How to store fabrics?
#21
What is the down side if you store in plastic bins? What type of harm does it do to fabric? I currently have about 15 plastic bins for my excess fabric that won't fit in the closets. Guess I'm off to the store for more white foam board.
#23
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i saw somewhere yesterday to use plastic boards to put big peices of fabric on store on shelf like in fabric shop i wonder if cardboard would work as well i have a lady that saves me the cardboard that her bolts come on. smaller peices could go in plastic bins.
#24
I am like most who have answered on this--I use plastic storage bins for much of my fabric. I am not convinced that the theory of not using plastic is a fact, as opposed to what somebody just wondered about. Seems ideas can sometimes become facts rather easily and without any factual data behind "the fact". I wonder if this idea might have arisen when plastic containers were new and at that point the "old way" seemed better???? Also I think I remember the early plastics having a lot more chemical smell to them than the ones we get now do, which might have lent credence to the do not use plastic idea?
Maybe one of you is a chemist and can give us a really definitive answer.
Maybe one of you is a chemist and can give us a really definitive answer.
#26
Originally Posted by pbrawdy
I am brand new to all this, and just bought a bunch of fabric at the sales. How to you store your fabric. And does it get crease marks from the folds over time?
#27
Originally Posted by ktmo815
I have an unused dresser that mine are in - hadn't thought about refolding though. Thanks for the tip
#28
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i KNOW FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES PLASTIC IS NOT ALWAYS IDEAL BUT IF YOU ARE CONCERN USE A LAYER OF TISSUE PAPER (WHITE) TO COVER THE PLASTIC. I STORE ALL OR MOST IN PLASTIC AND HOPEFULLY USE IT IN THIS MILLENIUM, (HA-HA-HA). i NEED A LICENSE PLANT THAT SAYS I BRAKE FOR QUILT STORES, OR MAKE A MAP ON QUILTS STORES I LOVE TO VISIT. TALK ABOUT ADDICTION!!!!!
#30
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Mine is stored in those plastic three-drawer units. I roll them up on my 24 x 6 ruler, pull out the ruler, and then fold them in half. I write on the selvage how much yardage I have (or use a safety pin with a scrap of paper). Yes, they get wrinkled, but I just iron them when I'm ready to use them. So far, no permanent creasing. Just the other day I found some perfect little four drawer units just the right size for my fat quarters. Prior to that I was using those plastic tubs that lettuce comes in. I still use those for holding projects.
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