Storing clothes

loopyloulou_3

I have TONS of lovely clothes (brought in my pre-MSE days!!) that I dont quite fit into now, I really dont want to ebay/car boot them as I have lost a little weight and am on a mission to get back into them now!! (bad timing with Xmas just round the corner!!). Can anyone suggest the best and cheapest way to store them in my loft. I have double bagged them in bin liners at the moment - will they be ok? I am hoping they wont have to be up there too long!!

thanks

Lou x

livinginhope

We've got loads of clothes stored in the loft,we bought those giant check bags form the bits and bobs shop about £1.25 each,the same ones you see being used instead of suitcases in places like Algeria and Morocco
We have had clothes up there for the past year and they are fine,a bit musty but nothing a good wash wouldn't sort out
Just a warning,mind the mice :eek: they love lofts and would love to chew into bin liners and nest in clothes :rolleyes:
LIH

loopyloulou_3

thats what worried me!! i would die if i opened them in 6 months time to find a mickey in there! or a family of mickies!!

kathyd_2

I've lost 90lb in the last 22 months and am loath to throw anything out 'just in case', so all my clothes are in those zipped hanging clothes bags. OH has put a mobile clothes rack up in the loft and they are hanging there. (I've thrown the biggest sizes away because I hope never to be that size again :rolleyes:

grunnie

Mine are packed in suitcases in the loft. Each case for every size as I try to slim. Not very likely tho- mine will never fit again. The best idea is to keep the item you really want to fit into on a hanger in your bedroom where you will see it all the time.Works as good as a fat photo on the fridge door. I am going to sort thro them in the new year and the local charity shops can have a sale.hehe:rotfl:

loopyloulou_3

well done kathyd - thats excellent! - can i ask how you did it?

mikeywills

How about those vacuum seal bags, woolies have them below which are water proof so even if you have a leak it shouldn't matter.

http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/product/index.jhtml?pid=50564232

loopyloulou_3

well i have kept one dress out which is my incentive and the rest are going to be hidden away and i WILL get back into them!!

kathyd_2

loopyloulou wrote:

well done kathyd - thats excellent! - can i ask how you did it?

Weightwatchers Looploulou. First 12 months were quite easy but this year I've probably only lost about 20lb. Mainly because I changed my job middle of the year and think I got out of my eating regularly routine. Still need to lose about another 10 - 12lb. I was a size 24 now 14 (can't ever remember being a size 14 - think I went from age 13 to size 16 overnight )

loopyloulou_3

that is amazing you have done so well. I am just re-starting WW - it is excellent and def works. you have just spurred me on even more!!

jcr16

i have loads of baby clothes i keep in loft. ( just waiting for baby 3 now so can use them again) i have them stored in cardboard boxes lined with black bag. but i get the clothes down very 6 months and check them all through. sometimes tho i will wash and dry them all before putting them back.