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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 6:39:48 GMT
Hello Ladies
I am interested to hear where and how you store all your rovings and locks.
I have a huge cabinet with very large deep drawers that I intend using for my rovings. I bought a lot of sheer white organza draw-string gift bags in various sizes that I want to use for my rovings, batts and locks. In the drawers I will place lavender infused felted balls to keep moths away.
I have read not to keep the roving and locks in zippies as it may sweat and felt itself. I don't have the space for large glass jars and I don't want to use the shoe storage plastic divider storage "thing" that hangs from a door.
So how do you store all your fibers?
Regards Linn
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Post by lyn on Sept 7, 2016 7:17:02 GMT
Your cabinet sounds ideal Linn (cedar wood is also supposed to deter moth and can be bought in small cubes). I keep wool fibres at as even a temperature as possible and out of direct sunlight.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 7:30:11 GMT
Thanks Lyn.
My cabinet does stand right at the window and will get a couple of hours direct sunlight. I think what I am going to do is put a thermometer inside a drawer and measure the temp throughout the day and see how hot it becomes in there. Today is going to be quite hot ... 33 degrees Celsius (91.4F)
It's impossible to move the cabinet so I might just have to move all my tapestry kits out of the cupboard (many shelves) which is quite cool and dark and move those into the drawers instead. Aai ... organising, organising, organising! <LOL>
But I do want everything to be just oh so perfect when my goodies arrive! :-)
Regards Linn
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Post by triciaf on Sept 7, 2016 11:53:09 GMT
Uh oh,I keep mine in zippy bags, but without zipping them up, so I can cart them around the apartment easily and not have them attach fibers to one another if they are all stored together.. Another place I store yarn and stuff is in a kind of boxy hangar that is supposed to be used for sweaters--it has several soft shelves and zips up the front, but the fabric of the other three sides is breathable. Any suggestions?
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Post by lyn on Sept 7, 2016 11:58:56 GMT
I like the sound of the boxy hangar - sounds ideal! If the zippy bags work for you then carry on - it really comes down to a mixture of common sense and what works for you.
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Post by triciaf on Sept 7, 2016 12:02:07 GMT
😍thanks! It works so far. They haven't been matting or self-felting yet. Also part of the design of my "system" is to help keep curious kitties away from kneading the roving or jumping into the yarn to play. 😆
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Sept 7, 2016 13:51:47 GMT
I use large plastic bins with lids to store wool roving. I also have one of those shoe hanger pocket thingies which goes over a door and stores my specials: silk roving, hankies and locks.
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Post by halay on Sept 7, 2016 14:26:30 GMT
Like Cathy I prefer transpoarent plastic bins. Wool rovings are organised by colour groups. I keep yarn for embellishments in a separate box, as well as silk, viscose and other fibers I keep in smaller transparent boxes. A biger problem is storing templates. So I organised them into separate groups: e.g. slippers, bags, gloves which I put in larger garbage bags and hanged them in a closet. However, larger templates for clothing are simply hung on the wall. Since my mother is now in a home for old people, I occupied her room where I have a small studio. What a relief! Previously I was felting in our kitchen which meant tidying up and moving stuff away every day.
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Post by MTRuth on Sept 7, 2016 16:44:08 GMT
I use large plastic bins too. I have stored wool in plastic baggies with no problems. We are pretty dry here though so not much moisture to worry about.
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Post by elizabeth on Sept 7, 2016 17:27:32 GMT
I keep most of my fibers in plastic bins, too. They're organized roughly by fiber type and color group. I keep synthetics and naturals separate. The color groups are along the lines of naturals (white, black, browns, grays), cools (greens, blues, purples) and warms (reds, oranges, yellows). When I get in the throes of creativity I tend to just grab stuff and not put it back where it belongs. I have not had any problems with my kitties messing with my fibers. The yarns, on the other hand... I've spent a small fortune removing felted wool yarn from kitty intestines. So, I keep them away from the 'lil darlins'. The only problem I've had was with carpet beetles. I'm pretty sure they came in on some thrift store fabric. I was lucky in that they were quickly contained in one bin and terminated.
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 7, 2016 22:10:49 GMT
I keep large amounts in plastic bins. 1kg in the bag it comes in. smaller amounts and batts on an open shelf. Moths do not like light or air movement. They do like still dark places. They are good as long as I am moving them around as I rummage fairly often. Small mixed amounts in smaller clear bins in colour groups. blue/green, red/purple, orange yellow. special stuff in various sized of clear plastic bins. The smallest I have are shoe box sized and stack well. Nothing with holes in it like many large solid bins.
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Post by Pandagirl on Sept 7, 2016 23:16:23 GMT
I use plastic storage drawers and plastic bags bulk fibers come in on a door hanger for purses. I've tried the shoe things, but have too much fiber for that even for embellishments I use the storage drawers. I've never had a problem. But may consider the cedar cubes to put in anyway. Thanks Lyn!
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Post by chookie2 on Sept 11, 2016 22:36:22 GMT
I use a combination of small and large plastic bins ( color coded ) and deep plasic filing drawers.i also use an insect bomb in the studiio every six months or so as i have seen , in a friends studio, the damage moths can do very quickly,even to clothes on a line too if they are in the area.
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Post by koffipot on Oct 1, 2016 8:42:25 GMT
I keep my tops in sealed plastic bags or boxes. Fleeces I wash and store in pillowcases. Though I've never had a moth problem, having heard some horror stories from others, I now also use those Rentokil Moth papers - a small sheet in each bag/box - they last for about 6 months and kill moths,larvae and eggs. A drop of Lavender essential oil is meant to deter insects and it smells nice too.
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 1, 2016 11:33:02 GMT
Oh have never heard of the papers. we have pheromone traps here so you can monitor if you have any. i will have to see if I can find some of the papers
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