Wednesday 30 January, 2013

Ergonomic Craft Organization – Part 1


There’s no denying that crafting is a lot of fun, whether you knit, make jewelry, scrapbook, or do any other activity with your hands to make a creative product. If you spend hours at a time crafting, however, reaching for supplies can become not only tedious, but painful. If you want to increase your comfort […]


There’s no denying that crafting is a lot of fun, whether you knit, make jewelry, scrapbook, or do any other activity with your hands to make a creative product. If you spend hours at a time crafting, however, reaching for supplies can become not only tedious, but painful. If you want to increase your comfort level while you’re working and reduce the strain on your body, it’s important to purchase ergonomic craft organizers that can spare your back, arms, and neck from unnecessary stress.

Craft organizing ideas go beyond simply purchasing useful containers to keep your supplies straight; they also involve the placement of those craft organizing units. Craft storage containers by themselves may help you keep blue beads from getting mixed up with green beads, or red yarn separate from orange yarn, but if they’re poorly placed in your crafting space, they may cause unnecessary strain on your body. If you have to constantly reach down to the floor to go through a plastic craft bin, you will gradually irritate the muscles in your back and arms. If however you purchase a craft storage cabinet which stands up, you may be able to eliminate this problem or at least reduce it.

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