Sewing studio tour!
I'm so happy to finally be able to invite you to the Ploen Patterns head quarters! As you might know I moved in to a new studio space a couple of months ago. It's a 3 minute walk from my home and it's a lot larger than the last room I rented. And it has windows! What a luxury...
It's not completely finished yet but it's perfectly good to work in. There are some finishing touches I want to do but I figure it will always feel like that and I will think of new things to adjust and upgrade so I will show it to you now anyway :)
This room is upstairs in a collective where artists, dancers, musicians and other creative people hang out and rent studios. So fun :)Â
Watch the IGTV video tour here.
This is the view of the room when you walk up the stairs:
I have two tables where I keep the sewing machines. You can read more about my machines here. I also have a chair where I sit when I work on my laptop. I also have a vacuum cleaner with a tiny detachable hand held part which I use to clean up threads and fibres daily. Life changing!
I have covered the arm rests on this green swivel chair  with some fabric. I have a clothes rack where I keep work in progress projects, some toiles and samples and also a few garments that I keep for inspiration.Â
Cutting table and peg board. I think this is my favourite part of the room. This is my standing cutting table and I have my peg board  here where I keep most of my tools for pattern drafting and for cutting fabric. I have everything here easy to reach and I think it looks pretty too!Â
Excuse the mess - I have not been able to fit all of my fabrics in to storage yet but I’m working on it... ;)
I have my scissors, curved rulers, buttons, thread, pins, pens and everything else I need often on the peg board. I love having everything on display! You can read more about my tools here.Â
At the side of the cutting table I have this book shelf where I keep pdf patterns, paper patterns, material from pattern school, books and accounting things... all the fun stuff 🤪Â
To the right of the book shelf I have some shelving that my boyfriend helped me to put up. Here I keep all the fabric and other things. I plan to put up some curtains to cover this mess soon. Behind the cupboard doors is where I keep most of my fabric. I have it sorted by kind of fabric.
Jerseys, woven cottons, viscose etc. I like to keep them out of the open shelves to limit dust and to keep them organised.Â
To left when you come up the stairs there’s a couch and some storage where the people I rent this room keep some things. I also have my umbrella lights, dress form and a mirror here. I move things around when I need to take photos, when I’m draping on the dress form etc. Â
Over all this space is perfect to work in even though I don't think it's super pretty yet. I will work on making the space feel less cluttered and more organised and clean and I might give you another look in the spring.Â
The peg board is "skÃ¥dis" from IKEA. Mirror and white cardboard boxes are also from IKEA. The rest of the things are gifted from my parents and second hand finds.Â
That's all I have for you today!Â
Until next time,Â
Happy sewing!
/Josefine
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