Originally Posted by
Prism99
I have had zero bug problems with stored starch fabric in MN and WI, whose climate is similar to that of the Netherlands. The only time bugs are really a problem, I think, is when you live in a very hot and humid climate (perhaps Florida, the Virgin Islands, etc.).
Honestly, unless you've actually seen bugs in your house, I would just store the starched tops in a covered plastic tub and not worry about bugs.
Well silverfish are a definite problem here in New Hampshire...not even close to the climate of the Virgin Islands...getting into stored textiles as well as book bindings. It's one of the reasons I never use starch anymore.
I think if I had to store tops that had been starched, I'd gently rinse the starch out before storing them, and then restarch when I was ready to work on them again.