Storing your seasonal clothes
April 24, 2006 by gayla
Filed under General Housekeeping and Homemaking, Laundry, Organizing and Clutter Control
It’s important to use acid-free cardboard boxes and tissue. By just lightly folding and wrapping in tissue, you can help avoid creases and discoloration.
It’s okay to use clear plastic containers too, as long as the lids are snug.
Never starch clothes before putting them in storage because starch is like a food to some insects, and they’ll chew right through cotton to get to it. [...]
Never put them away in the thin plastic dry cleaning bags. Those bags can break down and ultimately damage your fabrics.”
Closets in the main part of your house are the best storage spots. Basements or attics are more likely areas to attract moths or mildew.
Hangers can often leave marks on your garments if they’re in storage over an extended period of time.
Good Housekeeping suggests wrapping quilt filling or muslin around the bars of pants hangers and underneath the clips of skirt hangers.
She also states that the most important thing to do is to be sure your clothes are freshly cleaned prior to storage, because stains will set and get even uglier in storage. Also, remember that furs will lose their fur in the summer (shed), and must be properly protected in the warm summer months (placed in cold storage).
Furs? FURS?