I have faced this very situation, except for years, not months. My fabric is now stored in an unheated, unventilated, non A/C shed in my back yard. What works beautifully is this:
I got a bunch of banker's boxes from Staples, all the same size. I laid each clean, empty box on it's smaller end (the back or front) and filled it by folding the fabric in such a way that I could see the folds easily by taking the top off. At a glance, I knew what was there. I also divided it according to color on the color wheel (green, blue-green, blue, etc.) since that is how I expect to retrieve it - by looking for a particular color. Once each box was filled, I labeled it on the end and also made an index card label. I put a white plastic 33-gallon kitchen trash bag over each box and used the ties on the bag to close the end tightly. I attached the index card to the outside of the bag. I also have some fabric, especially wool, in airtight plastic bins. Hubby built wooden shelves along the sides of the shed. I labeled these shelves according to color on the color chart, making it very easy to find what I need.
The fabric is still out there after five years and there has been ZERO damage of any kind. No bugs, no rotting, no damage. Even in tough winters (the wooden shed does not leak) and humid summers, this fabric, thread, and other supplies have been fine.
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Last edited by cricket_iscute; 05-31-2015 at 05:01 PM.