Declutter and Organize Your Sewing Space

Nadia talks with Suzie Blackman of It’s a Stitch Up (http://itsastitchup.co.uk) about how she keeps her knitting and sewing spaces decluttered and organized, how she organizes her business selling ethical hand-dyed yarn, and how decluttering has helped her clarify what kinds of projects she really loves to do. If you enjoy the ‘Declutter and Organize […]

Nadia answers listeners’ questions about the seven mindset issues – including how to dispose of fabrics in environmentally friendly ways; ways to sell items that are no longer needed; how to stop thinking ‘it might be useful for something’; and how to declutter when family members are opposed to letting items go. If you enjoy […]

Don’t let disorganized thinking cause clutter in your sewing space! Disorganized thinking can result in sewing materials and tools being stored all over your house, and can prevent you from completing projects when you haven’t realized you’re missing some of the items that you need. Disorganized thinking might also lead you to resist tidying things […]

If you’ve ever taken on more sewing projects than you can handle because they all seem so exciting, you might know how it feels to be overwhelmed by choice. You may end up starting lots of projects but not following through and finishing them. If you’ve got a tendency to be unrealistic about time constraints […]

Sewing is a wonderful way to discover your own identity as a creator. But if you find that you’re making choices of sewing materials or projects that don’t suit you, and that you somehow don’t get joy from, you may be experiencing the IDENTITY mindset issue. When we’re unsure of our capabilities, our style, and […]

If you keep sewing items or projects out of obligation even when you’re not enthusiastic about them, you might be labouring under the Sense of Duty mindset issue. It also might be affecting you if you sew things for others when you don’t really want to. Let go of this sense of duty and bring […]

Got items you can’t possibly let go of because they’re of sentimental value to you, or because they make you feel nostalgic for a different time in your life? You might be experiencing the sentimentality mindset issue. Learn how to stop assigning too much significance to objects and redirect it towards the people you care […]

If you often use ‘But I spent good money on it!’ or ‘It might come in handy one day’ as excuses for keeping items in your house that you don’t really need or like, this is the episode for you! In it I suggest some of the ways you can retrain yourself to think differently […]

Money mindset issues manifest themselves in overspending/overbuying, bargain/reactive buying, stockpiling, and impulsive/compulsive spending. These can all create clutter by bringing unnecessary items into the home. This episode looks at the ways we can retrain ourselves to think about money and spending in a way that helps us avoid creating more clutter in our sewing spaces. […]

An introduction to the seven major mindset issues that we will address before we begin decluttering and organizing your sewing space: 1. Money, 2. Overinflated Value, 3. Sentimentality, 4. Sense of Duty, 5. Identity, 6. Overwhelm, and 7. Disorganized Thinking. This is a micro-introduction to the issues; the next seven episodes of this podcast will […]

In this episode, we’ll start to think about your ideal sewing space. But first, I go on a little rant about Pinterest! Then we get to the questions: How do you want to feel when you’re using your sewing space? How do you imagine it working? What new avenues would it open up for you? […]

In this episode we look straight at what’s causing you discomfort by doing three short visualization exercises. How does your sewing space make you feel? What three things make you most uncomfortable about your sewing space? A free printable worksheet for this podcast is available at http://clearthedecks.co.uk/resources. If you enjoy the ‘Declutter and Organize Your […]

In this episode, we focus on what you love about sewing, expressing gratitude to the people who taught you to sew, and being proud of your accomplishments as a sewist. A free printable worksheet for this podcast is available at http://clearthedecks.co.uk/resources. If you enjoy the ‘Declutter and Organize Your Sewing Space’ podcast, please consider donating […]

In this episode, I talk about the psychological work behind decluttering and organizing, and why this podcast is going to gently push you into uncomfortable territory so you can truly understand what causes your clutter. If you enjoy the ‘Declutter and Organize Your Sewing Space’ podcast, please consider donating any amount of your choice to […]

In this episode, I introduce myself and give you a little insight into my career as a Professional Declutterer and Organizer who also happens to love sewing and quilting.  I follow with an overview of what I’ll be covering in this podcast. Music credit: “Cheery Monday” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution […]