How to Store Clothing

What I have done in the past is make sure all the clothes are clean. Get some of those plastic storage totes. Put the clothes in them on top of the clothes put a dryer sheet or two. Put the lid on and use duct tape (the silver kind) to keep the lid in place and keep any bugs/dirt/moisture out. On the outside of the tote you can lable what size/season to make it easier to find what your looking for when you are looking in the attic later. I always used a piece of paper to make the label then tape the piece of paper to the outside of the tote that way you can keep reuseing the totes.

Hope this helps!

Ugh! I feel your pain. I stored clothes for 6 years until I had my second daughter. The clothes had all those big yellow spots and no one seemed to know why or how. I think it's a moisture problem. The attic may not be a good idea.

The space bags seemed like a good idea because they are so air tight, they may be your best bet. Plus you will save a TON of space.

There are some packets called "Damp Rid". I got them at the Container Store, don't know who else sells them. I put them directly in the storage bins but they sell different sizes that will work in a storage closet and other rooms, spaces.

Lastly, I used the hottest temperature possible for the clothes and used oxy clean. Sometimes, if the clothes were white, I would layer oxy clean directly on the stain and add a little hot water to "activate" it.

Also, on pure white, I would take a q-tip, dip in bleach and dab the stain. Have to rinse fast otherwise you could damage the material. you can dilute the bleach. I know that is extreme but as far as I was concerned, it was my last resort and the clothes were ruined anyway with the yellow spots.

Lastly, my mom has a method that works on a sunny day...she put salt and lemon juice on stains, let it sit in the sun and it works. I am not sure if she only did it on white but it works!

Good luck.

My daughters are 2 years apart, so I save everything =) I just put them in big plastic bags (like for the kitchen trash), then I can mark what size is in the bag, and then put the bags in large storage bins. I haven't had any clothes with yellow stains. If you see yellow stains on baby clothes though, it's probably spit-up stains. The only way to prevent that is to use stain out or spray 'n' wash every time you wash the baby clothes, or those stains will get worse with time.
Hope this helps!

I use space bags. They suck all the air out and typically won't stain the clothes.