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Tools of the Trade => Sewing Spaces and Furniture => Topic started by: Manuela on February 26, 2018, 03:59:43 AM

Title: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Manuela on February 26, 2018, 03:59:43 AM
It's finished and I'm over the moon. I had to work around the built in furniture (desk without cable holes, a 25cm deep shelf and an ugly wall unit), as ripping it out would mean a major renovation.

View from the living area, the door on the right is the second bathroom, the door ahead leads to the second bedroom (Mr Manuela's future office)
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I covered the ugly wall unit with blackboard foil and found some wooden containers with blackboard at the front as storage on the shelf, still need to cover the drawers of the unit under the table. Mr Manuela drilled two cable openings into the desk, so all the cables are neatly hidden
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4767/40445352212_0e5d0438ce.jpg)

Love me some pegboard  <3 it keeps everything handy to be reached easily and provides oodles of storage. The baskets are for fabric storage
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4767/40445352122_3aa48a7294.jpg)

Proximity to the living area...
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It's small, but all mine  :D
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Bella has been here for a while ...
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With the door open
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The dining/working table (still with my course books, worked on an assignment for most of last week)
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The view   :loveit:
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Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: mudcat on February 26, 2018, 04:44:36 AM
Nice sewing nook Manuela.  You've done a fantastic job in making the small space work for you.  I like the blackboard.  I imagine you are looking forward to the conclusion of your studies so you can get back to regular sewing.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: StitchinTime on February 26, 2018, 07:12:41 AM
Oh my gosh! Is that a pink 222 Featherweight.?  :vintage:
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Ploshkin on February 26, 2018, 07:16:39 AM
Yes, I was just falling in love with the little pink machine.
I'd never heard of blackboard foil, how useful.  It looks great Manuela and excellent use of a small space.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: fajita on February 26, 2018, 08:02:55 AM
Like a little sewists palace.
Bella is beautiful.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Manuela on February 26, 2018, 08:09:53 AM
Oh my gosh! Is that a pink 222 Featherweight.?  :vintage:

Yes indeed it is. Bella's original paint started to bubble up due to aluminium rot. Hence, I decided to get her painted.... pink is my favourite colour, so pink it was  :)

@Ploshkin me neither, then I started researching how to change the surface of the cabinets without creating damage or a royal mess. The foil is brilliant, once one gets the hang of it, application is easy.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: UttaRetch on February 26, 2018, 08:13:42 AM
What a lovely little sewing nook.  Love the pretty sewing machine and the patchwork chair.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Efemera on February 26, 2018, 08:17:53 AM
Wouldn’t say I’m envious but............ <3
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Nevis5 on February 26, 2018, 14:25:55 PM
Wow, that looks amazing!  Love the little pink sewing machine and the gorgeous view!  Enjoy your new sewing space  <3
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: sewingj on February 26, 2018, 15:02:46 PM
Obviously I love the pink machine but the thing that has really taken my fancy is the thread reel holder sitting on the worktop.  Is that a one-off or where can I get one?
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Acorn on February 26, 2018, 15:15:31 PM
Is it one like this (https://www.amazon.co.uk/June-Tailor-Mega-Rack-Holds-Spools/dp/B000YZCSHE/)?

Lovely space - and beautiful chair!
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Sewingsue on February 26, 2018, 15:16:06 PM
I like the pegboard.
You would have to be very organised to work in a space like that.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Manuela on February 26, 2018, 15:29:39 PM
Is it one like this (https://www.amazon.co.uk/June-Tailor-Mega-Rack-Holds-Spools/dp/B000YZCSHE/)?

Lovely space - and beautiful chair!
Yep, that's the one. I initially wanted to put it on the pegboard, but decided to use it to hide extension sockets and cables instead.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Helen M on February 26, 2018, 17:14:18 PM
Love your sewing space Manuela, given me a few ideas for my 'box' room that I currently use!
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Iminei on February 26, 2018, 17:39:02 PM
but the thing that has really taken my fancy is the thread reel holder sitting on the worktop.  Is that a one-off or where can I get one?

Oh ... Im feeling sooo smug here as Mr Im made me one of those one Christmas.
It was when you couldn't get them from anywhere but America and a complete surprise ... Wonderful!!!

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Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Sewingsue on February 26, 2018, 17:51:45 PM
Just remembered that I read somewhere that having reels of thread out in the light wasn't a good idea


Of course with the amount of sewing you all do the thread wouldn't be around for long
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Roger on February 26, 2018, 20:03:36 PM
Thats very nice Imi, and it looks like he generously left enough spike to put the bobbin on the top too
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Ploshkin on February 26, 2018, 22:14:49 PM
If Mr P made me one of those I'd probably need a crane to lift it into place.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Gernella on February 28, 2018, 19:47:41 PM
You can keep everything, I'll just have the Siamese. <3
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Manuela on February 08, 2019, 04:04:23 AM
A little update, I put up the final touches.
One issue that caused me a bit of a headache was where to store the ironing board. Having it in the bedroom was not ideal, I didn’t fancy dragging it through the flat each time I needed to use it.

Up on the door it is, together with the iron and the sleeveboard. Added benefit is an empty cupboard  :D

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I also got another pegboard up, giving me space for buttonholers and attachments, as well as a charging station and adapter storage in the top basket. Again, more space in the cupboards.

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Trixie (the black Featherweight) came with me during this trip, it does make sense to have them both and all their accessories here. My aim is to have at some point all my vintage machines on display on top of the cupboard when they’re not in use.
I found little wooden units I reporposed as mini drawers under the shelves. They are attached with mounting tape and hold anything from presser feet, tailor’s chalk to sewing machine manuals.

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I think I have now used up every square inch of space available  :devil:



Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Ploshkin on February 08, 2019, 09:21:53 AM
That's a brilliant ironing board solution - is the thing it hangs on actually made for an ironing board?  I really like the baskets on the pegboard too, in fact you whole space is just perfect.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Manuela on February 08, 2019, 15:04:45 PM
@Ploshkin it’s an over the door ironing board holder I found on Amazon. An absolutely brilliant space saver.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Sizun on February 12, 2019, 10:20:08 AM
How nice a sewing corner ! And great inspiration too...  :flower:
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Gernella on February 12, 2019, 10:37:06 AM
That really looks super efficiently used space @Manuela , but just where is all the fabric stashed?

Probably the less space we have the more we are able to work tidily.  I would be really proud if we had visitors and they saw how that was arranged.  Which is why mine is upstairs behind a closed door.  It's not very wide at 9ft but over 17ft long and it still looks like a glory hole even when tidy. 

I can remember a time when I worked on a  small desk with two drawers and one sewing machine.  Then I joined a sewing forum and from no enablers I was sinking in them.  But, it's a great hobby and it keeps me off street  corners (not that I'd earn much).
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Manuela on February 12, 2019, 13:41:52 PM
@Gernella, I don’t really have a stash......   :ninja:
Third picture, bottom right, the two wicker baskets - this is where the fabric goes. The two cupboards are currently empty, I intend to store patterns in one of them.
The pegboard releases a huge amount of storage, and the work surface too small for clutter.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Gernella on February 12, 2019, 16:23:26 PM
No, I never had a stash in 2008, one piece of fabric, one zip and thread.  Now, I've actually hit 40 meters, that I know of.  Perhaps I need rehab.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Lyn-J on February 12, 2019, 17:20:12 PM
What a lovely organized setup - but there's a problem, with a view like that how are you ever going to get any sewing done?
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Manuela on February 12, 2019, 23:33:57 PM
What a lovely organized setup - but there's a problem, with a view like that how are you ever going to get any sewing done?

When we’re in Thailand, I stop sewing at 5:30pm for a gin & tonic watching the sunset  ;)
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: BrendaP on February 12, 2019, 23:55:43 PM
It's great use of a small space; I don't think I could ever be that tidy!  But where do you do your cutting out?
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Renegade Sewist on February 13, 2019, 03:15:10 AM
In the first post there's a pic of a rather large looking dining table. Then again, Manuela is probably still limber enough to do it on the floor, unlike us well aged specimens.  ;)
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: mudcat on February 13, 2019, 03:23:38 AM
In high school I sewed on the floor in my bedroom using my knee on the foot pedal. I can't imagine doing that today.  My back hurts just thinking about it.

Your nook is darling Manuela. 
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: wrenkins on February 13, 2019, 08:40:18 AM
I bet my sewing space would be like that if it was all in the one place! I have nooks on the coffee table, book shelves, kitchen table, ironing board (permanently up in the kitchen  ><), spare bedroom, other spare bedroom.....

Yip! Pretty sure it would look just like that! If I wanted....  >:)

Can anyone else smell burning?  :o
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: BrendaP on February 13, 2019, 10:11:51 AM
In the first post there's a pic of a rather large looking dining table. Then again, Manuela is probably still limber enough to do it on the floor, unlike us well aged specimens.  ;)
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I think I spotted one of the GBSB contestants spreading a length of fabric over the floor.
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Manuela on February 13, 2019, 10:19:21 AM
@BrendaP, as @Renegade Sewist said, just next to the sewing nook (which is a 1.90m x 1.55m corridor) is a rather large dining table (1.05m x 1.97m) where I cut.
I’m not nearly limber enough to cut on the floor, my back is way too bad for that...
Title: Re: My new sewing nook in Thailand
Post by: Lyn-J on February 13, 2019, 12:55:27 PM
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When we’re in Thailand, I stop sewing at 5:30pm for a gin & tonic watching the sunset
FGS  :D :D :D at 5:30pm I'm running around cooking dinner
Love the sea, but I'm content with my mini forest and inner city wild life.
I can only cut out on the floor, I get twinges in my back if I cut out on a table