Any crocheters/knitters/fiber arts folks here? Also question about book storage

im not sure about yarn but some fabric does not hold up well here. some changes color-mostly green, some blue. and some disintegrates, mostly batiks.

books get dusty here. but otherwise i have not had any problem with books.

BTW, would love to learn how to crochet if you are willing to teach?

Lots of books in our HOA library, seem fine. Lots of used books at the animal shelter flea market as well. If you bring all your books, are you going to read them all?

Personally, I'd leave the books unless they are books you will be using frequently. I have had many get moldy and smelly because they were tucked away and not used very often. I had to toss out a lot of them because they were so bad.

I sew, and have lots of fabric. Most of it holds up just fine as long as it is stored properly. I highly recommend you get some space bags for your fibers and keep them in there unless you are using them. I had stored some of my threads in my shed and a rat had gotten into it and made a very colorful nest and destroyed all of my threads.

Also, if you have projects that you want to do, bring the fibers with you. I have a heck of time ordering fabrics and threads online. Colors and textures are hard to determine on a monitor.

im not sure about yarn but some fabric does not hold up well here. some changes color-mostly green, some blue. and some disintegrates, mostly batiks.

books get dusty here. but otherwise i have not had any problem with books.

BTW, would love to learn how to crochet if you are willing to teach?

I would absolutely love to! I'll let you know once we get all settled

Books really depend on the microclimate of your home. As you may have read, some parts of the islands are dry, others are wet, and so that affects how quickly your belongings become musty. If you live right on the ocean versus overlooking the ocean, that makes a difference too. Cockroaches love to hide in stacks of books, so pest control is important. When I lived in Puerto Rico, we had bookworms! Haven't had that problem here. If you have any books that are particularly special, I would keep them in a plastic bin with desiccant packs, or leave in storage.

Fibers, definitely vacuum seal in space bags, as others have said. I would also avoid wool, as I have a couple of wool clothing items that got moth holes straight away from hanging in the closet.

that would be awesome

im not sure about yarn but some fabric does not hold up well here. some changes color-mostly green, some blue. and some disintegrates, mostly batiks.

books get dusty here. but otherwise i have not had any problem with books.

BTW, would love to learn how to crochet if you are willing to teach?

I would absolutely love to! I'll let you know once we get all settled

I just pulled out some acrylic yarn and angora that were packed in sealed plastic boxes for over 2 years. They were fine. I've had plastic bags of all sorts of fabric remnants for longer and they are all fine, too.

Books where I live can get moldy fast in rainy seasons. But I see them do well in other people's houses. If you're bringing special books, I wouldn't just put them on bookshelves or coffee table without experimenting with a few you don't mind losing first.