basement or attic for storage?

Which is better for storage of clothing...a basement or attic? The basement gets humid and the attic gets very hot and cold. I want to store special outgrown childrens clothing and some costumes to save for when I am an old grandma......and maybe some other material things. Will they dry rot in the attic? Joy

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Mike Hardie
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I've stored mine in the loft for years - never had a problem.. Just make sure everything is clean, and provide moth prevention.

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Kate Dicey

basement or attic for storage?

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sewingbythecea

They are far too easy to hole! BTDT!

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Kate Dicey

And plastic is *evil* - I doubt they are archival plastics, meaning they will offgas with time a damage your treasures

liz young

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Elizabeth Young

Some of my fabric has been in plastic bags and tubs for 20 years, and hasn't suffered yet. On the other hand, very little of it is truly valuable, though some is very nice and was expensive. If I had space to store it down near the sewing room, had the cash, and was fanatical about it, it would all be in acid free museum boxes, with acid free paper, in a dark cupboard. As it is, I don't worry too much with poly cottons that cost 85p per m, and I regularly have most of it out for inspection as to suitability for a project several times a year. I use food grade plastic bags and stacking boxes. I'm more concerned with damp and mildew, and moth prevention here in the UK.

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Kate Dicey

Ah, I didn't know that. We were considering getting some to keep out of season clothes and blankets in and we still will if we have the spare cash, as they're not terribly precious materials. The only worry I have is that they might not breath very well, so you'd have to make sure everything was bone dry before putting them in.

Charlie.

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Charlie

Does anyone know of any sites to help a woman who has taken on the challenge of teaching the blind to sew? She has thought up some great ideas, that work, but could use some additional help. TIA

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Marilyn

There was a program on TV-I think-HGTV in the late 90s that taught sewing and one or more of the students were blind. I was living in Torrance, CA from 1996-1999 at the time and it was on daily for a portion of time I was there. After moving here to Houston, and spending so much time in SC, I lost track of the show. Perhaps your friend could look through their archives and get some ideas. Hope this helps. Emily

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Emily

My sister is deaf and also legally blind. She sews but she's usually too busy to! :-)

Contact the Association for the Blind in your area. These often state afiliations...such as the Massachusetts Association for the Blind, and they can help with publications and suggestions

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a book, "So What About Sewing"=20This book is written to teach blind people to sew.=20Available formats: braille; large print; cassette Price: $17.00=20
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IMS

Mice will eat ANYTHING, period. We once had candles in our basement, and the mice just chewed them to bits, along with the citronella torches, and the nylon cover for the air conditioner, and on, and on.

Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati

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SewStorm

Hmmmm......are they hungrier in the attic or the basement? Do the critters enjoy the heat from the attic or the moisture in the basement. I guess from what everyone says, I will put my stuff where the critters don't want to be. Joy

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Mike Hardie

When we had a basement, I hung bags of onions and other stuff that needed to be dry on nails driven into the beams holding up the floor above the basement. The humidity was much lower up there.

When we moved out, I forgot and left my biggest iron skillet hanging on one of the nails. (I never liked it very much anyway; it should have been designed to be picked up with both hands.)

Joy Beeson

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joy beeson

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