Sewing a fabric organizer for socks and underwear yourself

To prevent small items from rubbing in the closet, it is better to store them in separate boxes or drawers. An organizer for socks and underwear is a convenient device for underwear. With its help, you can organize all the "small stuff" and distribute it by color, so that it is easier to find the right thing.

What types of linen organizers can there be?

You can make a linen organizer with your own hands from fabric, plastic, wood or a cardboard box.

An organizer for panties and socks significantly reduces the time spent searching for a pair or the right set. In addition, it allows you to maintain order in your closet or chest of drawers. Such a device will allow you to separate underwear and organize children's, women's and men's underwear.

Organizers are divided into several classifications:

1. By type of material from which they are made:

• You won’t be able to make plastic ones yourself, but you can easily order them online (you can find hundreds of different polymer organizers on the Aliexpress website);
• wooden ones can be purchased ready-made, which are inserted into the drawers of the chest of drawers, or you can make them yourself if you have the materials and necessary tools at hand;
• Cardboard ones can be made from boxes or sheets of cardboard;
• fabric - sewn from thick material, often denim.

2. By type of installation in the cabinet:

• vertical (hanging) - installed in a closet and made of fabric or thick polyethylene, with hangers at their base for ease of placement;
• horizontal - most often made from cardboard or ready-made cells for the closet are purchased.

What you need to make it yourself from fabric

To make a sock organizer with your own hands, you will need the following materials and tools:

• cardboard boxes or large sheets of cardboard;
• fabric (you can use scraps);
• glue, it is better to use a silicone gun;
• wallpaper or magazine pages to decorate the organizer;
• a ruler and a pencil to measure and mark everything evenly.

You can make a DIY pantyhose organizer from a shoe box. Boxes from household appliances will also work. The main thing is that there is a base in which the cells for the underwear will then be installed.

The number and size of the cells are prepared as desired. You can store one item in each compartment, or arrange them by color. For example, white panties will be stored in one cell, black socks in the second, etc. For small children, it is better to put one item in each cell, so that it is easier for the baby to take clean underwear independently, without outside help.

How to sew a DIY linen organizer from fabric

You don't have to buy an organizer for tights, panties and bras, you can make it yourself. This has some advantages: firstly, you can build a structure of the desired size. Secondly, you can use improvised means and you don't need to spend money. Thirdly, you can decorate a homemade organizer as you wish, make it any color.

The linen organizer (36×36×8 cm) is made as follows:

1. First, you need to make a drawing to correctly calculate the length of the strips. For example, the organizer will have 8 cells 9x9 cm and 4 cells 8x18 cm (convenient to use for storing bras. The length of the overall structure will be 36 cm, due to which it will be convenient to place it in a chest of drawers or closet.
2. Once the project is drawn, it is easy to calculate how long the partition strips should be. The first partition is attached from the corner to a 9x9 cm square cell. This means that it should be 18 cm long, taking into account the allowance - 19 cm (0.5 cm on each side). In this way, all the partitions are calculated and the necessary strips are cut out of thick fabric (their width should correspond to the height of the box (in this case, 8 cm).
3. Next, you need to cut the fabric for the outer walls 4 pieces of 36x8 cm, taking into account the allowance. And the fabric for the bottom according to the size of the overall structure 36x36 cm. 1-1.5 cm is enough for allowances on each side.
4. Next, you need to cut out the bottom and side walls from thick cardboard, which are inserted into the prepared side pieces for density (or the cardboard is covered or pasted over with fabric - whichever is more convenient).
5. The partition strips are sewn together and finished with bias tape.
6. Then the side parts are sewn together, into which cardboard is immediately inserted as a sealant and the bottom. You can make secret locks so that the cardboard can be removed and the cover washed.
7. The last stage is to connect the structure together and decorate it. You can use lace, beads, bows, stickers - as much as your imagination allows.

If you plan to put the organizer in a chest of drawers, you don't have to decorate the top, because it won't be visible anyway. But if you plan to install it in the bedroom or bathroom (that is, in plain sight), then it's better to make a box with a lid and decorate it so that it fits in organically with the interior.

You can make an organizer in another way, in which the frame is made from ready-made boxes. The master's job is to cover or paste over with fabric, assemble into one structure and decorate. In order not to waste time and effort on assembling cardboard, you can use narrow boxes from milk, baby food or cereals (like Hercules). If you don't have any of these at hand, then you can take sheets of cardboard and make square or rectangular dividers yourself.

How to sew a fabric laundry basket

The fabric laundry basket is placed in a closet or chest of drawers. To store dirty laundry, it can be installed or hung in the bathroom for ease of use.

To make a basket, you will need to prepare the necessary tools and materials in advance:

1. To keep the basket in shape, it is better to use a thick fabric, such as calico or flannel, because fabrics like satin are thin and the basket will deform.
2. You will need a ruler, soap, chalk, synthetic padding, and needles for joining fabric.
3. The pattern is made square or round as desired. Depending on the pattern, then you need to measure the length and width of the fabric and cut out the blanks.

The basket can be soft and shapeless or dense. To keep its shape, you need to use a dense bottom or sew several metal rings into it (for a round basket). For square structures, you can use rods that are sewn into the corners and allow you to keep the shape, especially if the basket is high.

This design can be used to store dirty laundry before washing, clean laundry before ironing, for storing towels or bedding sets, or for children's toys.

The simplest version of a basket is based on a ready-made cardboard box. You need to choose a basket or box of the right size, measure it, cut out the side parts and the bottom and glue them to the ready-made frame. The top of the basket can be decorated with buttons, inscriptions, rhinestones and other accessories.

It can be used for linen, towels, bedding or for dirty clothes as a laundry basket. When gluing fabric to cardboard, it is better to use silicone glue or a gun. It is flexible, connects materials well and does not become soggy in high humidity (unlike PVA glue, for example).

More complex versions of baskets can be made using any materials:

1. Wooden rods. To make such a basket you will need 4 wooden slats, 60 cm long, 2 tubes of 40 cm, and 2 of 35, and fasteners - bolts and nuts. Next, a frame on legs is made from the slats, to which a fabric base is then attached. In appearance, it resembles a large bag with loops and is attached to the frame. If necessary, the structure can be folded, and it will take up a minimum of space.
2. On a plastic frame. For this, you can take a stationery bin (basket) made of plastic as a basis. Then, strips of 3-5 cm wide are cut out of fabric and sewn (pasted) around the basket. A sewn laundry bag can be put inside.

Wicker boxes and baskets are often used in the household to store linen. They can be left in their original form or decorated with fabric for beauty. When using boxes, you can make organizers divided into several sections. Their size depends on the purpose: for bath accessories, you need to make larger compartments, for underwear - smaller ones.

Another option for a fabric basket is a hanging one. In fact, it looks like a regular bag, only made of fabric. It can be closed with a lock, a button, or not closed - as desired. The whole idea of ​​such a basket is to mount it on the wall to save space. More often, such designs are used for dirty laundry and are hung in the bathroom or storage rooms.

In conclusion, it can be noted that many people wonder how to sew a linen organizer with their own hands from fabric or glue it from cardboard. In fact, it is simple: you need to prepare a project, calculate the required dimensions, prepare materials and make it. Patterns and step-by-step instructions for action will depend on the model, size and type of organizer or basket.

You can buy ready-made organizers, or you can use your imagination and make original trays for small items - panties, socks, belts, etc. - from scrap materials.