Details are given below. There are several methods of suspending the tubes horizontally. In all methods, a dowel is inserted through the hollow tube, and it is the dowel that is suspended. The best and most versatile types of rolled storage are variations of bracket systems within closed storage. Metal dowels are simply inserted through the textile tubes and placed into the brackets.
Large cabinets are also available that open to reveal a set of drawers.
The drawers open in turn to reveal row upon row of bracket supports, sometimes up to thirty per drawer. This type of rolled storage within drawers is extremely useful for rolled storage of smaller textiles. The cabinet format provides protection from light and dust. There are several methods of rolled storage that can be made within a museum quite economically. In this simple method a frame is constructed and notches, which fit the diameter of aluminum pole dowels, are cut into the side of it.