Slavic women in all ages have been famous for their ability to create beautiful things with their own hands. And today, many continue this tradition, carried away by needlework. Moreover, every woman whose hobby is needlework, at some point, is faced with the need to arrange a place where she will be conveniently engaged in creativity. How to do it right? Let's figure it out.
Where to place your creative corner
Before embarking on such a serious matter as organizing the workplace of a needlewoman, it is worth deciding how much time will be devoted to occupying one's favorite hobby. If needlework is usually given no more than an hour a week, or even a month, it makes no sense to spend a lot of time to equip your work area. It is easier to store tools and fabrics for needlework in several boxes in a closet, taking them out as needed. 
If almost all the free time is devoted to embroidery, scrapbooking, sewing, knitting, painting and the like, it is absolutely necessary to equip a corner for work.
Starting to plan the future workplace of the needlewoman, it’s worth immediately deciding: how much space in the house can be allocated for this. It is better if there is a separate room for this. Unfortunately, most domestic craftswomen live in apartments where to devote an entire cabinet to needlework is an impermissible luxury. The maximum you can count on is a separate corner or closet. However, if you carefully consider the location of everything, even such a small space will be used better than an entire design studio.
Where to begin? From the choice of location. Since any needlework, except talent and skillful hands, requires sharp eyesight, the workplace of the needlewoman should always be well lit.
The best option is to place it near the window. If this is not possible, you will have to use artificial lighting. Today on sale there are many convenient and bright lamas for needlewomen. In extreme cases, you can use the LED strip. It is important that the bulbs do not change the color perception of light, as is often the case with similar devices.
Storage cabinet
Having figured out the light and the location, you need to choose furniture that will serve as the workplace. Whatever the needlewoman specializes in, she will certainly need a cabinet for storing materials and equipment. That is why wardrobe closets with built-in folding tables are becoming increasingly popular among craftswomen. They are ordered according to individual drawings, and sometimes made with their own hands. 
As a rule, such a cabinet in the center is equipped with a small work table, which can be folded out if desired. On the sides of the central workplace and on the doors, there are many shelves and drawers for equipment, accessories and working materials. Also in such a cabinet there is a lamp or even several. 
A huge plus of such furniture is the ability to close it after use, so that dust and sunlight will not get on the equipment and accessories.
Needlewoman desktop
Unfortunately, a closet is not cheap, even if you do it yourself. And if at the initial stages it is not possible to purchase a much needed piece of furniture, you can equip the needlewoman’s workplace with her own hands.
The first thing you need is a comfortable chair and table. The chair can be any: at least an office, at least a cozy home chair. The main thing is that it is consistent with the growth of the hostess.It is also desirable that he has a back, on which the craftswoman can sometimes lean, otherwise the spine will be very tired. Based on this, stools and ottomans to use, equipping the workplace of the needlewoman, is impractical.
A table is a place at which every craftswoman spends the most time. Equip it is relative to the specialization of the needlewoman. In most cases, it is important that it normally takes up a little space, but if necessary it could be increased. As a desktop, it is advisable to use a computer, writing or dining. 
A table-curbstone equipped with shelves or drawers below, in which tools and fabrics are stored, is becoming increasingly popular among needlewomen.
Needlewoman equipment
Although the craftswomen have different specializations, there is a basic set of equipment, without which needlework for beginners will not be a pleasure, but a real flour, and very expensive.
So, the first tool in the arsenal is a computer. It is with its help that each needlewoman will find information, exchange experience with colleagues, order the necessary materials, sell her products and develop the design of some of them. In addition, many modern needlework devices, such as embroidery machines and plotters, need programs that are created on a computer.
In addition, each needlewoman can not do without a sewing machine, whatever her hobby. Needlework today is directly related to this device, whether it be embroidery, knitting or scrapbooking. As for the sewing machine model, if your favorite pastime is not sewing, you can use the simplest machine like Grandma’s “Podolki” or “The Seagull”. 
It is advisable that each needlewoman had a printer in the arsenal. Optimal - black and white laser. It will be possible to print details, patterns, layouts and articles from the Internet on it.
Another device that can not be dispensed with will be an iron. With it, you can not only smooth and steam out items for sewing, embroidery or knitting, but also transfer to the fabric some types of pictures and labels, process products from foamiran and much more.
In addition to the three items listed above, in the arsenal of any needlewoman there should be a glue gun, and ideally several, for different types of glue.
The rest of the equipment is selected depending on the specialization of the craftswoman. For example, scrapbooking specialists purchase plotters and die cutting and embossing machines. Amateur seamstresses - necessarily equip their workplace with an overlock, as well as a steam station.
Needlewoman tools
As for the tools, they, like equipment, are general, but there are specialized ones. Common include scissors of several types: large tailors, small sewing and curly. The latter should immediately buy good quality, capable of cutting not only paper but also fabric.
Regardless of the type of needlework, the workplace should have specialized self-healing mat for cutting, and the larger its size - the better. It is optimal to use size from A3 (29.7x40 cm). 
The rest of the tools are selected individually. Seamstresses, in addition to the usual ones, will need machine and overlock needles, as well as bobbins and paws for various operations on the machine. Also, they can not do without patterns and rulers for a cut.
Scrapbooking masters can not do without a set of dies and hole punch, as well as a device for installing eyelets and buttons.
Lovers of making handmade soap, sculpting something from polymer clay or foamiran will not do without a set of molds and sculpting tools.
Those who knit will need knitting sets for needlework in the form of hooks, knitting needles, pins for knitting and the like.
The embroiderers, in addition to scissors, hoop and embroidery frames, will not be disturbed by the construction stapler, because with its help it will be easier to pull and fasten their products on wooden frames.
Most tools are best stored in drawers. However, in recent years, the perforated panel placed on the wall has become very popular. It is a good basis for fastening various devices, as well as metal shelves for accessories, rods for fabric and other things.
Casket for needlework
No matter how well equipped the workplace of the craftswoman, there is an object that cannot be dispensed with. We are talking about a box for needlework. Traditionally, it stores little things for sewing: like needles, pins, scissors and several skeins of thread.
However, today a box for needlework can contain much more items, becoming a full repository of all the tools of the craftswoman. 
For example, a folding model of a casket is quite popular, where not only needles and scissors are placed, but also the whole palette of threads. Such a device is very practical, especially if the craftswoman goes on vacation for a long time, but does not want to be parted from her favorite hobby.
How to store buttons, beads and ribbons
As a rule, needlework for beginners is not yet such an important attribute of life, so inexperienced craftswomen have quite a few accessories. However, over time, needlewomen not only increase their craftsmanship, but also the number of auxiliary materials like buttons, ribbons, beads, etc. How to store them better? 
There are several answers to this question. Some sort these things by glass jars, bottles or paper boxes. A common way to store buttons in plastic food containers or coffee cans. 
Zipper bags or special albums are also used to store buttons and beads.
Folding ribbons is a bit more difficult as they tend to unravel. Some needlewomen fasten their ends with pins or tape. However, the best storage option is special boxes with rods on which coils with ribbons are attached.
What is the best way to fold fabrics?
Fabrics for needlework, like designer paper, felt, foamiran and other materials, take up more space than other accessories. They can be stored by folding several times. However, such storage can damage particularly delicate fabrics. 
Another technique is quite common, in which fabrics and paper are wound on special rods and stored in the form of rolls.
If they are cut into sheets, then it is convenient to put them in files in folders.
Whichever option you choose, it is worth remembering that fabrics can fade in the sun, and also do not like excessive humidity. For this reason, in their free time, rolls with them need to be covered with film or closed boxes with them.
Ideas for storing sewing thread and yarn
Threads are a special topic for a needlewoman. If we are talking about sewing, the easiest way to store them in caskets for needlework. However, if the threads are not in coils, but in bobbins, it is best to use special hangers with rods for them. In this form, they will always be at hand. At the same time, they also need to be protected from dust, moisture and the sun.
Knitting yarn is stored somewhat differently due to its larger overall dimensions. It is best that each skein or set of threads be wrapped in cellophane. Plastic drawers are well suited for their storage - they are inexpensive and very practical. 
Storage without packages is impractical, because in addition to ordinary enemies (like the sun, moisture and dust), wool is afraid of moths.
How to store polymer clay
Artisans who are fond of modeling should remember that most materials for this lesson tend to dry out in the air. 
Therefore, sculpting mixtures are best stored in glass jars or small plastic containers with a tight-fitting lid.
How to store paints, pencils and other art supplies
For pencils, markers and crayons, you can sew or buy a special organizer. And if you want them to always be in sight, it’s worth making glasses for them from cans of olives. Using wire, they are easy to attach to the perforated panel. 
Such improvised cups are perfect for storing brushes, spatulas and other art supplies.
Tube paints can be hung with binders or clips. And if the coloring matter is in bottles, they can be placed on special shelves or laid out in plastic containers.
The organization of the needlewoman’s workplace in a small apartment or in a large house is always a difficult matter, but very interesting. After all, it provides an opportunity to show your creativity. In the process of working on this, you can divide your accessories into separate sets for needlework, which will facilitate the work in the future. The most important thing that you need to remember when designing your corner for needlework: you need to purchase only what is needed for the job. Do not waste your efforts and money on unnecessary things, put comfort and expediency at the forefront.