Is Kallax King?


At least half of the sewists I speak to on Stash Chats use an Ikea Kallax unit to store their fabrics. I’m curious to know how you guys store your fabric and whether there is another option popular enough to give Kallax a run for its money? Vote in the poll and share pics of your fabric storage for inspiration!

  • Kallax
  • Plastic Crates
  • Shelves
  • Something else
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Mine is in various places. I have what looks like a bookcase with glass sliding doors, from around the 1920s.

An antique blanket box.

The rest is either under a table or in the bottom of the wardrobe.

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I use both! I got a three compartment kallax and unfortunately that’s all that fits into my sewing nook so I also got a bunch of plastic crates on our attic…

My long term goal is to only need the kallax and maybe one or two bins. But I think I will need one and a half or two very disciplined years of sewing and not buying for that.

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I use various bits of ikea furniture from when they get moved on from elsewhere in the house. My main stash is in a Pax wardrobe which just has shelves in it. My scraps and current projects are in a mini 2x2 kallax in fabric boxes and my precuts are on a shelf in a deeper squatter version of the Billy (not sure what it was called).

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I use Kallax shelves with the Drona cubes in each cubby hole.

And, I have plastic crates with lids too.

But I need to down size my fabrics as I own too much and the over crowded space is hampering my sewjo :joy:

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I use a Pax wardrobe too! My fabrics are in canvas baskets.

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My stash is stored in a cupboard that was made for my grand-parents (born in 1905 and 1908). It was in their bedroom and my grandmother stored sheets and pieces like that within it. My grandmother worded as a seamstress when she was young. It’s just like she is with me when I’m sewing.
This is not really inspirational but I’d like to share this story with you.

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At the moment its in various storage boxes, once I’ve finished decorating my office it’ll all be put away on shelves in a wardrobe.

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@Ariane_et_le_fil that’s a lovely piece of family history & furniture to be able to treasure and use :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:.

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This is my most organized stash. Every fabric in here is on stash hub. At the bottom is my printed pdf’s and indi paper patterns. My commercial ones are in another place.

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My primary storage is Kallax cubes, however I also have several additional stacks and totes and boxes of overflow. :sweat_smile: I TRY not to buy more but sometimes a fabric just SPEAKS to me! For the most part, this is in StashHub, although I stalled in adding fabrics for a while.

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Love that you’re continuing the legacy! Your fabric collection looks beautiful too.

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The Last Sewist Standing has just open sign ups if you really want to commit to sewing your stash :wink:

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Thank you. When I took pictures to record my stash in StashHub some monthes ago, I have sorted (for the first time) my fabrics by type and season.

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I have a cupboard with storage boxes. I have Kallax units for books, patterns and folders though.

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Both :slightly_smiling_face: I use part of our dressing to store my fabric, but I also have a Kallax for notions and tools.

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I use a similiar set of shelving for fabric (in a wardrobe) and plastic tubs for my paper patterns.

I have just drastically culled my stash and it is so much easy to see on the shelves.

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Board gamers use the Kallax shelves too! We were looking at some similar sized ones at Target for our board games but I didn’t consider it for fabric!

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I had Kallax for many years and have just switched to 2 drawer units back to back. I am liking this new option quite well. I also folded, sorted, and labeled each piece to enter into stash hub. This was quite the project!

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I use Citylife 6 Packs 17 QT Plastic Storage Bins with Lids Large Stackable Storage Containers from and UCreate® Foam Board, White, Matte, 20" x 30", 10 Sheets, which are acid free from Amazon. I cut “bolts” from the acid free foam board and wrap my fabric on the bolt. The bins have small wheels on the bottom of the bin but are still stackable. The wheels allow you to push the bin around on carpet very easy. I’m waiting for the colored tape for my label maker to label the bins. Eventually, when my craft trailer is finished being renovated, I’ll have a counter top under which these bins will be stacked and stored.

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