I like the way you think! :-P

Ditter

I was told by a quilt appraiser that it was safe to store my antique quilts in plastic containers. They are wrapped in muslin, but if he said it was safe for vintage quilts, I figure it's safe for my stash. Plastic bags are a whole 'nother thing.

Why/how are plastic bags and plastic totes "whole different thing"?

Plastic bags leech more chemicals faster then a solid plastic.

Oh.

Thanks.

I think that sealing them in a plastic bag doesn't allow moisture to escape, totes don't seal as tight.

I wonder if the cardboard used for fabric bolts are acid free? Most are only stored on these a year or two in fabric stores, and maybe not meant for longer term like in our stashes :roll: the same with being wrapped in plastic awaiting shipping...

I have wondered too how much the different climates play a part in storing our stash and having bad experiences... I have not seen any silverfish/other bugs in my home, and the humidity is also pretty low in my home too. Can't say the same about other places where I have lived :roll:

wow, thanks for starting this thread, lots of good ideas and comments!

It depends on for how long. I think poking holes is a good idea.

I store all my quilts in pillowcases. Sealed plastic containers can make cotton fragile and it can hold in moisture. This is what a quilt appraiser told me.

I have some of my stuff in plastic containers, but I am in and out of them all the time. I wouldn't keep cotton fabric in it for permanent storage.

I use plastic totes for my fabric. It seem to work just fine.

I think if the lids on my plastic totes weren't just balanced on top of the fabric in them then I might have to think about the whole storage in plastic thing. As it is, the fabric gets plenty of air :)