Tyvek versus cotton textile bags

I work for a small community-museum that is in the process of
upgrading its overall storage. Part of the project includes
improving the micro-environments of the collection. We have a small
collection of between 500 and 600 textile items for which we are in
the process of determining which types of textile bags to purchase.
We're looking at various options including bags made from cotton
muslin as well as those made from Tyvek. We've also seen bags that
are designed with the bottom open while others are designed to be
closed, both at the top and bottom. Since my area of expertise lies
with paper collections I would like to hear from others with greater
expertise than I in this area. All thoughts and comments would be
most appreciated.

Andrea Reichert
Restauratrice de papier/Paper Conservator
Musee du corps des magasins militaires/Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Museum
Montreal, Quebec


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