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Posted by on April 13, 2008, 8:38 pm
Lately i knitted up some wool that was in my bags for 27 [ twenty
seven ] years , i didn`t do any freezing of warming ,,, i just sat by
the evening new and re-rolled every ball ,,,
They were all ok and i made a nice shawl +bag from it ,,,
mirjam
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Posted by Richard Eney on April 14, 2008, 3:18 pm
>Lately i knitted up some wool that was in my bags for 27 [ twenty
>seven ] years , i didn`t do any freezing of warming ,,, i just sat by
>the evening new and re-rolled every ball ,,,
>They were all ok and i made a nice shawl +bag from it ,,,
The freezing and warming etc is to kill bugs in yarn that has been
poorly kept. You keep your yarn well. Well kept yarn doesn't need
that treatment, though it may be dry and need steaming.
=Tamar
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on April 14, 2008, 5:46 pm
Richard Eney wrote:
>
>>Lately i knitted up some wool that was in my bags for 27 [ twenty
>>seven ] years , i didn`t do any freezing of warming ,,, i just sat by
>>the evening new and re-rolled every ball ,,,
>>They were all ok and i made a nice shawl +bag from it ,,,
>
>
> The freezing and warming etc is to kill bugs in yarn that has been
> poorly kept. You keep your yarn well. Well kept yarn doesn't need
> that treatment, though it may be dry and need steaming.
>
> =Tamar
>
OTOH, although polyesters and nylons are indestructible except by
burning or other great heat, natural fibres may rot if they are left for
a long time in a moist or humid environment. I would be inclined to
give a good tug on each one before I went to the trouble of treating it
for possible bugs.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by Richard Eney on April 15, 2008, 2:04 am
>Richard Eney wrote:
<snip>
>> The freezing and warming etc is to kill bugs in yarn that has been
>> poorly kept. You keep your yarn well. Well kept yarn doesn't need
>> that treatment, though it may be dry and need steaming.
>>
>> =Tamar
>
>OTOH, although polyesters and nylons are indestructible except by
>burning or other great heat, natural fibres may rot if they are left for
>a long time in a moist or humid environment. I would be inclined to
>give a good tug on each one before I went to the trouble of treating it
>for possible bugs.
I get it. My mother once had some cotton flannel that had weakened
with age so that the first time it was used it tore. Very disappointing.
I guess with the yarn it would depend on the circumstances, and
the yarn.
If I were the one doing it - If I had to haul a large amount of
dubious yarn into the house all at once because of closing out
a storage locker, I'd want it securely bagged.
Then I'd take one skein out at a time and at least microwave it
for 5 seconds before trying to test it any other way, so as to
prevent anything able to move from escaping into the house.
On the other hand, if the locker wasn't being closed out and
it was just a matter of rescuing the yarn, and I had the time
to stand in the storage locker yanking on yarn a skein at a
time, sure, it would save on bags and freezer space and
electricity to test it there first.
Still, some yarn is naturally delicate, for instance, laceweight,
and unspun Lopi wheels. They would still have to be "cleaned"
before the test of rewinding.
=Tamar
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Posted by on April 15, 2008, 12:05 am
Most my wool [ real ] are factory treated against the Baddies,,,,
[ shhhh names aren`t allowed]
I keep them on open shelves in the room, in plastic bags that are not
closed. Twice a year i go through my TREASURES ,,,, shake the dust of
the bags , remoove the balls out and in ,,,, etc,,, Rearrange bags
that have `lost` content for projects. our temprature yesterday was
38 celius. We have dry and humid days one after the other , thus it is
probably a good weather , to keep wools .
Ps i fill my bag s with nice bars of soaps , if it doesn`t help it
wouldn`t harm ,,,
mirjam
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