The yarn is going to be a bit of an issue. I’m not selling any of it – I love it all and why would I sell it and then buy more? I’m really not buying yarn these days – except I did for Camp Loopy but nothing like what I was buying.
This is the first time ever that we have to pack ourselves and pay for the movers so I’m thinking about this move a bit differently than other moves.
Yarn isn’t terribly heavy but it is bulky. I have it stored in tubs. I’m thinking I’m going to dump all the yarn into trash bags (no long term storage – just til I can get it moved, then back into tubs). I was thinking I’d use heavy duty big black trash bags but now I’m thinking I’ll use regular kitchen trash bags. I can put plenty of yarn in those and then, so long as I don’t tear them, I can re-use them. Now, I have several different types of totes that yarn is stored in but I love the ones that are clear and have heavy duty lids with gaskets around them. I feel like those are safer for yarn storage so I’m thinking as I make trips back and forth to MO by myself, I’ll buy more of the totes I like when I’m there and I can fill my car with yarn and a few fragile things I want to move myself, then I can sort through my yarn when I get there and get it organized as I put away a few bags at a time.
I’m thinking I can stack the empty totes that I like and bring them to MO empty (that will take up less room) and the totes I don’t like . . I can pack other things in them and the movers can move them like that.
Just thinking . . and planning . . which is a whole lot better than working on getting this mess packed!
Valerie Zagami says
Just be sure they are white or clear bags! Not black…I also like the ziploc vacuum up bags. Easy to see when there is “help”
Sara Fridley says
I would be too afraid to put anything you want to keep in any garbage bags other than clear. The Ziplock vacuum bags would work great for yarn. Otherwise it would just be too easy for an eager helper to toss the bag in the trash – either in TX or MO.
Becky Turner says
Vacuum bags ( known as suckey bags in my word) are a great way to save space on any fabric or yarn transporting job.
Suckey them in Texas…. transport to Missouri…. pour into whatever storage you want there …take suckey bags back to Texas and suck them again.
DarW says
“Suckey bags…” I’m dying here…. I’ll never look at a Ziploc vacuum bag the same way again!! If I giggle out loud in Walmart it’s your fault!!! Thanks for the laugh, they are now suckey bags in my world too! ROFLOL
Pat Peele says
We always move soft things in plastic bags….linens,some clothes, pillows… they are very useful to fill in holes in truck . The huge ziplock bags are great, but we have used black trash bags. I put a big black bag over hanging clothes with a hole for hangers.
Tracy says
The clear trash bags are sold as recycling bags. Hefty and Glad make them, they are pretty thick, and have draw strings. I got mine on Amazon, but I’m pretty sure Walmart sells them too.
Judy Laquidara says
Thanks! Didn’t even know they made such a thing.
patti says
when i mail quilts i put them in an ordinary kitchen trash bag, then use the vacuum cleaner to suck the air out. quickly twist the bag closed, secure the end, and close the box and tape it closed — very small and fits in a less costly mailing box. you could keep each bin of yarn together in one bag and probably get 3X the amount of yarn in one bin, then put a full bin inside empty ones so that when you get to mo they can be opened up and immediately put into an empty bin in the same assortment they were originally.
Jackie says
I find that garbage bags tear very easily. And sometimes people think there is trash in it…
Judy Laquidara says
I would probably use the trash compactor bags and not fill them to be too heavy but they are really thick and heavy duty. Also, the movers said if I keep all the trash bags in a separate spot so they know it isn’t trash, they’re fine with that but they don’t throw anything away anything. The worst they would do is not move it if they thought it was trash. Also, I mainly figure I’ll use trash bags if I’m moving that stuff myself.
Liz says
I was going to suggest the vacuum bags, but a lot of people are already recommending them. And they can be used in your new home to store off season things.
Joyce Barham says
Bonnie Hunter is moving her quilting stash this month from her house in NC to her cabin in VA and to her Inn in VA. You might want to check her blog. I’m finding it informative and she gives suggestions for moving and there are suggestions, and websites that she shares so you can check it out! Joyce B. North Central Arkansas.
Judy Laquidara says
We have movers and that’s all going to be their issue to solve. 🙂
I had thought about trying to pack it myself but we’re paying them and I doubt we have enough to fill the truck even with the fabric and yarn so I’m not going to deal with it.
Chris says
I think the biggest take away from Bonnie moving her stash to her cabin herself was her reasoning for not using trash bags you can not see into and that was it is to easy for something to be discarded in error. I love those clear bags she shared on her post. I will only be using clear from now on to ship fabrics and quilts around. No mistakes.
Judy Laquidara says
I’m not concerned about that because the moves won’t throw anything away; Vince knows not to throw anything away and I won’t throw anything away. The bags will go from the sewing room to my car, then I’ll transport a car full when I make a run, I’ll unpack the fabric and place it on the shelves myself. Everyone has different ways to do things and reasons why they do it but I’m pretty confident that a bag of fabric will not get thrown out around here. Even now, if I throw away any size piece of fabric and Vince sees it, he will come to me and say “Did you meant to throw this out?” I did longarm quilting for at least 15 years, shipping quilts all over, including my own to quilt shows, always packed them in white trash bags and never had a problem. There’s always a first time but with this move, that’s the least of my concerns.
Sue says
I just moved and left all my fabric and yarn in the bins. They are easy to stack and have the added benefit of being easy to “unpack “ or stack in the room where they will live until you are ready for them. Since you are using movers, I would stay away from anything that looks like trash bags.
Judy Laquidara says
We’ve already talked to them about it and they said so long as I keep all the “trash bags” I want to take separate from what might really be trash, they’re good with it. Since the fabric is all in the sewing room, it will be easy to be sure there’s no real trash in there and everything goes. I was planning to use the trash bags if I was going to try to take it in my car (several trips!) but if the movers are going to do it, I’ll probably just let them do it all.
KAy Sorensen says
Yarn is perfect to use for cushioning when you pack breakables etc.
I move house twice a year and I always choose yarn I want to bring and then use it as cushioning
Susan Nixon says
I’m curious why you aren’t just moving it in the totes. I have moved my fabric that way quite often.
Nelle Coursey says
Those big heavy duty bags can get very heavy and I think you are correct abut the kitchen bags. You can also stack the totes you like and put yarn in the bags inside the totes, leaving the top open. Then you can put the lids standing up behind the front seats.
Judy Laquidara says
I can probably get 5 or 6 times as much yarn or fabric in my car by putting it in bags and then stacking the totes empty and bringing them separately.