{"id":7186,"date":"2026-01-04T01:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T01:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/?p=7186"},"modified":"2026-02-08T22:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T22:27:11","slug":"repriser-mon-atelier-%ef%bd%9cpour-pour-commencer-2026-du-bon-pied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/en\/2026\/01\/04\/repriser-mon-atelier-%ef%bd%9cpour-pour-commencer-2026-du-bon-pied\/","title":{"rendered":"MENDING MY SEWING STUDIO \uff5c A good practice to start 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>January 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Ariane Brunet-Juteau \u2013 Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retoucheacd4503-0693-4db4-resizea102-99fcd5d535b4-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retoucheacd4503-0693-4db4-resizea102-99fcd5d535b4-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retoucheacd4503-0693-4db4-resizea102-99fcd5d535b4-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retoucheacd4503-0693-4db4-resizea102-99fcd5d535b4-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retoucheacd4503-0693-4db4-resizea102-99fcd5d535b4-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retoucheacd4503-0693-4db4-resizea102-99fcd5d535b4-2-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retoucheacd4503-0693-4db4-resizea102-99fcd5d535b4-2-920x920.jpg 920w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retoucheacd4503-0693-4db4-resizea102-99fcd5d535b4-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retoucheacd4503-0693-4db4-resizea102-99fcd5d535b4-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In my studio\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The drawers are overflowing with denim scraps.<br>The repair basket is full.<br>The sewing machine drawer is in complete disarray.<br>The ironing board is torn.<br>And my sewing machine begging for mercy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five years ago, Max, my life partner, and I bought a small country house. Cute, full of charm\u2026 but a bit wonky. Little storage, lots to fix. Every time we want to organize something, we first have to design and build it. Everything is a process. A slow process.<\/p>\n<p>Downstairs, my studio awaited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch20200819_162449-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch20200819_162449-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch20200819_162449-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch20200819_162449-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch20200819_162449-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch20200819_162449-920x518.jpg 920w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch20200819_162449.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My studio space when we just moved in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I imagined a large central cutting table with plenty of storage underneath, a shelf for fabrics, another for books and treasures, and one for threads.<\/p>\n<p>I built it all myself, learning to use a drill along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch05842781-daf7-468b-891f-b4f370ac49ee-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch05842781-daf7-468b-891f-b4f370ac49ee-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch05842781-daf7-468b-891f-b4f370ac49ee-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch05842781-daf7-468b-891f-b4f370ac49ee-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch05842781-daf7-468b-891f-b4f370ac49ee-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch05842781-daf7-468b-891f-b4f370ac49ee-920x518.jpg 920w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch05842781-daf7-468b-891f-b4f370ac49ee.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My sewing studio now, view from the right angle:)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I love my studio. But it\u2019s still very much a work in progress\u2014because, really, what isn\u2019t? Many small details remain to be organized:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The thread shelf doesn\u2019t work as well as I hoped.<\/li>\n<li>The ironing corner is in the way.<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cgetto\u201d corner hides the water pump.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch82c2ac91-37b0-487f-b56c-7bafb245eebd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch82c2ac91-37b0-487f-b56c-7bafb245eebd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch82c2ac91-37b0-487f-b56c-7bafb245eebd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch82c2ac91-37b0-487f-b56c-7bafb245eebd-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch82c2ac91-37b0-487f-b56c-7bafb245eebd-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch82c2ac91-37b0-487f-b56c-7bafb245eebd-920x518.jpg 920w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch82c2ac91-37b0-487f-b56c-7bafb245eebd.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My sewing studio now, view from the wrong angle:(<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Some projects for 2026 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, small unfinished tasks weighed on my mind. Starting the year carrying them felt heavy. So I got to work\u2014slowly, deliberately\u2014finding joy in every small step\u2026 just as denim upcycling has taught me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s what I actually did:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Denim scrap drawers:<\/strong><br>Emptied, sorted, and ironed the scraps. I let go of those I knew I wouldn\u2019t use this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7191\" src=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch9f099a73-5e4c-402b-9da9-d190c570daba-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch9f099a73-5e4c-402b-9da9-d190c570daba-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch9f099a73-5e4c-402b-9da9-d190c570daba-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch9f099a73-5e4c-402b-9da9-d190c570daba-768x1364.jpg 768w, 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src=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouchabc59dfe-e8a1-4c82-a870-9afbfc41b4ea-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouchabc59dfe-e8a1-4c82-a870-9afbfc41b4ea-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouchabc59dfe-e8a1-4c82-a870-9afbfc41b4ea-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouchabc59dfe-e8a1-4c82-a870-9afbfc41b4ea-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouchabc59dfe-e8a1-4c82-a870-9afbfc41b4ea-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouchabc59dfe-e8a1-4c82-a870-9afbfc41b4ea-1153x2048.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouchabc59dfe-e8a1-4c82-a870-9afbfc41b4ea-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouchabc59dfe-e8a1-4c82-a870-9afbfc41b4ea-920x1634.jpg 920w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouchabc59dfe-e8a1-4c82-a870-9afbfc41b4ea-scaled.jpg 1441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sewing machine drawer:<\/strong><br>Cleared out everything unnecessary, keeping only the essentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7193\" src=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch3f504760-6938-4685-ba82-c0a9d59bcf81-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch3f504760-6938-4685-ba82-c0a9d59bcf81-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch3f504760-6938-4685-ba82-c0a9d59bcf81-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch3f504760-6938-4685-ba82-c0a9d59bcf81-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch3f504760-6938-4685-ba82-c0a9d59bcf81-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch3f504760-6938-4685-ba82-c0a9d59bcf81-1153x2048.jpg 1153w, 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https:\/\/denimupcyclers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Studio_denimupcyclers_retouch27690de5-240d-4713-b806-b54175a15e7f-scaled.jpg 1441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Organizing my studio turned out to be exactly that, not a chore, not an obligation, but an extension of my creative practice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A form of care.<br \/>Care for the material.<br \/>Care for the space.<br \/>Care for the slow rhythm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A small act of resistance against the frantic race of productivity and the chaos of modern life. Making my space more livable, kinder, more supportive. Without rushing, without buying anything new, simply by immersing myself in the desire to care for my environment\u2026 and myself.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m so excited for the stories we\u2019ll share in 2026! Until then, I wish you a year full of slow, gentle discoveries and mindful care\u2014for yourself and your surroundings\u2026 a true year of living as a denim upcycler.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d also love to hear about your sewing space organization projects. Reply in comments! I always enjoy reading your updates!<\/p>\n<p>Warmly,<\/p>\n<p>Ariane xo \ud83d\udc99<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Need small pouches to better organize your sewing tools? Here\u2019s a tutorial you can make by hand! 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