Fabric storage

How do you store your fabric? Mine is stacked up in a clear plastic (overflowing) bin...and that's just NOT working for me. I'm looking for a prettier way to store my fabrics. Any suggestions? (note: i have a room designated for sewing and it has a medium sized walk in closet, but I'd like to have it out in the open so I can enjoy the textiles.)

I think fabric in an IKEA-type cube's along a wall would look lovely!  http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40047675

Definitely IKEA is what worked for me.  If you have one in your area take a look and see what might work for your situation. 

The Expedit bookcase is what I use w/ Trofast storage bins w/ plastic lids for smaller bits and pieces.

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeamsSearch?storeId=12&langId=-1&catalogId=11001&searchType=product&pageNumber=-1&orderBy=score&category=%23~Products&query=trofast

They are relatively inexpensive and you can get them in various sizes.  The smaller bins will fit 3 high in one cubby of the bookcase.  I also put label maker labels on the bins to indicate the contents (i.e. Quilt scraps, cloth by color, notions, etc.).

The larger yardage stacks very nicely in the cubbies w/o bins.  You can sort by fabric content, color, project, etc.

I am an avid collector of lovely old suitcases, so I use them for a practical purpose - to store my fabric. I have one for knits, one for woven fabrics, one for small pieces, etc. Here is a pic of one of my freshly organised cases: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2914191514_ea9948fa6a.jpg?v=0
I love this method of organising my fabrics. I have fabric swing tags on the handles to remind me what sort of fabric is in each case.

I'm using an old bookshelf and just placing the fabric on the shelves.  I'm planning on using a tension rod and making a curtain to keep the dust off.

I purchased shelving from Lowe's (closer & cheaper than Ikea for me) and plan to add baskets or bins to it as I find them (will search the local salvation army - there are tons of baskets there). And, I have a dresser as well that stores Quilts in Progress as well as some other fabrics.

Beth

I keep it in 40 big Rubbermaid totes in the attic. It's all sorted and the tubs are labeled.

I love antiques. I found a great deal on an early American buffet that is not very wide. It fit in a corner in my dining room. I use the exposed shelving for some of my china. I use the entire contents for my fabric. I fold my fabric into rectangles that file like a folder in the drawers. So when I open a drawer I can see the edge of each fabric at a glance. I "file" like colors together.


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I like to see the  fabric, too. I have an old wicker bookshelf that stores about one third of my fabric. I  keep it on a wall that doesn't get direct sunlight. The rest is in storage bins. I don't have room to keep it all out, or I would. You get so many good ideas having it there to look at.

I see the date on your post is October- what did you come up with?

I have about 5 of the white melamine shelves with doors (pantry type) lined up along one wall that I store "most" of my fabric in. Got them years ago at Target...

I would use this shoe rack from Target.
[http://www.target.com/Storage-Organization/b/ref=nav_t_spc_8_47/192-9459318-6664221?ie=UTF8&node=3665671]
I think it is really cool looking plus it offers alot of storage for your fabrics.

My scraps are in a hat box.
My big pieces of apparel fabric are in an open-sided box (not very attractive, but it works for now), and all of my little bits of quilting fabric are in a clear plastic bin.  Someday storage might get to a point where it might be considered pretty, but now function is just okay.

I just recently took the big leap from plastic containers to an entire dresser!!!!  What I did to make all of the fabric visible was to cut strips of cardboard and then wrap each piece of fabric (1/2 yard, fat quarter, yard, ect) around it.  Basically I created mini bolts of fabric.  Then I arranged the fabric by color.  It looks so pretty!!!  Sometimes I just walk over and open the drawers just to admire my awesome stash!!!