I have been trying to come up with a way to make my workspace (which is also our lounge) a more I’m-not-the-only-person-living-here-friendly place.

At the moment, if I want to work on the computer, I need to dismantle my entire creative workspace, and vice versa. I need to come up with something practical before

Ideas that I have been looking at:

https://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/04/expedit-kitchen-storage-and-counter.html

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/ivar-2-sec-storage-unit-w-foldable-table-s99248554/

http://www.redflycreations.com/2011/09/sewing-closet.html

Materials ordered so far:

Sewing machine – will arrive sometime next week

Fabric – should also arrive soon (I hope)

Procion MX Dye (and sundries) starter kit

Other things I need to do to get going:

Make a textiles printing board (basically an A2ish sized piece of MDF with wadding and felt stretched over it (allows for the pinning of fabric to the table)).

See if I still have a board that can be used as the base (most of my drawing boards have been repurposed as shelving in the kitchen) or order a piece of mdf.

Order wadding and felt for printing table.

Order safety pins or basting spray for quilting

Supply ordering aside, I have been doing a lot of research into process (Procion Dyes and Quilting, mainly). I have done some cursory research into the history of quilting, craftivism and textiles as a form of communication, but not as much as I would like to have done yet due to trying to sort out the practical side of things.

Oct 2, 2020