/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7797660

I'll admit sewing has made me far more organized than I was when I started. I use a tackle box with little dividers you can move to keep my regular thread and misc. sewing supplies in. "Crafting" boxes are usually the same thing as a tackle box they're just marked up.

For hand sewing plushies I recommend buying a set of doll sculpting needles. I've pretty much switched over to using them for most of my hand sewing no matter what the project is. It's easier on my fingers since the needles are huge. I'd also say if you're doing/planning a lot of hand sewing and you're using those small generic needles then get a thimble and save yourself some bruised fingertips, too. But I think that's verging into intermediate territory, not beginner territory. Neither are necessary for beginners. If you have money to burn, though, go for it.

Also is it just me or does anyone else cringe when they see people leave their fabric sitting out? My house is old and the AC practically coughs out dust when it's turned on so if the fabric is left out it gets crap all over it. I keep my fabric in lawn bags/garbage bags to prevent that but I realize other people probably don't have the same dust problems I do. Still, I hate seeing fabric left sitting out.