As most of you know, our press was delivered to the Trxtr5 cave last week. Unfortunately, the cave was not really ready to receive a package of such magnitude. So, for the last week I have been getting the cave ready for business.
At Trxtr5, we create a variety of products, and our space has to be able to handle all of our forms of creativity. Our cave needed a space for screen printing apparel and accessories, a space for Kcat to create her one-of-a-kind jewelry, and a space for sewing (since we eventually want to provide costumes for steampunk and cosplay). The supplies for all three of these endeavors could each take up an entire room by themselves! This is where my organizational capabilities came into play.
So I spent my week hanging brackets for wall shelving, using the level to make everything straight, cutting shelves to size with the circular saw, cursing at the drill, turning screws by hand, cutting and hanging pegboard, building a foot-pedal platform for the sewing area, and mounting supply cabinets on the wall. I have never been so grateful to have been raised by a tribe of Amazons who taught me how to do all of these things (including the cursing at the drill).
I think the end result was worth all the frustration and late nights. We now have a functional, usable space in which to work. Take a look at the pictures below and let me know if you agree. I can't wait to hear what you think, but now I'm off to emulsify screens so that we can print new designs on our new press!
Kcat's shelves of fabric for costume design
The hanging ironing board
The jewelry station
The screen printing station
Kcat can finally reach the foot pedals without straining!
The sewing station
