The National Park Service (US) is a great resource for this kind of 
question. They publish a series called Conserve-O-Grams that are available 
on the web. Several pertain to textiles and 14 focus on aspects of 
storage. Find them here:

http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html

Good luck
Diane Gutenkauf
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:39:29 -0700, Margaret Bullock <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

>I have just become curator of a collection that includes a number of New
>Mexican textiles--mostly wool and cotton colchas, blankets etc. In about a
>year, we will be completely upgrading collections storage but until that
>time I need to rehouse these objects as best as I can.
>
>Currently, some pieces are rolled and stored in plastic trash bags, some
>are folded and in plastic trash bags, some are out on open shelves 
(rolled,
>folded or "lumped"). On or off list, I'd appreciate suggestions for how to
>best rehouse these in the short-term (and on a limited budget) as I have 
no
>experience with textiles.
>
>Thank you very much.
>
>Margaret Bullock, Curator
>Harwood Museum of Art
>505-758-9826 x 110
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