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Another plastic user for years and no problems...even store
Xmas decor in plastic tubs in shed outside, no problems... |
I will just have to take my chances...I always use plastic bins..
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I have stored fabric in plastic tubs for years and I have never found any spots or anything on any of it.
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Originally Posted by JulieR
Originally Posted by Vanuatu Jill
I have had all fabric for complete quilts (not cut yet) stored in Zip Lock bags for a few years, and when I took them out, there were no problems-that's all the experience I'v had with storing long term in plastic.
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I have stored fabric in rubbermaid tubs for years and never had a spot or any problem.
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plastic not only gives off toxic gas when exposed to extreme temp changes, the UV rays can penetrate it and cause undo aging/spots on the fabrics. If stored in air tight containers, you cotton can dry rot.
No one here (on this QB list) seems to realize that cotton is a living breathing fiber...if you cut off the air supply it will die(rot).... |
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
plastic not only gives off toxic gas when exposed to extreme temp changes, the UV rays can penetrate it and cause undo aging/spots on the fabrics. If stored in air tight containers, you cotton can dry rot.
No one here (on this QB list) seems to realize that cotton is a living breathing fiber...if you cut off the air supply it will die(rot).... |
I think I'm confused by your use of the phrase "living fiber." What exactly does that mean? I'm only used to defining "life" in a biology class, and cotton in a fabric doesn't qualify, as it doesn't excrete waste, absorb food, or reproduce, just to name a few. I think we're having a terminology problem. What does it mean?
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
plastic not only gives off toxic gas when exposed to extreme temp changes, the UV rays can penetrate it and cause undo aging/spots on the fabrics. If stored in air tight containers, you cotton can dry rot.
No one here (on this QB list) seems to realize that cotton is a living breathing fiber...if you cut off the air supply it will die(rot).... |
I have a lot of fabric in the big blue plastic tubs for several years no problem yet.
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I think as long as they are not in the sun in plastic you are OK! :D
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