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Hi;
Last November, I purchased two articles of Merino wool. One is a long sleeve shirt, and the other is a short sleeve shirt. I will be wearing the short sleeves all summer, so I guess I don't need to do anything for it, long as I wear or hang it out to air (in the sun?) regularly, but the long sleeve shirt needs to be stored away.
I don't have a cedar chest, and don't want the shirt smelling of moth balls. Should I use OFF moth proofer, or something else? I did some Googling and read that the storage bags aren't much good.
Thanks for your advice.
Arden
Wise Old Owl
04-30-2016, 19:33
They make large storage bags like ziplock now.
CLICK (http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=clear+sweater+bag&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=64217756283&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2956419174942808712&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8owgccuh1j_b)
Stitches
04-30-2016, 19:52
Put it in your freezer. I am a handspinner and have lots of raw and unspun wool in my house, as well as lots of wool yarn. I keep it in ziplock bags but put the bags in the freezer from time to time to kill off any moth activity. If there is any moth activity, the freezing temps kill everything.
theoilman
04-30-2016, 20:30
You can get thin cedar planks - to go in the bottom of a drawer. Or cedar chips sprinkled in the drawer you store your wool items in.
They make large storage bags like ziplock now.
CLICK (http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=clear+sweater+bag&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=64217756283&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2956419174942808712&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8owgccuh1j_b)
And put cedar chips in with the wool items?
I never needed to moth proof my merino stuff. Maybe because I spray them with permethrin to keep the ticks off me?
I never needed to moth proof my merino stuff. Maybe because I spray them with permethrin to keep the ticks off me?
I think that would do it. I hate to have to use something so toxic, though I may have to resort to it if I want to hike during the tic season (which is getting to be pretty much all year now:mad:)
nsherry61
05-01-2016, 12:42
I grew up wearing lots of wool, and we always just stored our wool in sealed plastic bags in the off season. Never had any problems. Didn't ever worry about moths when we were wearing it.
Patrickjd9
05-02-2016, 21:15
Never put wool away dirty. Stained or dirty wool things seem to be the ones to get eaten.