Back in 2007 I decided to put my house in Florida up to sell. I packed up my entire sewing room which took up the 2nd bedroom as my realtor said I should put it back as a bedroom. Well, it took 3 years to sale as the market dropped about that time. I got bored waiting and started purchasing a basic sewing machine, totes, fabrics, etc. You know the drill. Kept it as organized as possible during that time.
In the packing process and being in Florida with water problems (hurricanes, humidity, etc) I packed all my fabrics, threads, stabilizers, etc) into plastic totes for protection. Machines went back into thru original boxes. Once I moved and got unpacked, I found no problems with anything from my sewing room. It was in other areas where I found damages. So much for using a professional moving company.