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Setting up a Temporary Workspace

11/28/2013

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Phew! a couple of moves done & family members starting to get settled into their new places.  Our own progress on the house is moving at a snails pace shown in super-slow motion.  My beautiful studio is partially dismantled & the space seems to be becoming almost a storage unit.  

To combat the symptoms of "artist withdrawal",  I've decided to set up makeshift workspaces for patterning & sewing.  First steps - some extensive rearranging now that I no longer have the same storage options or space. Although I will have to "Tetris" (move things about & re-stack) to get at anything, my tools/fabrics/notions/etc. are sorted again & at least accessible with a bit of digging.  

The cabinets that supported my island worktable are gone but I still have the table top, so my solution is an improvised set of legs using a couple of tall plastic drawer units.  The table surface sits on the units & is buckled against a wall to stabilize it a bit, since it can't actually be secured - no leaning on the table though or the whole thing will topple!  The height turned out to be perfect for work while standing (drafting/cutting) eliminating the back & neck strain one gets standing hunched over a standard height table.

I've reallocated a small dining table for my sewing machine next to a window, a few extension cords & power bars and it's ready!!!


Next steps ... what to make first?
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Wig making stand

12/27/2012

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A new addition to my studio is a Wig Making Stand.  The large end of the wooden egg is roughly the same size as the top of the Iplehouse EID head 8.5cm.  It is perfect for making a size 8-9 wig.  The egg is attached to a metal Christmas ornament stand.  In the first use of the stand it was rather top heavy with the egg so my husband secured it to a plywood base - many thanks!  It is now much more stable.  The entire cost for this is less $8.
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Wig making stand - front view
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Wig making stand - side view
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Stop sewing machine from sliding

12/17/2012

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A few of the progress photos that I took for my stocking patterns caught the edge of my sewing machine & it elicited the question "What is that under the sewing machine?".  I have an anti-slip mat underneath my sewing machine to stop it from shifting while I sew.   

This is by no means a specialty item, in fact it is a clear drawer liner.  I came across this at IKEA in the kitchen section some years back.  It sold by the roll that could be cut to fit into any drawer & was really inexpensive.  Not very exciting but extremely useful.  I decided to keep the roll in tact & let the excess drape down the back of the table.  I keep a variety of items near by the sewing machine (such as pin cushions, clippers, stitch ripper, tweezers, etc.) & the liner keeps them from slipping off the table.
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Anti-slip drawer liner close-up
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Anti-slip drawer liner under sewing machine
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