Originally Posted by juliea9967
I have seen all the great pics of everyone organization their sewing rooms, too, and I caught the bug. I am 67 and I doubt if I will be keeping my stash for more than 20 years, so I am using regular cardboard to put all my fabric on. I couldn't believe the change it made in my stash, and I can see what I have. It is amazing. There is a black batik that has a hint of blue that I have wanted 3 or 4 times over the past couple of months. I looked for it and couldn't find it. However, when I did my reorganization, I found over 4 yards of it. I keep my fabrics in a closed cabinet so I don't have any problem with dust. I also have some fabric in plastic bins and I am not going to worry about whether my fabric will be all right 20 years from now.
Julie
Originally Posted by Nanamoms
I've seen all the great pics of everyone organizing their sewing rooms. My question is how do you keep dust from accumulating on the "open" fabric? Also, it is ok to store the fabric in plastic bins like Sterlite and Rubbermaid?
Hi Julie,
There can be problems with having fabric stored against regular cardboard that is not acid free. I would recommenc looking into the comic book cardboard that has been talked about. You may need to do this over a period of time. It is even advised to just fold your fabric with the ruler method and not have cardboard. The regular cardboard can affect your fabric rather quickly from what the postings have said.
Pam M