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how do you store your cashmere and wool?

MariotaMurielle — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:16:07 GMT

I have limited storage space in the bedroom . I have been keeping my sweaters in the plastic bags they arrived in or in a general purpose storage bag. I think I need some stackable covered boxes to store , organize and protect my sweaters. what do you do for storage and to keep moths away? does cedar really protect? please share some good websites to browse for storage box ideas.

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silkyk — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:55:44 GMT

Splurge and buy yourself a lovely cedar chest. The BEST storage for all sweaters and wool items.

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Nonametoday — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:10:29 GMT

I store them in my closet in see-thru hard plastic (make sure they are clean) and have cedar chips in 2 plastic containers in the floor of the closet.

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HULAGIRL — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:35:07 GMT

I store my wool things at the dry cleaners........take them in the spring to be cleaned, they store them for the summer, and I call them in the fall when I'm ready to pick them up. They have everything pressed and steamed and looking perfect.

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SoX — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:54:45 GMT

I have three large heavy-weight plastic bags with zippers. I throw in some new cedar chip bags each year.

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~Lucky Lu~ — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:46:38 GMT

During the off-season I store mine in "Natural Cotton/PEVA Storage Bags" in a plastic bin with lavender sachets. (Bags and sachets were ordered from the container store.)

While I am wearing them, I air them out overnight, then store them in ziploc bags. This is the first year I haven't found any holes in my cashmere sweaters.

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Kathlen — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:04:14 GMT

One thing I won't be doing again is using Space Bags. I took out a bunch of hand knits and they are in terrible shape - the designs are all crushed. Everything has to be soaked and reblocked.

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Justice4all — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:23:01 GMT

Only sure thing I know of is using big baggies that close 100% tight.

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stevieb — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:27:22 GMT

When out of season, I store my cashmere and better woolens in a cedar chest, which was one of the best furniture investments I ever made!

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57babe — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:58:12 GMT

Don't use mothballs or moth cakes inside your woolens. The chemical (Naphthalene) is carcinogenic to humans. Inhaling Naphthalene can cause cancer in humans. You have to launder your woolens before you wear them if you store them in moth balls/cakes.

Besides the fact that Naphthalene is a human (and pet) carcinogen, moth balls and moth cakes MELT on your clothes and that can destroy your woolens as the melted chemical bonds with the wool making it impossible to wash out.

Plastic containers with cedar blocks is a good way to store woolens. I've always stored my wool sweaters/scarves this way and have never had a problem with insects invading my stored items.

Hope this helps.

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57babe — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 01:03:57 GMT

On 1/21/2014 stevieb said:
When out of season, I store my cashmere and better woolens in a cedar chest, which was one of the best furniture investments I ever made!

The nicest way to store woolens!

I wish I still had my Lane cedar chest my mom bought me. It broke and I gave it away. I should have had it fixed.

It was something sentimental (and useful) that I wish I had kept.

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ECBG — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 01:22:32 GMT

I buy extra large Ziplock Freezer bags. I roll up clean sweaters, press the air out and put them in the freezer. My faux and real fur collars go there too! Never had a problem!

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care giver — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 05:40:10 GMT

dried lavender is a natural repellant and it smells wonderful

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magicmoodz — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:36:08 GMT

On 1/21/2014 care giver said:
dried lavender is a natural repellant and it smells wonderful

I dug up a lavender plant last fall just for this purpose. I dried it and will make little netting bags to be used as a repellant.

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PINKdogWOOD — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:48:13 GMT

I have a storage bench with seat that lifts that my Dad stained for me when I was a little girl that I have sweaters in. I also have a very large cedar chest from one of my grandmother's. I have a chest of drawers that's full of sweaters too. All of them are lovely, no problems ever with moths (or stink bugs). I have cashmere, wool, acrylics.

I think I have too many sweaters but I'm keeping all of them!

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violann — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:30:50 GMT

We just had my mom's 1930 Lane Cedar Chest restored. My dad's 19?? hudson's Bay Blanket was stored in it for over 70 years and emerged from it in absolutely PERFECT condition. So if you want to be absolutely, 100% sure, you just can't beat a real cedar chest. CAUTION- if you acquire a real antique cedar chest, be sure to have the lid adapted to be slam proof, to prevent yourself or any children that might get near it from being injured or worse by the lid slamming unexpectedly.

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57babe — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 02:23:20 GMT

On 1/22/2014 violann said: We just had my mom's 1930 Lane Cedar Chest restored. My dad's 19?? hudson's Bay Blanket was stored in it for over 70 years and emerged from it in absolutely PERFECT condition. So if you want to be absolutely, 100% sure, you just can't beat a real cedar chest. CAUTION- if you acquire a real antique cedar chest, be sure to have the lid adapted to be slam proof, to prevent yourself or any children that might get near it from being injured or worse by the lid slamming unexpectedly.

Good tip.

Another caution -- Lane cedar chests were recalled due to having lids that could not be opened from the inside. Two children recently smothered to death in an older Lane cedar chest that had been recalled, but was purchased second-hand and the owners didn't know about the recall and the problem with the chest not being able to be opened from the inside.

If anyone purchases a cedar chest second hand, make sure that it isn't one of the Lane chests that has been recalled. These are very dangerous to have in a home where children are present.

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sunnysw — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:52:18 GMT

All of the closets in our home are cedar lined - my husband did this years ago - bought a special saw & did all the work! Our master closet is like a room - we had California Closets design it after he installed the cedar. Our daughters bedroom closet was also custom designed. Our coat/guest closet is also cedar lined!

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muttmom — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 05:01:48 GMT

folded in my cedar chest

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Silkeej — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 05:23:09 GMT

I use a cedar chest and have not had any problems.