There was just a discussion about this on RCAAM a few days ago. Really
there is no simple answer, different methods have different pluses and
minuses and depend on space, and how often you need to access them.
Rolling helps reduce kinks, but also puts uneven pressures on the
fabrics, especially things like ties that have multiple layers of
fabric. Rolling also can tend to create a bunching on the inside of
the roll if not properly done.
I am a big fan of the trays and boxes, as they can then be more
visible with each pice having a compartment and the box preseventing
light and dust from creating damage.
Interleaving can also be tricky, regular tissue does practically
nothing to prevent slipping and sliding with silk materials.


On 6/11/12, Katherine Hill Winters <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Kelly,
>
> I've only had experience (at three museums) with those items stored flat in
> boxes, on custom blue or gray board trays or in drawers - and if need be
> (due to the large numbers of these items), layered with tissue.
>
> Katherine Winters
>
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Rhonda Dass <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Kelly:
>>
>> You should contact Judy Sylvester over at the Mathers Museum at IUB. She
>> is the a wiz with storage issues.
>>
>> Rhonda Dass
>> Director - American Indian Studies
>> Department of Anthropology
>> Minnesota State University, Mankato
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Richardson, Kelly Gallett <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>>  Good afternoon-----****
>>>
>>> ** **
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>>> How do those of you with large numbers of men’s neckties and women’s and
>>> children’s stockings store them? ****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> We were thinking about rolling these items and storing them individual
>>> compartments within trays within the file-sized boxes– do any of you do
>>> this or something similar?****
>>>
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>>>
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