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Old 02-02-2011, 01:30 AM
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k3n
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
they are not meant for permanent storage and the acid in them will harm your fabrics...

if you want to protect your investment, then do it the best you can.

I know a lady that uses a wide rotary ruler to wrap her fabric on, then places them on the shelf and pulls the ruler out, when she wants a certain fabric she uses a bread peel to lift the stack so she can pull it out!
I do this but not the bread peel part, I use an old ruler to lever up the stack. But then I don't keep much yardage as stash... When I'm folding round the ruler I count the folds - six equals about a yard. Then I pin a little bit of paper to the selvage with the yardage written on. :-D
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