Originally Posted by hokieappmom
Do you prefer to store fabric in see through plastic containers, folded on open shelves, or wrapped on cardboard (similar to bolts in a fabric shop)?
You dont want to store fabric wrapped on cardboard if you can help it. Cardboard and other wood products contain an acid that will gradually eat into your fabric. "Archival quality" paper products have been treated to eliminate the acid. There are commercially available plastic "boards", some with clips, for wrapping fabric. Makes for very neat-looking storage, but gets expensive if you have a lot of different fabrics. Someone here probably knows the brand names of these boards; they have websites that show how they are used.
For the same reason, you do not want to store fabric in direct contact with wood unless the wood has been painted, lacquered, finished with a poly coating, or otherwise finished so that no aci can leach into the fabric.