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How to Pack Your Dishes & Glassware for Moving Day

By Mariette Mifflin, About.com

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Wrapping Glassware - Roll & Tuck

Roll and tuck to pack glassware

Roll and tuck to pack glassware

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Continue to wrap glassware and breakables in packing paper using the same illustrated method. This ensures each part of the glass has ample layers of paper for best protection. Double wrapping crystal or fine glassware or stemware by repeating this step with another sheet of paper provides further protection. The object is not to make neat bundles, but to ensure adequate layers of paper protects your dishes - avoid feeling that you need to have it tidy looking. The more crumpling of paper - the more layers and better protection.

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