HOW TO PROPERLY STORE HANDKNITS
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2018
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Today I review the scholarly literature and museum best practices on the best ways to store textiles, including your precious handknits. I focus on three aspects of seasonal (and longer-term) storage: (1) choosing and preparing the storage area; (2) selecting an appropriate storage container; and (3) preparing the handknits for storage.
I'd love to hear from you regarding how you store your handknits. What kind of storage area do you use -- a closet? basement? attic? And what kind of storage containers do you use? How do you prepare your handknits for being stored? Did you learn any useful tips in this video? Do you think you might change anything about your storage method? Leave your comments, questions, idea, or just say hi in the comment section below.
Also, in next week's video I'll be answering questions about pests like clothes moths and protecting your yarn stash. If you have any questions about these topics, please leave them below and I will try to address them in my next video.
LINKS TO THINGS I TALKED ABOUT:
Hygrometer (for measuring relative humidity): goo.gl/kZSX2G
Polypropylene Sweater Box: goo.gl/NMUQUa
Silica Gel Packets (for absorbing moisture): goo.gl/MJPbgk
Buffered Archival Tissue Paper: goo.gl/Y6GJt5
Unbuffered Archival Tissue Paper: goo.gl/qtMwQa
Sweater Bag (cotton twill with vinyl top): goo.gl/AYvmdC
Drop-Front Sweater Box: goo.gl/n7r3Hw
Tyvek Fabric: goo.gl/54aQFJ
Ewe University Wool Wash Test: • BATTLE OF THE WOOL WASHES
The Laundress Wool & Cashmere Shampoo: goo.gl/uZkxnS
Kookaburra Wash: goo.gl/nMKfPP
The Laundress Signature Detergent: goo.gl/f3TAmq
The Laundress Stain Solution: goo.gl/Wtsrny
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If you are passionately curious and never get tired of learning new things, new skills, new ideas...I hope you enjoy watching my videos and learn something. Have a sparkly day!
Incredibly detailed and thorough presentation. Thank you so much for the help with understanding how to archive and protect my hand knits!!
Ewe University videos are so informative. I like programs that are actually beneficial for crafters and non crafters alike. Your time and effort is very much appreciated. I try to save all your videos for future reference
I store knitted woollens on an open shelf in a cedar closet. An interesting story is the fact that we had not moved our coffee table often to vacuum underneath. This table sits on top of a lovely woollen mid-eastern rug. Then we noticed little moths flying now and then an were wondering where they were coming from. Imagine that we had a small infestation under the table and they had burrowed into the carpet pile!! I think it is important to remind folks that it is the larvae that chews up the fiber and therefore we used the pheromone traps which were very successful at attracting the females before they have a chance to lay their eggs. I'm planning on getting more of these triangular traps (can be purchased on Amazon) and strategically putting them in places throughout our old farm house.
I really appreciate how well researched this is! Thank you!
Wow! Thanks (as always) for all your work and information. I actually use my handknits year round, so don't store them, but as I watched, I kept wondering (and worrying!) about my yarn stash, which is -mostly stored in zip-top bags in big plastic bins in hopes of keeping moths out... so I'm anxiously looking forward to your next video on THAT topic!
Me too. I have mine in the worst kind of plastic totes with the gaskets. Crap.
I don't have that many knitted garments, but I left a comment for another podcaster (In a Pickle Knitting) with the link to this podcast because she had been talking about how she had been storing her stash and was having some concerns. Have a sparkly week yourself and thank you very much for all the podcasts you do. Thanks, Kristine.
Thank you for researching this topic so well. I have always wrapped valuable fabrics and fabric accessories in clean 100% cotton sheets when storing (never throw out a good used cotton sheet or pillow case). I have lined my cedar chest with thicker cotton ticking or canvas. Some vintage fabric and ‘art pieces’ I keep in acid free boxes that can be purchased from art or photo supply stores. Pricey, but worth it. However, the information about the Tyvak is a game changer!!! Another trick for dealing with folds is to wrap acid free tissue around cardboard tubes and place the tube on the inside of the fold.
Thank you for all this information. I went ahead and ordered the archival paper and the sweater bags from the Container Store. I then properly stored my mother-in-law's 100 year old Baptism dress as well as the cashmere/silk shawl I have already knit for my granddaughters' weddings (even though they are only 12, 5, and 3 years old!). I had these items in a cedar chest thinking they were safe.
Great information!Thank you for sharing.
THANK YOU for all your information.
Excellent video with such great info. Thank you!!
Great information, thank you. Definitely something to keep in mind ...
great video. Thanks for so much information.
Thanks for all the valuable information. I have been storing my knits in drawers in my closet. I will definitely be making some changes thanks to you. Looking forward to hearing about moths. We have them in our cabin and I am very concerned. In fact earlier this week I put a baby hat in a plastic bag. Thanks to you I know what I will do with all my old white cotton pillow slips and my mother’s cedar chest.
Great video as usual! I learn so much from you. I will definitely change the way I store my hand knits.
Thanks for the great information.
Learned lots! Keep my knitwear folded on shelf in closet-never put away. I tend to wear it all year. Thanks for the links to the products you mentioned. I'll be doing some shopping now.
Thanks for all the great information! Will definitely use sheets in my storage trunk from now on.
Thank you for this podcast. As always, so informative. I have boxes like the archival garment storage boxes you showed. They are a bit expensive for a box but after all the money for the yarn to make a sweater and all the time to make the sweater I thought storage was important.
Wowie zowie who knew?!?! This was sooo informative. I've just stored my things worked up or not in plastic zip bags & then in drawers in the closet. I will be way more mindful now. Thanx Kristine
very valuable! great research and presentation. thanks
I have been just folding mine in with my clothes in my dresser. I do not use seasonal storage since I only use the dresser and chest of drawers for hand knits/crocheted items and under garments (separated of course) and everything else is hanged in the closet. Now I think I will shop the container store to ensure I can use my lovingly created items for years to come. Thank you for your instruction!
I can't believe all the things I never even thought about with regards to storing! The way I found your channel way back when was your wool wash video because the Grocery girls mentioned it on their podcast.
WOW. You have opened my eyes to something I never thought about much. Thank you for all the great information. I'm going to look into getting some proper storage boxes to put on the top shelf of my clothes closet (custom build-in type). I've been using muslin lined basket covered with a towel but think I need more protection. And will so get some proper laundry soap to care for my hand-knits. Thanks you Dr Kelly!
Well, looks like I'll be pulling my stashed yarn out of its plastic zip-top bags. This video was incredibly helpful. Thanks Dr Kelly
Thanks for the information. You certainly did much research. While you were talking about Tyvek I was thinking about the building material. Good to be warned about not using that. I keep my hand kits in the same place year round, however I do have some I made years ago that I keep. They have ended up in bins. I may decide to make some Tyvek storage containers similar to the cloth zippered ones you showed that are boxlike. Come to think of it while I’m at it this might make good Christmas presents for my knitting friends! Thanks again for a great podcast.
Hi Kristine. Thank you for sharing this information! I’ve been storing some children’s sweaters my grandmother made in a plastic container in my basement. Yikes! I’m going to make some changes to protect them better.
Thank you!! So much good information and yes I am going to change how I store my knits. I also want to thank you for the testing that you did on wool wash. I have been using the Laundress Wool and Cashmere Shampoo for a while now and LOVE it. Totally off topic but I wanted to give you a heads up about an article in the Spin Off magazine by Interweave. The latest issue talks about water ph and how the dye and wool all interact together. I will be ordering a copy today. Thanks again for all the great info!
Thank you for all of the good info. I usually store my knits in my dresser all year. I am ordering the tyvek material you spoke about. I will make bags to store my knits. I have found some damage to some of my knits. I hope these bags will help preserve my knits.
Thanks again for yet another very informative, helpful and interesting video. I am thinking about what the word "store" means since I don't do anything special with my handknits for the summer - in Minnesota, one might pull out a sweater at any season. This has challenged me to be more mindful and to try and find more flat spaces for sweater boxes since I have been hanging some even though I knew I shouldn't. I plan to watch this video again - maybe with friends - since we all need to learn more.
Kristine, this is a very valuable/informative vlog with new/encouraging information that will help better take care of garments...ic
I store my handknits in a large walk in closet in my craft room. I have 5 hanging storage units hanging side by side. Each has six shelves. I elected not to get a zippered front, because I like to be able to look through my handknits, and rearrange them. Thanks for this video, and love your lipstick.
This is great. Now I know what I’ve done right and what I need to change. Looking forward to the insect one. At our former house they drove me crazy.
Thank you for this. My storage needs to be addressed. I have lots of antique linens and lace that I need to store better to preserve
Thanks for sharing! Well, I've been doing it wrong then and I even need to change how I store my stash too (currently in plastic bags).
really good video
It's so difficult to find a cool, dry, dark place in Houston! We just can't seem to get it cold enough to dry out the humidity. If I tried to keep my house at 70 degrees I would freeze in here! I do keep my knits in a couple canvas bins on a shelf in my closet. I "try" to clean it once or twice a year by dusting and vacuuming it. After watching this, I need to run out to the Container Store and buy some sweater storage. It's been on my mind for a few weeks, I just don't like going anywhere! lOL! It's too hot to go shopping! Thanks for the information.
Great information, thank you so much for doing all that research! I recently moved overseas and had been so worried about my stash of yarn, quilting cotton, linen, silk/cotton threads.... I put everything in ziplock bags and then into a large plastic storage bin. I also added in a few freshly sanded cedar blocks. Everything was packed up for 2 months. I feel very lucky that I didn’t have any issues with mold or bugs as I have heard horror stories from others who have moved overseas and had their belongings crated for months. How would you recommend storing knits/stash for a long move like this; how do you allow air flow to the natural fibers while also protecting them from water damage while in transit?
A little note at minute 23:41-- One meter is not really around three yards, but around three feet.
Helpful helpful helpful!!!! Thank You!😇 As a new knitter and recently freed from wool allergy constraints,
( aged out of the allergy at some point after early 20's, per Dr.'s hypothesis, discovered this 20 years later) I am so grateful for this topic, and next week's topic. I happen to live between a sheep farm and a multi-fleece farm, and I have been warned that my risk potential for nasty bugs is exponentially higher. So last week I ran out and got what?..... Plastic bins! So I'm off to order acid free paper to line the bins with, and some Tyvek fabric. I'm going to drill some air holes and cover them with the Tyvek. I'm going to wait though until I can figure out what adhesive to use. If it comes up your research, I would love to know, since we know normal adhesive is not an option. Rubber cement maybe? We don't have endogenous rubber eaters in the central plains.
I was also sensitive to wool as a child, I couldn't wear it without getting bright red welts on my skin. I think it was the lanolin. I believe the new superwash wools are what is letting me wear them now, or perhaps I have aged out of the allergy as well!
Try a little test like I did. I thought the same thing, superwash, Yes! But hubby better me to try a non superwash 100% yarn for his winter socks. He works outside and is ex military. So I trolled eBay and found fingering wt. yarn for 99cents and bought it thinking ha! Jokes on me, no reaction and he's thrilled. I bought a bunch of it and a giant spool of nylon thread to carry with it. Guess what I'm knitting? Geezsh!
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Hey Kris! This is another good video. I have always wondered about the smell of the wool washes.Does it in some way attract creatures? I DO use lavender sachets in my storage areas so am eager to find out if that is a bad choice. I freaked last year when several found moths (of some sort) in their wool! I put all mine in baggies! I have cubbies and a glass and wool (large) antique show case to store my unused yarn. A bare amount of artificial light is in the room at times. No sunlight . I guess I need to take out of the baggies.I store my knits in drawers with sachets. I just felt they could "breathe" ;) I am looking forward to your next session on this . Cheryl
Hi Kristine . I’m wondering if you have any additional advice for storage of a yarn stash, like the lovely collection behind you. Do you have any lavender or other moth repellants in amongst the yarns? Gill x
Well, my precious hand-knit socks are in the velvet-lined lingerie drawer of my cherry oak armoire because Hanes cotton undies on sale from Walmart can just go anywhere. Sweaters, wraps, and winter accessories are in plastic bins, but the lids don't fit well...I need something better. Thanks for another gem.
Is straw a bad thing to store yarn in? I have a lot of my yarn in square straw baskets that fit on my IKEA shelving in my craft room. Wondering if that is bad similar to the issue with wood. Thanks for all the excellent info in this video!
One meter is not about 3 yards. It is a little over 1 yard (39.37 "). One yard is 36". I really like your videos.
Hi Kristine, I just saw and heard about your Etsy Shop from your video and found it is down for awhile, I have a new addiction to project bags, so I hope to get an email soon saying you have more in your shop. Hope You are having a fantastic summer. See You soon in your next video.
I'm in North Carolina and while I haven't noticed any problems in the yarn, my non-acrylic arns are mostlly in loose plastic tubs, but other skeins are in canvas tubs with no tops. When I get something finished that's for Christmas, I've been putting them in plastic bags in the bottom drawer of an old timey (real wood) mahogany dresser, but the shawl I made for me and the scarves I made for my husband and I last year are either in the storage computer of my wooden halltree or draped over a hanger on the garment rack in my office. We have AC, and I haven't noticed at moth damage (had some of that on my husband's wool vests that his mother bought him back in the day,) but I think that happened when we lived in NYC. When humidity is high and the year is mostly hot, are there specific things we should be doing here?
I also store projects I've finished in an old Ethan Allen chest of drawers that was my husband's when he was growing up. I think I need wash some old pillowcases and line the bottoms of the drawers with it. So far, I haven't had any critters eating my wool. I'm in Houston, I totally get the humidity thing!
Thanks for the heads-up on the Drop-Front Sweater Box sale! I was storing my yarn in large plastic zip lock bags because I'm very sensitive to dust but now that I'm thoroughly frightened of the mold issue I'm going to buy 2 boxes for my natural fiber yarn, as my collection is small and 2 boxes will suffice. Does your collection collect enough dust to bother you? My throat starts to bother me, my nose runs and I may sneeze. I guess I'm not so worried about my acrylic yarn so I'll continue to use the plastic bags, but I will open them a crack....
What about the yarn behind you? Safe?
Omg this video scares me so much. My hand knits have been sealed in plastic containers in a storage unit in the desert for 2 years while I've been living abroad. I am so scared to go back and open my bins and find mold, mildew or something worse
What about putting handknits in the freezer before storige?
Hi Dr. Kelly, how about the FRAKTA storage bags, which can be found at Ikea? When googled, this product came up. It's 100% polopropylene....will this work? In fact here is the description: "Spunbonded polypropylene is a breathable, soft, light, chemical resistant and non-toxic material. ... Spunbonded polypropylene can be easily recycled because it is made from 100% polypropylene."
Thumbs up!(what is that perfect pink lipstick you are wearing???? Lol) xojennyinseattle
Maybe you can comment about if it’s okay to have sweaters dry -cleaned before storage??? And also is there anything I should do when it’s time to take them from storage for use in the Fall?? Thanks!
I've never noticed this before, but I guess I was more inclined to notice it because of your question...she actually mentions the lipstick (and all the other makeup she's using) in the "Show more" section under the video. I never would have noticed it if you hadn't asked!
How do you spell tivack, sorry not good at spelling for making bags
A correction: one meter is NOT equal to 3 yards...one meter is slightly larger (about 3 inches) than one yard...so they are roughly equal.
Your videos are so professionally done, but I guess that's to be expected from a professor. I'm only a year, & a half late for watching this, but it is December. All I know about wool storage are my Grandmother's moth balls. Her little house reeked of naphthalene all year long. :)))
I think you made a math mistake when you said a meter is over 3 yards... It is over 3 feet but only a little more then a yard!