Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
Originally Posted by watterstide
Good idea,
but i get the free cardboard bolts from Joanns and cut and use them. you just have to ask for them at the cutting counter..
these are also not acid free and not meant for long time storage!
You are right. I had some fabric I had gotten on a bolt when I lived in my other house. Moved here and took it off the bolt to ruler fold it. Now it had been on that bolt for only a couple years, but it had bleach lines on the outside and in several turns and inside where the board touched the fabric it had bleached out marks. I washed the fabric to see if the marks would come out, no luck. And when I held the fabric up to the light the part that was near the cardboard was thinner than the rest. No more boards of any kind for me. Also this room was a north facing room with only one window. Now all my fabric is stored in closets with doors using the ruler fold method, I also refold it every 6 months or so.