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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Amanda Rose, post: 10003034, member: 88966&quot;]Hi there!&nbsp; I&#039;m Amanda from Gaylord Archival.&nbsp;&nbsp; I thought I could weigh in, although everyone&#039;s been really helpful with comments so far.&nbsp; Polypropylene is inert, which means it&#039;s chemically unreactive and won&#039;t break down, off gas, or harm items long term.&nbsp; However, sometimes commercial plastic manufacturers add coatings or additives that aren&#039;t the best choice for preserving artifacts. For example, we source specific types of plastic polyester films (formerly Mylar) that are uncoated and therefore safe for long term storage.&nbsp; The manufacturer would normally coat the films for other applications so the plastic sheets/rolls won&#039;t stick together and are easier to use.&nbsp; Quality control can be challenging, as sometimes suppliers do change their recipes so look for materials that are odd or PAT tested, if possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>All that said, commercially available plastic storage containers are better than no storage at all for textiles.&nbsp; We would support lining them with acid free, lignin free tissue or a non-bleached cotton muslin material (or similar). Choose an unbuffered tissue if your garments contain things like silk, wool, leather, feathers, and other protein based items. Storage in a stable environment away from light with little chance for temperature/humidity fluctuations is ideal.</p><p><br /></p><p>For more information, we have a resource called Guide to Collections Care that&#039;s available online.&nbsp; We partnered with conservators to create content on archival best practices and it contains a section on textile storage that you might find helpful .<a href="https://info.gaylord.com/resources/explore-our-guide-to-collections-care" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://info.gaylord.com/resources/explore-our-guide-to-collections-care" rel="nofollow">https://info.gaylord.com/resources/explore-our-guide-to-collections-care</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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