I went to a class on Tuesday this week. I sneezed so much the presenter asked if I was okay. I sneeze into my sleeve so it is not a problem. It was only dust, sort-of. It was NO-SEE'UMS. I was really fine. What to do, what to do.

I have to add that the same thing happens in fabric stores. Also a rash on my tummy that needs to be scratched. People look at me strangely.

It is mold spores, or could be as well as any of the above. We don't need to see the mold to have mold. I have that allergy problem. Also, the apples will have gray around the stem end. We think that is dust. It is mold spores. I wash all my fruit with a "sloosh" of vinegar in the water. In the bottom of the bowl you see lots of "dust". It is mold spores and the vinegar cuts the preservative coating. Also, grapes taste so much better when they have been washed in vinegar solution and then rinsed.

This is a good idea...if you can just get the fabric outside to 'air out' you might be okay. I sew with my sewing room window open whenever possible. I'm allergic to dust (created when cutting fabric!!), my sweet kitty, and all the grasses in FL!! As others, have suggested, maybe go to cardboard boxes or some other kind of container for stash. IKEA has some containers in their office section that are lidded...pretty study and hold a bunch of stuff.

It could also be mold or dust mites.