fmd36

Love it! I think I will try the heavier contractors bag. As the cheapest/most frugal person around,(Great Depression mentality/child) this one appeals to me. Give this a try first before spending dwindling $. The internet ad also shows people just rolling one closed.

dsb38327

I paid ?$20.? for those bags too. They didn't hold. Then I remembered I had tried them some years ago and they didn't hold then either. It could be me not doing it right but I will not make another contribution to the manufacturer.

grann of 6

Those space bags haven't worked for me either. I have even had them get cracked in the corners. Don't waste your money. Trash bags squeezed free of air work just as well.

fmd36

See...that's why I belong to groups like this....you ladies have just saved me $20.00...that I can spend and justify buying some more fabric and needed notions at J's this Tuesday and use my multiple 40% off cupons. Hubby goes through the line with some and then I follow after him. The Joanne's I go to is pretty flexible on the cupons. ! Besides it satisfies my need/drive to be more and more practical. Thanks again. fmd36 in NH

Wine Woman

They work great! I have to switch between my summer and winter clothes every year. Not enough closet space. My fleece vests come out just fine. They may have a few wrinkles in them at first but they fall out quickly. As far as sealing-you have to use the slider to seal the bag. If you don't get a good seal it will fill back up with air and expand. Also small holes will allow the air to come back in. I use a piece of scotch tape and it works great. I highly recommend them. Definitely a space saver. :thumbup: :thumbup:

JanetM

I didn't have good luck with them. I packaged linens in them to make everything fit into the linen cabinet. After a few weeks everything "blew up" in the linen cabinet. Somehow air leaks in. :cry:

dakotamaid

Keep in mind girls and guys, that fabric stored in plastic tends to deteriorate faster as it needs to breathe. I always store fabric of any kind in cloth bags (pillow cases). Polar fleece may be the one exception, don't know. Just my thoughts!

sewgull

Never got space bags to hold. Fabric does need to breath.

kayquilt

Has anyone used those 2 gallon ziplock bags?

grann of 6

Yes, they work well, you can squeeze quite a lot of air out, and they seem to stay zipped for me. I don't like to store fabric in plastic for very long though.