vernyce

we live in a 100+' house. there was an untended (uninsulated) attic w/open rafters. my spouse insulated, then closed it in w/dry wall, covered the aging wood floor w/adhesive carpet tiles (the only floor in the house that isn't wood). he then erected stacks of rubbermaid shelving we found at a thrift store, leaving enough room below for the plastic totes it seems so many here have on hand for organization. on the shelves i sort according to types and colors of fabric. we have a listserv in our neighborhood, and my "correspondents" gave me their otherwise discarded zippered plastic containers (from pillows or linens). into these i put gossamer weight fabric, overlock threads or trims, and my wool in a nearby cedar closet. my spouse installed a solar heating fan to assure to allow air to circulate, and i now have a place adjacent to my sewing room that i christened my "fabric shrine!"