The furniture rearranging continues apace.
![Sewing Drawer - Misericordia](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1535/26439498641_2725a74600_z.jpg)
I’ve reordered my supplies by genre rather than work/not-work and realised that I had only been using the front half of my plan chest drawers. (I suppose that’s part of the challenge of a large drawer in a small space!)
![Drawing Drawer - Misericordia](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1633/26479648366_9e13298595_z.jpg)
With the liberal application of hoarded fruit punnets and clicky-sticky tape, I’m slowly bringing a bit of order to things (no clear flat surfaces though, let’s not be too hasty).
![Corded rouleau - Misericordia](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1586/26505604365_3e3be72bff_z.jpg)
I’m still itching to draw rather than sew, which hopefully explains the slow progress on anything involving a needle and thread (no matter how beautifully organised). I did get a bodkin out, which is always pleasing. I’ve been playing with corded rouleau to use as stems for the Ark Project tablecloth, and it’s been unnecessarily difficult.
![Bodkin - Misericordia](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1547/26505597935_93c174825d_z.jpg)
In the end I’ve settled on turning the loops empty and then threading it with a homemade cord made of scrap fabric. I’ve managed to streamline the production so much that I’ve stopped cutting holes into the ends of the fabric in favour of slits so I don’t have to put the wee flappy pieces in the bin.
![Corded rouleau with recycled padding - Misericordia](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1571/26413279642_0a1f54bb91_z.jpg)
I’ve become very callous and started to cut up abandoned or unsold embroidery. I just don’t seem to have the energy spare to deal with shuffling it around or looking after it.
![Recycled cording for padded rouleaux - Misericordia](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1698/25902767693_f3240bd467_z.jpg)
I wish I could say it was helping me get more work done, but it’s been mainly infinitesimal updates to various baby books, half rows of knitting, and a pleasant return to regular Pilates sessions.
![Recycle scrap fabric into yarn - Misericordia](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1499/26505604095_2c1685c039_z.jpg)
This is my favourite bit of the cord-making process, when you pull the two ends and they lock together. I’m not sure what the emotional equivalent is, but I’ll let you know when I find it.
![Use fabric scraps to make corded padding - Misericordia](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1489/26439499491_f3003c478b_z.jpg)