How to Store Cashmere Sweaters

Perhaps it is that time of year again to transition your warm cashmere sweaters into storage and bring out your spring fashions. Or maybe you will be out of town for the next few months and need to properly store some of your finer clothes. Whatever the case, there is a simple way to store your cashmere sweaters so that they stay protected and fresh throughout the year.

Things You'll Need

• Resealable plastic or muslin/canvas bags
• Cedar blocks and/or mothballs
• Herbal-scented sachets
• Handkerchiefs

Instructions

1. Have the cashmere sweaters professionally dry cleaned. You want to be sure that they are thoroughly clean and free from body oils, perspiration, food and other substances that attract moths before putting them into storage.

2. Purchase a resealable plastic or muslin/canvas bag for each sweater. It is important that each cashmere sweater be protected in its own bag. Also make sure that your sweater bags are not airtight, so the cashmere fibers can breathe just a bit during storage.

3. Place a cedar block or mothball inside each sweater bag. This helps keep moths and other vermin away from your sweaters.

4. Wrap herbal-scented sachets (available at your local bed and bath store) inside handkerchiefs and place one in each sweater bag. Scents that work best (and also dissuade moths from paying a visit) include rosemary, lavender, cedar, orange and cloves.

5. Place each of your cashmere sweaters into a bag. Make sure that the handkerchief-wrapped sachets are resting next to your sweaters, not on top of them. Then place your sweater bags on sturdy shelves inside a closet.