Since I signed up for a studio at the maker space, I have projects to do as well as sorting out what I’m going to take to keep at the makerspace. I’m on the waiting list for the studio but it takes a while for one to open up. I think there are 6 people ahead of me on the list, so I probably won’t get one until late next year.

The studios are basically a 6 by 8 ft. space delineated by tape on the floor. Some people have actually installed walls and others just use furniture. I have a photo backdrop that I can use as a wall. I might have to buy a couple of longer PVC pipes for width, since it’s only four feet wide. But maybe not.

I’ll be moving the drafting table over and a bookcase to hold various drawing and painting supplies. I might move over some of the bookbinding supplies as well. I won’t have to move the paper cutter or the book press since there’s each of those in my area.

On the other hand, I could move my big loom and the hundred pounds of various warp and weft materials. That would take the looms out of my living room. In fact I could bring the 4-shaft table loom from the basement. There are a lot more tools and things at the maker space that I can use to restore it. I would be able to take it apart and use the assembly area to repair and stain the wooden parts, as well as tools to use to clean the reed which has some sort of deposit from being stored in a damp place – not my basement – but its former home. I keep a dehumidifier running to keep my basement dry. I might be able to find a newer reed. The old one almost looks galvanized, but I’m not certain what it’s made from.

My craft room is looking much better. The huge pile of unsorted projects and supplies has mostly been sorted. I bought some bins from Dollar Tree to sort various brushes and pens into some semblance of order in their drawers. The brushes and pens are properly sorted by type and things like erasers and daubers are separated.

My biggest mess is always papers and scraps of papers. I need to keep fewer of the smaller scraps and maybe sort them by color. And I need to stop buying paper pads and only buy a sheet when I need one.