gypsylady5

I usually wash my quilts when I'm finished making them and then put them away. I store my fabrics in plastic containers and they have kept the smoke smell and the cat dander away. I also have a dog, but I don't allow them to smoke or get in the fabrics. I lived with smokers most of my life and I'm so glad to get rid of that horrible smell. I made my husband smoke outside and never near me or my fabrics. I am sensitive to smells as well and migranes, so know how you feel. I just try to make things smell fresh when I use them. Go ahead and sell, but prewash and package for freshness. Keep the smokers out of your area!!!!!

donna13350

There are a lot of sellers on E-bay that sell large volumes of fabric, but the sellers with good ratings are honest...they always make a note if they have a smoker or a pet in the house, and that if this will bother you, then don't purchase. I think you can still sell your things, but be honest...free choice is what makes the world go round! Good luck to you.

teacherbailey

As long as you're upfront...."I smoke and have cats BUT wash everything when you buy it and then package it in a smokefree/catfree room" (or whatever makes sense), I'd say GO FOR YOUR DREAMS!!!!! I hate the smell of smoke, having been married to a smoker for over 20 years and raised by two smokers----but washing something a couple of times takes care of any smell.

rannyof3

I'm a smoker, but smoke outside. Don't like the smell in my house....

CAS49OR

Do you smoke where you sew? I saw someone else ask that. Smoke does permeate clothes, and some people are highly intolerant or even allergic to it. If there are particles in the clothing, putting it in a ziploc bag would just seal it in (even after washing). I have read that you can put newspaper in the bag, or non-activated charcoal (found at the drug store) in there, or even put the cloth in the freezer. All of the above helps to remove odors.

I think I would just sew in one room, and go out for a smoke break when necessary.

My friend has cats. She thinks it is cute when her cats come to "visit me" even though she knows I am allergic. The same principle would work. Keep the cats out of your sewing room if you know someone might buy what you sell, or come to visit.

JCL in FL

I'm a former smoker and was obsessed with having my house smell fresh and not smokey. Most people said they never knew I smoked, so I don't think my clothes smelled of smoke very much. That being said, my daughter would wash everything that I sent her and I would never have any gift I sent in a room that was smoked in. She wasn't bothered when she lived at home but after she got away from it, she could smell it a mile away. Some people are super sensitive to smoke and others it only bothers a little. And I think it depends what type of cigarettes they smoke also. I used a lot of Febreeze. I'd spray the drapes, the sofa, the carpet, the closets. I'd give selling your stuff a try, if you are doing it online tell them your situation and say you will launder right before you post it and it's up to them if it needs more laundering. And I agree with others I have purchased things at stores that had an odor and washed it as soon as I got inside the house.

Lostn51

Call me weird but I love the perfume/make up department myself! But then again my sister worked at Macy's for Lancombe and I would go see her all of the time. Since it was full of really hot females and they loved it when I came up to see her I was like the bell of the ball. :mrgreen: It seemed like they really liked the males perspective on things and what made them prettier or attractive to guys. I was like a kid in a candy store........

Kinda like me in a fabric store I always have women fawn over me and go out of their way to help me find the things I am looking for.

Billy

gale

Personally, I have never noticed pet smells on anything I've bought. But as for selling, I don't have any pets in the house. So our home is completely smoke AND pet free.

3incollege

I don't smoke, the smell bothers me, but that isn't going to stop me buying something from a smoker.
When I get my quilts back from the long armer they smell bad.
However, I set them outside use Fabreeze and then a few days later the quilt is fine.
When you buy clothes do you wash them before you wear them? Do you know how many poeple have tried on those clothes or brought them back for return. I work retail,and some of the grossest people are in the dressing rooms.
So if you want to sell your items, make them and we will figure on how to clean it.

garysgal

I had a cleaning service for years and cleaned for a family who had a couple of smokers in it. They were only supposed to smoke in one room and I must tell you, it doesn't matter if you confine yourself to one room, the smoke travels and it gets to other rooms. I had the hardest time trying to clean walls in one room that they didn't smoke in, and the room they smoked in was awful. Finally they smoked outside on the day I was there to clean.
But smoke travels and so does the smell and it gets into things even behind closed closet doors.