#wool moth

Time to do a mammoth run of gentle washing, drying and checking for moth holes in this set of handspun that has been lingering in my neighbour’s mother’s attic for probably more years than is wise. (I had to put approximately the same again straight in the compost because it was badly damaged/super tangled 😱

Drying

Caking set up

Sadly more damage than I hoped. Skeins don’t age well/are easier for the dreaded moth to decimate.

Will see what we can salvage of this. If I can get 10-15m with less than 5 joins out of any of these I’ll keep them as mini skiens, otherwise they’ll join the giant pile of lengths that I’ll use to make a cushion cover or something using crochet similarly to the End Of The Yarn rug for the neighbour.

I’ll leave the ecru for another day….

Tale as old as time; you start with one hole and you think, oh yeah, I can darn that, no problem.

But beware! Hidden dangers! There may be more!

Curse the dreaded moth!!!

If you're trying to remove insects like say wool moth or carpet beetle (or in my case, head lice) from woolen garments or objects that you would usually hand wash and dry flat, that washing routine isn't going to cut it.

But you can take your completely dry wool items and stick them in a hot tumble dryer for 30 minutes or more and kill adult insects, larvae, and eggs. As long as your stuff is completely dry when it goes in it won't felt or shrink.