I've gotten acid free tissue and archival storage boxes (marketed for things like wedding gown storage) at The Container Store. They're at a mall near you or online at http://www.containerstore.com .
Claudine >________________________________ >From: "albert...@aol.com" <albert...@aol.com> >To: h-cost...@indra.com >Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:59 AM >Subject: [h-cost] Storing a wedding gown. > >Greetings Earthings, > > >A friend wants to pack up her wedding gown for safe keeping but didn' like the >price of having someone do it for her. The gown is not silk or anything. It's >all synthetic I think. (It's really beautiful even if it is synthetic) I told >her she just needs to stuff it and wrap it in acid free tissue paper and put >it in a box that is not plastic. I remember we used to store things in the >costume shop at school, and also a friend of mine that collected vintage, in >waxed cardboard boxes. > > >Was my advice sound, d'ya think? > > >Also, I don't know a source for acid free tissue or boxes anymore.... but I >confess, I haven't done a search online or anything yet. > > >Any and all help is greatly appreciated. > > >Gray Hunter >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >h-costume@mail.indra.com >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
