Originally Posted by TanyaL
(Post 5271086)
I think you are mistaking light for sunlight. Direct sunlight is the light that fades fabric. Indirect sunlight doesn't fade; artificial light doesn't fade.
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Originally Posted by happyquiltmom
(Post 5271941)
I store all my fabric in a huge dresser, away from all light sources.
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Originally Posted by Lori S
(Post 5271325)
Do be careful that even flouresant bulbs will fade fabric. A friend hung a quilt in her office .. no outside source of light .. the only source was the overhead fixtures... and it faded. If you are redoing your room I would get solid doors on the area where you store fabric.
Last summer I helped redo my Mom's sewing room... so much fabric had been damaged from sunlight and artifical lights.. it was a real shame . I put together some tall cabinets with doors so the fabrics can be protected from light and dust. My sewing room I only have the ability (currently) to put a sheet over the fabrics to protect them... its a pain and looks ...terrible. It is on my list of things to do to redo my fabric storage area. Museum use incandesent lights not flouresant over works of art , as the incandesant lighting does cause fading. It is hard to get all the lighting we love for sewing, but at the same time it is harmful to the fabrics we love/collect. |
I have fabric stored in a bookcase. I have a tension rod that has a short curtain on it to block the sun. It is a North facing exposure, not as intense as Westerly.
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Originally Posted by roguequilter
(Post 5272603)
my personal experience ... i asked her where she had it displayed..living room.."a dungeon w/o good light from outside" she said main light used in that room was the ceiling light. i told her i believed that that was the problem, based on my own experience.
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I have my fabric stored on bookcase shelves and I made a quilt to hang over the front to protect the fabric from the sun. works for me and doesn't look to bad.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]340833[/ATTACH]I have a bookcase that I store some fabric on, out of direct sunlight (the rest is in the closet), but decided to be extra cautious and hang a room darkening shade inside the top couple inches of the bookcase frame. Had it cut to size at Lowe's and hung it backwards (so it rolled over the top and then down) I keep it down most of the time, but when I need something, it is so easy to just roll it up and select. Hope this helps. (Got the idea from using my retractable Design Wall one day and thought why not?)
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Could you put a film on the plastic boxes to reflect? Love plastic boxes for storage but understand the light issue.
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I have mine in a tall bookcase and I bought a fabric shower curtain at Goodwill for a couple of dollars, cut it in half lengthwise, shortened it and hung it on a curtain rod that I mounted at the top. Works great. Doors would probably look better, but a lot more trouble to put on!
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