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pmcyarns
New Pal
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 Posted - 01/17/2012 : 07:59:34 AM
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| The vacuum bags are a great idea but only if you sort the yarn wisely before using them. Sort it by project or by fiber and then weight. Once in the bag it may be hard to determine the content style and amount unless its sorted and labelled. |
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hillstreetmama
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 01/17/2012 : 6:06:00 PM
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I found the vacuum bags great...for single use. I bought the big ones for quilts not in use to be stored under the bed. After I removed the quilt and replaced it with another, the zipper thing no longer held a seal. I bought five of the big bags, and none of them seal any more.
I use the cloves, too, in my stash. It keeps everything smelling pleasant.
Jan
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Pauliesg
New Pal
USA
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Posted - 01/24/2012 : 1:30:07 PM
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| I have one 3 shelf hall linen closet where I store novelty yarn, Encore, cottons (just in case of a stray moth, ever). My finer yarns, wools, angore, alpaca, merino, etc are in antique china cabinets so I can fully appreciate their beautiful colors and textures. Ok, additionally, I do have two underbed storage containers for sock yarn. Maybe a little more here & there too. |
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robinstephanie
Seriously Hooked
USA
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Posted - 01/24/2012 : 6:32:30 PM
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For the vacuum bags, I've heard that you can purchase special bags that are good for more than one use. I remember one member here saying she buys the big ones but doesn't fill them all the way with yarn; instead she just vacuums them and seals them as they are. Then, when she opens them and takes out yarn she just cut off the used portion and still had most of the vacuum bad left, which she resealed and used as before. Made them go a long way, she said.
Robinsteph
Different is good. ~Matthew Hoover |
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KnittingKittens
Chatty Knitter
USA
161 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2012 : 04:02:33 AM
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| I put whole cloves into a few small sheer bags and into the Yarn Armoire where the stash is stored. Mmmmmm-smells great! Thanks Knancy for such a good idea! |
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Lamma
New Pal
USA
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Posted - 01/29/2012 : 8:45:46 PM
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1) Get rid of your bed, and make yourself a roll away bed in a form of futon filled with your yarn. Ideally you should look into an excellent grade see through plastic. Divide this into about 8-12 compartments, each one accessible by a side zipper. You fill each compartment with a different color yarn. Your yarn would be in view whenever you want. Just zip out the futon cover, zip out the side zipper and voilą, la laine (french for yarn)
2) Take this idea further, make yourself a see through duvet or comforter, same as the futon concept, only in the duvet, you would put your lightweight yarn, like mohair and angora, so it would float on you. Since you do not want the texture of plastic on your body, you make the duvet in flannel or cotton, then fill each compartment with a see through plastic of yarn. If you do not want plastic you could use cotton. Only the duvet should be made with block of different color (color coding) so you know which one block to open and get the yarn out when you need it.
3) On top of this of course, you would have a bunch of decorative pillows filled with yarn. Make the decorative pillow with pure wool, then felt it, this way you can shrink some of your yarn.
4) Make a list for destashing to the appropriate new knitters who have no stash or a charity, since yarn can only grow like rabbits, if you do not have a yarn family planning program.
Have fun! Lamma |
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