A Labor Saving
Sewing Cabinet
FEDERAL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
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OREGON STATE COLLEGE
CORVALLIS
Cooperative Extension work in Agriculture and Home Economics, F. E. Price, director.
Oregon State College and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating.
Printed and distributed in furtherance of Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914.
Extension Bulletin 760
April 1957
A Labor Saving Sewing Cabinet
ERMINA FISHER
Marion County Extension Agent
HOMES lack convenient and adequate storage for
MOST
sewing equipment and supplies. If yours is one of
these, no doubt you store supplies and equipment in numerous drawers and boxes throughout the house. The cabi-
net displayed in this leaflet was designed to provide
sufficient storage and work area to make sewing convenient and fun.
The cabinet top opens to make a cutting table 48" x
67" and 37V2." high. If you are average height (5'4" to
5'5") this should be comfortable for cutting. When
closed, the cabinet is 25" x 484" and is on casters for
easy rolling.
The cutting surface has a cork top, which prevents
fabric from slipping and is convenient for pinning. A removable trough that fastens to the end of the table will
hold any length of material not accommodated by the table
top. Two pull-out boards give a working surface for pinning, basting, and hand sewing, as well as a place to lay
patterns, scissors, and pins while sewing.
You can make your sewing easier by arranging the
machine, cabinet, and a sit-down ironing board in a Ushape. The machine might be at the right side, the cabinet in the middle, and ironing board at the left. If you
can lay hands on a secretarial-type swivel chair, reserve
it for your sewing center! Put your chair in the center
of the U, and you can turn easily from sewing to pressing as needed.
Storage is provided for a small portable sewing machine. The size of portable machines varies, so this space
should be changed to fit the particular machine you will
use.
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Construction plans shown in this circular are a modification of a cabinet designed by Montana State College.
Homemakers may wish to make further adjustments. For
example, some women have indicated a preference for
full-length drawers across the bottom in place of the sew-
ing machine storage bin. This would
allow flat storage of large materials.
The cabinet illustrated was built
for use in the Marion County Extension office, and was finished in birch.
Construction costs would be somewhat
less with regular plywood and an
enameled finish.