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One who short on closet space knows the struggle of changing wardrobe. Winter ends welcoming summer, the joyful time to pull out all your shorts and t-shirts. Summer arrives and you instantly realise you lack room for your winter baby clothes. So the inevitably need to be stocked somewhere else so that your summer clothes can breathe.
Are you thinking where and how you are going to store your winter clothes with proper care?
Well to be very honest it needs efforts, you just cannot toss the at the back of your closet and get the summer one it display. If you want your clothes to smell and look primeval next winters follow some simple advice on How To Care for Winter Baby Clothes in summer.
- Clean Your Baby Garments
The first step you need to take to store winter clothes in summers is to laundry them. Even if they don’t look dirty it is necessary for you to make it a point to wash them and clean before you store them. There might be some baby winter stuffs which needs hand wash, get your hands up for the work. There must be some coats and jackets which demands dry clean and you should get them done before you store. Cleaning the garments is really important as a little body oil or moisture left on the clothe will attract moths and you’ll lose your lovely baby sweater. Also it becomes impossible to clean and get off some stains if kept for long. So washing the garments before packing them is the best way to keep them all healthy and new when you open the store next winters.
- Fold Or Hang Accordingly
When the washing is done the next question arises is if we should fold them or hang them? Well as a general rule natural fibers should always be folded. And the synthetic fibers should be folded too but with an acid free tissue in between. Let’s see how different each piece is from itself:
Sweaters: these should be folded to place in a plastic bin or a storage bag made in plastic. A major piece of advice is to not fold lots of sweater to stuff in a single container.
Winter Coats: the ones with the zippers should be zipped, button ones should be buttoned. The leather ones needs gentle folding and the faux and the woolen ones needs gentle folding too so that they maintain their shape.
Dedicates: should be stored in cotton bag using tissue paper for the packing.
Boots: baby boots are delicate hence they should be stored in plastic bins.
3.Pack Folded Clothes In Clear Bins and Bags
Though Cardboard boxes seems easy to use and also they are cheap we won’t advise you to use them as they are acidic and also susceptible to water damage. Also they contain some glue which might attract insects. So we would advise you to get plastic bags and bins to store baby winter clothes. Also go for clear ones instead of opaque. Also label them to be organized.
4.Store Hanging Clothes
You need to get an enclosed rolling garment rack to store the winter clothes that need to be hung. Getting this you can hang your clothes on the rack and can roll it into the storage area. If the closet doesn’t have an enclosure you can cover it up with a cotton sheet to protect clothes from dirt. To be more organized you can coordinate each item by the color also you can make hanging labels.
4.Small Space? Get Creative!
Always keep this acronym in your mind, CCDD when you plan to store your winter clothes. I.e store your clothes in a cool, clean, dry and dark place. Dry and cool are probably the two more important factors in storage but never ignore the other ones too. In the garage and the attics the temperature is too extreme so one should look beyond these areas. However there are other options like the space under your bed, an old suitcase or you can create a makeshift table.
Now you have got the points to see and analyse if you are storing your winter clothes correctly. These above advises if you follow, you surely are going to get fresh new winter clothes the next winters.
