white table and I bet it looks especially nice on your new floor. Your flooring video inspired me to get a beautiful wood floor for my new sewing space and we installed a good bit of it yesterday! My back!! haha ;-) We are converting an old little shack at the back of our garden into my sewing room so I'm really lucky to have a dedicated space coming soon. All the same, storage is clutter-control is always tricky and this video is giving me many great ideas. Thanks!
Yay for new floors! But yes it does take a toll on our bodies! I was impressed by my agile 74-year old dad, because I felt it for sure 😀 Having your own sewing house sounds awesome!
Thank you for this tour. Yes, I watched your pegboard video! I think that’s how I found your channel. And after a deep dive into the wonderful world of pegboards made the same decision. The IKEA version is just so well thought out. For the most part I love that the hooks stay put when out take the item off. However, sadly some shift a little bit. May be they can just be tweaked a little with pliers to make a snugger fit. That would be good. I’m thinking of dedicating one area of pegboard to the tools I’m using in a project with the mini clip to hold patterns pieces. That way I could clear the work surface more quickly, I am a very messy worker and I’d like to get tidier, somehow.
I don’t know an answer to your current mat problem, but I made the same construction cutting table as you did. I searched over the internet and came across a site called cuttingmatsxxl.com where you can order a mat, specified to your wishes.... I am new to sewing and cutting,, so if the quality is good enough I can’t really tell (for me it is though) This mat is softer than the green mats I think, but it is self healing. I own the mat now for about two months and am happy with it, although I don’t like the smell of it (but I do have a critical nose ;) I don’t think the mat will have the same curling problem, because it is other material. The price is very nice (I think) Thank you for all your informative videos 🙏🏻🤗
Karina Gomes I brought a cutting mat from Michaels it’s 24 by 36 and only paid 17 and change for it it was on sale 40%off the original price was 34 and change that mat has had it heat of any kind will ruin it even more but a new one
Please, use a reputable master at sharpening scissors for your tailor shears. I have regretted letting an amateur touch mine. I could do a better job manually with my knife stones. I have since found a person who sharpens hair dressers scissors.
Thank you for the feedback. Some enjoy the longer, more detailed, videos, while others just want the short snappy ones. I have a mix of both on my channel
Thank you for all your awesome suggestions on how to fix the wobbly cutting mat situation. I will test and report back!
I purchased an antique drafting table made in Michigan, USA and use it as my standing desk. Love my desk and love this channel. You inspire me!
I purchased a Double-Sided Diamond Sharpening Plate ,400/1000 Grit to attempt to save my favorite sewing scissors my daugther had messed with. Not only did I save those, I managed to fix several others much like the pair you held in the video. By now you have probably already solved the issue. I just used youtube to learn how to use the sharpening store. It worked great. The only ones I strugged with were a tiny pair of embroider scissors, but that was purely because they were too little for me to get it done properly.
I love to see a small sewing space. Mine is my dining room area, and there are times I have to put it all out of sight if I have company.
Yes it's not easy to find a space for our hobby! I too started the same way as you, the upside is that it kinda forces us to let all the stuff take over, but having a dedicated space is great if course!
I am in a New York studio apartment, so the entire room is my sewing studio with a day bed for me to sleep...I wouldn't have it any other way...funny you should mention scissor sharpening, I recently purchased an electric sharpener which can sharpen both scissors & knives & even has a flat screw driver sharpener...was about $26.000 US dollars & works really well...have sharpened all of my scissors with great success.......
I've had Fiskars Scissors Sharpener for about 40 years now and it's fantastic. Keeps all my scissors as sharp as new.
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful sewing space. I enjoyed it very much
When we built our home in 2000, our children were in primary school and I invested in a Horn Cabinet solution for my sewing. It was set up as part of the family room and wanted it to not appear obvious when entertaining. Now, two decades later... both children are adults and living independently. I have two spare rooms that I am in the middle of remodelling. We have turned one into an office and the other into a sewing/guest room. I was able to buy a chaise/sofa bed solution, so I have something comfy to sit on when hand-sewing, tacking or researching my sewing ideas. I have vacant book shelves that have storage and my multitude of sewing/craft books... To summarise, it is so nice when the children grow up, you can expand into empty bedrooms and utilise every square metre of your space for your new found lifestyle. I am so busy and loving the extension of my creative side of my life. Empty nest is such a liberating experience in so, sew, so many ways 😉
Definitely, you want an organisation system that works for you in your sewing room. Once you start the sewing process, the last thing you want to be doing is searching for anything. Lost pins gives you enough groaning without adding to it. Upcycling, yes! I love your "new" office table with a riser solution and I hate office chairs with arm rests when sewing; "War on Waste" is our motto in Australia. Being in my 50s, I have a "magi lamp" but I took a sample of my craft-work with me on my next visit to my optometrist. She recommended a second pair of "craft" glasses to use instead, that way when I am knitting 3ply socks, unpicking dark sewing stitches, or working on my petit-point version of cross stitch, I don't get eye problems with the lamp alone. Next time you are scheduled for an eye check-up, take a sample of your work and get their recommendation. Johanna, I am so pleased to see that you are enjoying your six months leave and having time to organise/maximise the creative side of your life. Who knows what tomorrow holds for you? Thanks for the wonderful video and all the best.
I certainly relate to having a multi use small space that includes sewing. Your new table is awesome! So is that chair. I appreciate your suggestion for shopping for used office furniture. Your organization drawers and labels are awesome! Have a great day
I love seeing your space! That big IKEA table is such a great idea. I'm really limited on storage, but I love making new things so it's a challenge.
Thank you for sharing your sewing room! Soaking your mat in bathtub several hours then allow to dry on a flat space should take care of your ripples.
Those shears are the best! One of my grandmothers had those. They took decades to dull!
I love the things you can do in your “small” sewing space! Just be patient until children leave home and you can have their bedrooms if they take everything with them ( not always the case).
The dreaded wonky cutting mat! I have used two methods to tame a cutting mat, both require you to physically soften and relax the mat using heat. 1. Lay it on a flat surface in direct sun. 2. Use a hair blower to to warm it up (similar to the sun method). Both of these methods have worked well for me. Good luck
Thank you! I will give the hair dryer a shot since summer is six months away, now I feel more optimistic about fixing it 😊
The Last Stitch An iron can work also, but not directly in it, and be sure to put large flat heavy item(s) on it til it has cooled for several hours.... it generally happens from heat, I know I had one that’s I got when I used my ironing mat over it... didn’t realized it would transfer that deep, so now I have a separate are for ironing.
Definitely get those scissors sharpened! If you don't know of a good sharpening service, you can always ask your local fabric store, sewing machine dealer, or hairdresser. I've always been pleased when I've had mine sharpened in the past.
I bought a pocket sized diamond sharpener, with a coarse and finer sides. Then watched youtube videos on sharpening. It worked! The scissors were getting dull in spots and snagging. The diamond type works well on regular steel and on the newer titanium kind of blades that are too hard for a regular whet stone. Good luck! How about a sheet of acrylic over the table?
Hi. Thanks for the tour.
Regarding the warped mat: I put a damp towel on mine and then ironed the warped section, using my wooden clapper to press it and help cool it in between heating with the iron. I repeated this until the section was flat.
The hairdryer should work too, but I would still put something flat on top to put pressure on the board to help flatten it out after heating. Some other methods I tried just moved the warped sections around the board, but I found the iron & clapper method was the most effective.
Wonderful video and I feel the same way about your sewing space. I am in the same boat as you with my sewing space is in the living room.
I am currently reorganizing my own sewing space so it was lovely to see how you utilize your space. ☺️ actually found you through the Ikea hack table.. I don’t really have space for it right now but eventually I’m planning to build one.
Thank you for always sharing with all of us. I loved seeing your small space this time. We are now full time RVing and it has been an adjustment from having a full room just for my sewing and crafts. Thanks again!
I accidentally steamed my cutting mat, I used a table top ironing board and forgot to move the mat out from beneath it, causing it to twist out of shape. I soaked it with water, applied some more steam to soften it and then piled heavy books on top over night. It has gone back to be flat enough to use.
My cutting table is in a spare bedroom. I used two 80x50cm Ivar cabinets on wheels as the base. I can split them up and push them against the wall when the room is being a guest room. There is plenty of storage I can hide behind the doors. The Ivar units are solid pine, so it is easy to screw in extra hooks, they are also much more lightweight than the MDF Kallax units. For a top I use a lightweight magnetic whiteboard covered with a rotary mat. This is much easier to move than the solid wooden top I used in the past. I use heavy duty neodymium magnetic skittles as ‘pins’. The whiteboard equivalent of push pins, these magnets hold down the fabric well and their skittle shape makes them easy to move. I believe there is a company that now makes large magnetic cutting mats, however the magnetic whiteboards are cheap and will work with any existing mats you may have. The 90x120cm boards often have a soft pinnable back.The larger boards often have a plain metal sheet on the back, which is useful if you want to cut out synthetic fabric with a hot knife.
Love it! As other have said, heat to the mat may help. I will say, my grandmother, a seamstress, was very firm on keeping ones thread covered. Dust is not a friend to thread.
Your grandmother was right, and the sun is bad too. One day my goal is to keep all my threads covered, but due to space constraint and ease of use I have some of my overlock thread exposed. But the rest is kept in drawers 😊
This happened to my cutting matt ... so my dad sprayed strong adhesive to the table top and stuck my mat down ... its great now ... i can iron on it too hehe
The thought has occurred to me too 😊 but I’m going the try the hairdryer method suggest first and see if it works 👍
@@Thelaststitch you can also tape it down with DUCT TAPE around the edges.....but that should have been done first before it got all wonky.....but it still might work.....duct tape or masking tape.....
I left a green cutting rolled up in my car for a few weeks last summer and it curled up severely. I laid it outside in the summer sun early one morning on a flat surface and by afternoon it was flat.
Thank you for the tip! I will try that when summer comes around!
I too have a corner in my lounge as my sewing space. And have been on the look out for a standing table. Love the new look
For the table top. I had to use rubber cement on mine. I heated my mat with hair dryer all over after rolling out a layer of rubber cement. Only applied rubber cent to the table side. Leaving it off my mat. At some point I will need to replace my mat, so I wanted it to be easier to remove. If I glued both. It would need acetone to thon it enough to remove it.
Great video! I love your sewing space, it is so inspiring (and inviting)! I’m so happy you did this video because you have a great sewing space and great things coming from your sewing space too! It shows that you don’t need to have a huge sewing room in order to do great things sewing related! Thank you so much for sharing your space with us!💕💕🤗
You are a great inspiration. You have so many great ideas. Thanks a lot
Always enjoy your videos! I am growing out of my sewing space & I am thinking to use vertical space. But that idea will have to be creative since I am 64 & can't easily use ladders!😊 I will figure something out in the end!
My suggestion for Matt is heat heat the Met then play books, cover the whole map with books and leave for a few days. I don’t know if it’ll work but but it can’t hurt.
It is very interesting to see how you have made great use of your (smallish) space. IMHO you have the balance spot on in relation to the level of detail you give us. I prefer full details as we can filter out what we don’t need or may not be so interested in but don’t miss a thing if we are hungry for information. Keep up the good work and thank you 😊
Thank you, that makes me so happy to hear! I try to vary my content and do longer more in-depth videos too at times, depending on the topic. I guess you saw the displeased commenter who wanted something quick, which kinda stung,. But at the end of the day, one cannot please all, and I have to do me and try the best that I can to create videos that are hopefully useful and encouraging to those who resonate with what I do 🙂
The Last Stitch just keep on doing what you do so well 😊
Love your sewing space! I have 3 of the Skadis Ikea peg boards. Love them. Looking into other storage/furniture options for my small space, like Linmmon/Alex table with drawers as a sewing table. I use self healing rotary cutting mat, so far no wobbles, but then I have to store it away, since, no permanent table...Thank you for sharing!
Nice space and table. Can you share how you hang your patterns please?
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Thank you for sharing your ideas for organizing the work space. I struggle to organize my shop. The drawers and shelves really help!
I took a pair of vintage Nogent tailor shears to a professional sharpening shop. He was able to bring the cutting surfaces to new.
I wonder if the mat warped because the underside on the wood is drier than the upperside exposed to air. This happened in summer when the air is more humid than in winter. Here in the Eastern part of Canada, the air gets very dry inside in the winter. I have seen this happen with plywood. I would try the hair drier but after that, flip the mat around regularly when you are not using it for measuring your cuts.
I got an adjustable height workbench too and it was a game changer for my watch and clock work.
Daniel
The wobbly area on the cutting mat is caused by heat. I made the mistake of putting a cup of tea on mine, and also the sun shines into my sewing room during the day which is not good for it. If possible, it is best to store it hanging up against a wall where no heat or sun gets to it.
Definitely worth reviving the scissors if you can find a professional to do it. That’s the beauty of heavy high quality scissors, that they can be scharpened and adjusted. Nice hearing how your space had evolved. Never realised it was in your living room. I sew on the dining room table and cut on our big free standing kitchen counter. Sewing machine often stays on the table, rest gets packed away easily and quickly in boxes that slot in a cupboard. Keeps it organised which for me is a good thing.
P.s. I ask for a recommendation for my scissors in my local haberdashery/fabric store.
Love your table.
2 years ago I treated myself to a sewing cabinet (doesn't seem to be sold any longer) from the original scrapbox, never looked back since. Everything has it's place and I can easily hide it away when I need to.
Is there a video where you talk about all your sewing books? If not I'd love to see one or two or more...
Yes there is! I have a video called Best books for improving your sewing skills 😊ruclips.net/video/MDpYHAHWz2I/видео.html
Perhaps you need more flat area around the mat. Hot hands could impact the edges when turning the cabinets.
Try applying a hot air from a hairdryer to the mat. A heat gun might be too hot. I have had scissors sharpened by someone who sharpens tools. Make sure they have experience with sharpening. You can try a hardware store to see if they can sharpen the scissors. It is usually only 3 to 5 dollars - about the same in Euros.
Thank you for your super helpful tips!
I love the rack for your pattern templates. Can you please let us know about it and demonstrate it. Thank you.
Learn more about it in this video ruclips.net/video/ok_bX9RWfMo/видео.html 8.12 in. It's from Morplan Uk but they seem to have stopped selling it!
The Last Stitch thanks 😢
Thank you for the ideas. You may have already provided the information on the drawers on the shelf. Please let me know your source on them please
Like very much your sewing space.
I buy mine from Ikea!
I get my scissors (purchased in 1963) sharpened (when required) at my local specialist knife shop.
Can’t beat white in a sewing room, I’m looking for a white cutting mat .
Knife , scissors sharpener companies do mail order sharpening .
about the scisors, i allways send mine to fix, it's wonderfull and it really work. Just don't use for diferents materials
Your Sissor gets sharp, when you sharp it on the underside of a cup. 45 degree sharp it over it.
And Oil to keep it moving
And your cutting mat, should never get heat. Then it will move like yours.
It sounds like you're cutting mat is flawed. unless you have had an in direct sunlight and higher heat it should not have warped. Was your cutting station over a heat vent? I would contact the manufacturer and see if you can get it replaced. I purchased four Olfa mats in different sizes and they had such a strong polyethylene odor that I put them out in our Arizona sun to see if it would disapate and they warped. I have tried everything and I cannot get the warps out. Unfortunately I caused the warp so I can't get them replaced.
Once those green mats warp there really isn't a way to get rid of it. Did you ever iron on your table with the mat on it? That would do it or the mats sitting in the sun from a window can also do it.
Yes I think it must be the heat. Dang! I have placed my sleeve iron board on top a few times and that probably caused it
@@Thelaststitch If you ever go to replace it, try the white/clear mats or Marettli mats are wonderful. Martelli is in the US.
Cut few layer's of silver foil it will sharpen scissors 🙂
That was so fun. You really have come a long way! I love the crisp clean look of your white table and I bet it looks especially nice on your new floor. Your flooring video inspired me to get a beautiful wood floor for my new sewing space and we installed a good bit of it yesterday! My back!! haha ;-) We are converting an old little shack at the back of our garden into my sewing room so I'm really lucky to have a dedicated space coming soon. All the same, storage is clutter-control is always tricky and this video is giving me many great ideas. Thanks!
Yay for new floors! But yes it does take a toll on our bodies! I was impressed by my agile 74-year old dad, because I felt it for sure 😀 Having your own sewing house sounds awesome!
Thank you for this tour. Yes, I watched your pegboard video! I think that’s how I found your channel. And after a deep dive into the wonderful world of pegboards made the same decision. The IKEA version is just so well thought out. For the most part I love that the hooks stay put when out take the item off. However, sadly some shift a little bit. May be they can just be tweaked a little with pliers to make a snugger fit. That would be good. I’m thinking of dedicating one area of pegboard to the tools I’m using in a project with the mini clip to hold patterns pieces. That way I could clear the work surface more quickly, I am a very messy worker and I’d like to get tidier, somehow.
Using heat of any kind will warp a cutting mat they tell you not to expose it to heat or the sun and don’t bend it
What pattern is the red sweater you are wearing
Thank you!
Underbart! Fint du har det. :)
Tack 😊
I don’t know an answer to your current mat problem, but I made the same construction cutting table as you did. I searched over the internet and came across a site called cuttingmatsxxl.com where you can order a mat, specified to your wishes....
I am new to sewing and cutting,, so if the quality is good enough I can’t really tell (for me it is though) This mat is softer than the green mats I think, but it is self healing. I own the mat now for about two months and am happy with it, although I don’t like the smell of it (but I do have a critical nose ;)
I don’t think the mat will have the same curling problem, because it is other material.
The price is very nice (I think)
Thank you for all your informative videos 🙏🏻🤗
Thank you for the suggestion! And cool to hear tiny have the same cutting table, it’s so good!
Karina Gomes I brought a cutting mat from Michaels it’s 24 by 36 and only paid 17 and change for it it was on sale 40%off the original price was 34 and change that mat has had it heat of any kind will ruin it even more but a new one
What happens if you turn the mat upside down
That might help! The downside is that it’s inches on the reverse side, and I’m so used to the metric system 😀
Please, use a reputable master at sharpening scissors for your tailor shears. I have regretted letting an amateur touch mine. I could do a better job manually with my knife stones. I have since found a person who sharpens hair dressers scissors.
contact the company. That wobbly should NOT be happening. Ask for a replacement. Not good
My Physio said to me to get up every 20 minutes and move around
I’ve heard that advice too, and it makes so much sense. But unless I set a timer I keep forgetting it 😊
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You are telling too much background info on every item. You need to streamline your stories and just get to your space! You have not really help me.
Thank you for the feedback. Some enjoy the longer, more detailed, videos, while others just want the short snappy ones. I have a mix of both on my channel
I enjoy seeing where the magic happens, details and all! If it is not for you, why did you keep watching?