Warning about pins
#13
I use coated bobby pins (the kind that used to make pin curls in hair years ago (LOL) to hold the fabric in place after I ruler fold it. Have not had an issue with rust even though I live in Florida with our high humidity.
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When I volunteered at the thrift shop, we had bunches of fabric come in with this problem. I guess that was one of the reasons it was donated. I bought a lot of this and cut it into squares for quilt tops. I had to fussy cut around the rust spots. It caused some troubles, but it was cheap enough to put up with the headaches.
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When I was collecting vintage fabrics to sell, I used brass safety pins to hold on archival (non-acid) light cardboard tags. Never a problem despite living here in the humid Seattle area and storing some of those fabrics for decades.
I often find old fabric at thrift stores and estate sales with this sort of problem, staples do it too.
On a side but related note, for those of us who store our fabric in cardboard boxes, never have those boxes directly on concrete floors, they will wick up small (or large!!) amounts of moisture and give you that musty smell.
I often find old fabric at thrift stores and estate sales with this sort of problem, staples do it too.
On a side but related note, for those of us who store our fabric in cardboard boxes, never have those boxes directly on concrete floors, they will wick up small (or large!!) amounts of moisture and give you that musty smell.
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