Polar Notions for fabric storage?
01-21-2012, 02:27 PM
#13
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Greeneville, TN
Posts: 796
Picture of clips used to fasten loose ends of fabric
Just a side note here. I started by purchasing one pkg of the polar notions just to see how I liked them and quickly realized what a huge investment they were going to be for the amount of fabric that I had in storage. I also tried some colorplast -- less expensive than the Polar Notions but hard to cut and I managed to slice the webbing between my thumb and index finger pretty bad on the sharp edge of the board so decided if it would cut my hand it would cut the fabric if it rubbed on it. Accidentally came across the foam board at the Dollar Tree and decided to give it a try and haven't looked back. I highly recommend it.
The picture below is what I use to fasten the loose ends of the fabric at the outside of the wrap on the board. I purchase them at WalMart in a small box from the stationary isle.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]305053[/ATTACH]
The picture below is what I use to fasten the loose ends of the fabric at the outside of the wrap on the board. I purchase them at WalMart in a small box from the stationary isle.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]305053[/ATTACH]
Last edited by ncredbird; 01-21-2012 at 02:42 PM. Reason: adding picture of clips
01-21-2012, 06:38 PM
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lived in San Diego now retired in Eagar, AZ.
Posts: 887
Everyone has to do what seems right to them... i do fold my fabrics and place on shelves in color groups, but the idea of folding all my fabric (8 shelves, floor to ceiling, 32 ft long) around little boards would make me run screaming from the room... everything over 1/4 yd is on the shelves, smaller than that is cut into 2.5" strips and stored in color sorted pizza boxes.... smaller than that is chopped into confetti and color sorted into baggies for future confetti blocks.... everything that is being used in current projects is in a banker's box on the end of my worktable so that i don't accidently use anything i might need on current project. when top is done, box is sorted into my three areas and done...... i can see all my fabric, and that's all i need...
01-22-2012, 05:30 AM
#16
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Delmarva Peninsula
Posts: 1,151
I have stored fabric on the cardboard bolt boards, and living in humid delaware, my fabric got a musty odor as there is no air conditioning in the walk in closet in the attic ( we now have a vent in there) and the cardboard attracted moisture. I am in the process of removing the bolt boards and using coroplast, it works well. DH cuts them for me in the right size. Hoping that Home Depot or Lowe's will still carry it. It was out of stock the last time we looked.
01-23-2012, 04:53 AM
#17
Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Ronceverte, WV
Posts: 22
coroblast supply
Greetings, all. Look here, I ordered from there and got them in under a week. http://www.uline.com/BL_1854/Plastic-Corrugated-Pads
01-23-2012, 06:38 AM
#19
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Arizona
Posts: 257
I use foam board that I purchase at Dollar Tree for $1.00 each. Each one is 20X30 inches and I cut each one into 10X6 inch boards so I get 10 to a sheet which is .10 cents each. Can't beat that! I don't usually have sections of fabric over 3 yards each but have a few and have never had a problem wrapping what I need around them. They are acid free so there is no threat of harming the fabric. As you can see below they work beautifully for me. (This is only have of the closet.)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]305028[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]305028[/ATTACH]
01-23-2012, 07:36 AM
#20
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Enid, OK
Posts: 8,273
just do NOT use plain cardboard or the bolts from stores. THey are NOT acid free and will damage your fabric over time!
Basically you just need to make sure that whatever you use, for long term storage it MUST be acid free! Fabric is too costly to end up with faded lines from acid on the card board!
Basically you just need to make sure that whatever you use, for long term storage it MUST be acid free! Fabric is too costly to end up with faded lines from acid on the card board!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
profannie
Mission: Organization
37
01-16-2015 06:52 AM
