# How best to add items to upcycle?

**URL:** <https://forum.stashhubapp.com/t/how-best-to-add-items-to-upcycle/2232>\
**Category:** Stash Hub Help\
**Tags:** advice-wanted\
**Created:** [18 October 2025 05:17 UTC](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/t/how-best-to-add-items-to-upcycle/2232 "2025-10-18T05:17:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![sewvintageglam](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/user_avatar/forum.stashhubapp.com/sewvintageglam/32/11_2.png) [@sewvintageglam](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/u/sewvintageglam)\
**Post date:** [18 October 2025 05:17 UTC](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/t/how-best-to-add-items-to-upcycle/2232/1 "2025-10-18T05:17:17Z")

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Hey folks 👋

I have quite a few items I’d like to upcycle and I’m wondering how best to add them to StashHub…

I know I can add them as projects but I don’t want to clutter that section up anymore until they’re a definite sewing plan.

Some of them are up in the attic. I don’t want to forget about them because out of sight, out of mind…

So I was thinking about maybe adding them as fabric. Then that way when scrolling for example to see what knits I have in teal, I’d see the top I planned to upcycle and could use it up… 🤔

But how best to do that? Would I hazard a guess at what measurements would’ve been required to make it so would show up if doing filtered searches?

Just add info to the notes of what I planned to do with it? Some might be things that need altering - others I might just like the fabric and it needs completely destructing and re-sewing.

Do you do this? If so how do you add and categorise?

Any ideas please? 💡

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**Author:** ![JD3205](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@JD3205](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/u/JD3205)\
**Post date:** [18 October 2025 11:20 UTC](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/t/how-best-to-add-items-to-upcycle/2232/2 "2025-10-18T11:20:57Z")

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If it’s easy to estimate fabric size I’ll put it in otherwise I’d leave it blank or use the pre cut option Other. Put in a photo of the refashion item and I assign a tag Refashion or Upcycle. Put in as many notes as you like.

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**Author:** ![sewvintageglam](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/user_avatar/forum.stashhubapp.com/sewvintageglam/32/11_2.png) [@sewvintageglam](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/u/sewvintageglam)\
**Post date:** [25 October 2025 07:31 UTC](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/t/how-best-to-add-items-to-upcycle/2232/3 "2025-10-25T07:31:20Z")

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Oh good idea 👍

I think unless a scarf or something flat it’s hard to estimate fabric size because would be in multiple pieces, eg front, back & sleeves of a top. If I add them together they might not fit the pattern pieces.

I’ve hardly any precut pieces - just a few fat quarters - so ‘other’ would work for filtering also.

Thank you! 🙏

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**Author:** ![StashMonster\_act](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@StashMonster\_act](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/u/StashMonster_act)\
**Post date:** [30 October 2025 19:08 UTC](https://forum.stashhubapp.com/t/how-best-to-add-items-to-upcycle/2232/4 "2025-10-30T19:08:18Z")

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I have some shirts I thrifted that I will use as fabric. I added the shirt to fabric and chose “Precut” instead of “Length”. For “Type” I picked “Other” and for “Purchased Quantity” I picked 1 (1 piece).