Peg wrote:
" It was a
new spool and I keep them in a sealed polypropelyne container and wrapped in
acid free tissue."
I seem to remember being told never to keep threads in Plastic bags or boxes
as they need to breathe, being natural threads. I store my threads in a set
of little drawers, albeit they are probably something like polypropelyne as
they are not rigid plastic. They do not have lids but are stacked one on
top of the other in a base unit and the air can circulate. Those I have are
made by a Spanish company but you may find something similar in your area.
This link below shows pictures of those I use to give you an idea of what I
mean. I have the set of drawers noted as A5 3 cajones bajos (low/shallow
drawers), and A4 size of 2 cajanoes bajos (low/shallow drawers), which are
the 2nd and 4th items in the left hand list of products for Salon & Oficina.
http://www.araven.com/hogar/productos-para-el-hogar/salon-y-oficina/mobels-cajoneras-de-plastico/cajoneras-de-plastico-mobel-kit-a5-3-cajones-bajos/prod4/
The stacks of drawers are small enough that they sit on a shelf in a
cupboard each drawer can be taken right out of the base unit. My threads
have been in these drawers for several years and have not come to any harm.
As they are translucent you can see what sort of thing is in each drawer,
though I have put labels on each of my drawers so that I can see at a glance
what is inside. In this way I can sort threads into type, Cotton, Linen,
metallic, silk, gimp threads etc., I also keep other items such as cover
cloths, pin cushions, boxes of pins, cases of bobbins, as well as greetings
card blanks and decorations for card making in these drawers. I have
everything stored in one place and out of the way in a cupboard using this
sytem of storage.
Regards
Jenny DeAngeli
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