Space bags?

[HollyM]

Has anyone ever used space bags to store their yarn? I bought a pack at Costco today, I'm really going to try to compress my stash

 

Just wanted to make sure there wouldn't be any ill-effects.

 

Holly

[diamond]

But then you wouldn't be able to touch, feel & see them!!!!

[HollyM]

Hahahaha!

That's ok. The space bags are clear so I would be able to see what's in there and pick out what I want before I open it.

 

If I really need a petting fix, I can open & reseal it

 

Holly

[Woven N Spun]

I use my vac and seal bags (you know the kind you are *supposed* to use for food storage) for my yarn storage. It makes the skein pretty flat and can wrinkle the label, but has tripled my storage space. Once the air gets back into the skein, it's all fluffy again.

[goldi316]

Don't encourage me!

[HollyM]

Thanks Kimberly!!!

I'm going to give it a try. I figure if it *looks* like I have less yarn......

 

Hopefully I'll have time to work on bagging my stash this weekend.

 

Holly

[wondersheep]

I use my vac and seal bags (you know the kind you are *supposed* to use for food storage) for my yarn storage. It makes the skein pretty flat and can wrinkle the label, but has tripled my storage space. Once the air gets back into the skein, it's all fluffy again.

 

I use plain ol' Ziploc bags; load 'em up and sit on them, it gets a lot of the air out. The thing is, the seal's not always excellent, but if you scrunch them in super-tight in a storage box, they still can't expand too much.

[threeolivemartini]

i do that too with the ziplocs.. I make sure i get the ones with the slider cause they seal best in my opinion.. and i just zip most of the way up then squish out the air and zip the rest of the way .. a heavy book works well for this too .. if you dont want to sit on them LOL

[Kimberly]

Ooooh! Space Bags! What an excellent idea (as I sit here looking at the 4 I have from moving over here sitting on top of my wardrobe)!

[MarvieN]

That's a very good idea! We bought a bunch before we moved over here and I just packed one up for my trip back to the states. What filled my large suitcase full to the top now takes less than half of it up. I hadn't thought to use them for yarn though.... just might have to do that when I get back lol.

[Nashville Crocheter]

Has anyone ever used space bags to store their yarn? I bought a pack at Costco today, I'm really going to try to compress my stash

 

Just wanted to make sure there wouldn't be any ill-effects.

 

I would like to hear how it works out for you. I have bought some space bags to store my yarn in but have not actually done it yet I might want to use some of it and wonder if it will be a big hassle to unseal and reseal the bags?

 

Barbara

[threeolivemartini]

hey barbara... if you are worried aobut hassle.. get the kind you can roll instead of having to use the vacuum! that would seem the better option to me anyway ..

[momofgmd]

That's a great idea! I have all of my yarn in our guest room. I got surprise company last weekend and had to try to clean up all my yarn so that they could sleep in that room!

[HollyM]

Well, my stash sucking session hasn't happened yet

I got wrapped up in a big presentation for school tonight. I can not *wait* for this semester to be over!!!!!!!!!! I'm taking the summer off too, so there

 

Gonna shoot for Thursday, my next day off. I promise to report back and take pictures to show how much can reaaaalllllyyy fit in those bags.

 

Holly

[MLLORF]

Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry interesting. I just purchased some clear totes, thinking I would have lots of storage space. Boy, was I wrong. Maybe I will have to get some bags then put them in the totes. Do Ziplocs come any bigger than gallon size??

[threeolivemartini]

actually they do .. I bought some a while back specifically for storage but unsure where you would get them now .. i bought these i think at wal mart but i cant be certain it may have been target..

[yarntangler]

Hmmm... going to get the food vac and seal out and suck air out of my clothes before packing for my trip this Friday! Thanks for the idea.

[threeolivemartini]

Hmmm... going to get the food vac and seal out and suck air out of my clothes before packing for my trip this Friday! Thanks for the idea.

 

the thing about that is.. your clothes will be full size once you open them with no way to compress them back unless you take the sealer with you .. putting them the roll type bags or even a ziploc and rolling the air out would be better since you could do the same on the return trip..