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Posted by DA on April 15, 2008, 8:29 am
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> Ps i fill my bag s with nice bars of soaps , if it doesn`t help it
> wouldn`t harm ,,,
> mirjam
Ahhh, but it does help. Moths which invade wool are blind. Anything that
masks the smell of your wool prevents them from munching on it. Before
chemical moth deterrents, lavender and spices were used to prevent
destruction of clothing.
DA
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Posted by on April 16, 2008, 9:48 am
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>
> > Ps i fill my bag s with nice bars of soaps , if it doesn`t help it
> > wouldn`t harm ,,,
> > mirjam
>
> Ahhh, but it does help. Moths which invade wool are blind. =A0Anything tha=
t
> masks the smell of your wool prevents them from munching on it. =A0Before
> chemical moth deterrents, lavender and spices were used to prevent
> destruction of clothing.
> DA
OHH i remember that Horrid smell of that poisenous stuff they used to
put in closets. Naphtaline,
Used to make me sick , thus i got back to natural nice smells ,,,,
mirjam
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Posted by Oleta on April 13, 2008, 1:16 pm
> The freezer/microwave method seems pretty secure. Freeze the yarn
> for several days, thaw it (in a sealed bag) for three days to trick
> any eggs into hatching, then microwave each skein separately for
> 10 seconds. You can then repeat the cycle if you want to. (The
> Yarn Harlot repeats the cycle three times; she also unballs the
> yarn into skeins and vacuums them.)
>
> I've used freeze/microwave to treat yarn I bought at the thrift
> shop just to be sure, and then kept it in the Ziploc bag anyway,
> for added security. I have clear plastic boxes (Sterilite, mostly)
> that hold those slippery Ziploc bags and stack neatly. I have
> the stash pretty well sorted by type - a box for sock yarns,
> a box or two for worsted weight, and so on.
>
> =Tamar
Brilliant! I had never considered "nuking" the critters, if any there
be. However, as one who tried to dry socks in a microwave once, TEST
a scrap first or you will wind up with a "poly-puddle!" This was
decades ago, before the microwaves became so programmable, and they
were cheap socks but still it was amazing to watch them melt. Ah,
simpler times, when the world was not so jaded and watching a battle
of technologies - microwave vs machine knit socks - still had the
power to enthrall.
Oh, speaking of microwaves and unconventional uses for them, my
grandmother would always pre-treat (for color-fastness and shrinkage)
her seam binding tapes by leaving them on the card, bending the card
and soaking it briefly in hot water and vinegar and let them dry. I
could never figure out why she wanted a microwave when she really
didn't need one until I saw her putting the wet cards into the
microwave and dry them that way. She said it managed both color and
shrinking much better than her way. Old dogs not only learn new
tricks but can teach them, too, to paraphrase her.
Now I can bug-proof my yarn and remember my grandmother and her "radar
range," as they were known then. I spent over $1,000 (they were
costly) but I gained $millions in memories for myself and my
grandchildren when we do "spiny projects" that require a microwave.
While we watch the yarn going around and around, I will have you to
thank for turning a chore into a pleasure!
Many thanks for this idea! Keep 'em comin' because this "old dog"
loves "new tricks"
Oleta
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Posted by Richard Eney on April 13, 2008, 1:50 pm
>
>> The freezer/microwave method seems pretty secure. Freeze the yarn
>> for several days, thaw it (in a sealed bag) for three days to trick
>> any eggs into hatching, then microwave each skein separately for
>> 10 seconds. You can then repeat the cycle if you want to. (The
>> Yarn Harlot repeats the cycle three times; she also unballs the
>> yarn into skeins and vacuums them.)
>=Tamar
>
>Brilliant! I had never considered "nuking" the critters, if any there
>be. However, as one who tried to dry socks in a microwave once, TEST
>a scrap first or you will wind up with a "poly-puddle!" This was
>decades ago, before the microwaves became so programmable, and they
>were cheap socks but still it was amazing to watch them melt.
Oops! :-) With the digital settings on modern microwaves, it's
easy to set it for 10 seconds. I've done lots of acrylic (there are
other bugs besides wool-eaters) and it's always been fine at 10 seconds.
If I'm nervous I do 5 seconds twice.
>Now I can bug-proof my yarn and remember my grandmother and her
>"radar range," as they were known then.
I always wondered what those were! I didn't have a microwave until
some time in the late 1980s when I got a brand new one at a yard sale.
I wouldn't voluntarily live without one now, if only because of the
major safety feature - if I get distracted or forget something is
cooking, it turns itself off instead of burning or boiling dry.
=Tamar
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