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Yarn Delirious
Seriously Hooked
USA
777 Posts |
 Posted - 07/18/2005 : 1:41:06 PM
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hi all,
how do you store your wools? Do you keep them separate from other fibers?
I haven't had any bugs bother my wools, but they are in a Cedar chest (stinky)[**].
I just received some of the Malabrigo today, so need to set them aside for a while.
This humidity and heat is keeping me from much knitting anyway.
Shel
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Lissa
Permanent Resident
USA
4942 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2005 : 3:10:15 PM
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There has been much discussion on this topic in the forums. According to experts that I trust (agricultural scientists), moths like dark and dirt. It is an urban myth that cedar or lavendar will repel moths. What repels moths is storing wool very clean in bright light, not in the back of a closet or a dark plastic container.
Lissa
"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian." --Dennis Wholey
Oh, and I now have a blog:http://knittnlissa.typepad.com/knittnlissa/ |
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blazfglori
Permanent Resident
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2005 : 7:10:07 PM
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I store all my stash (wool or wool blends) in sealed clear Rubbermaid totes.
No problems with insects or smells. ;)
~Lori
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jade
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 07/19/2005 : 07:02:34 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Lissa
What repels moths is storing wool very clean in bright light, not in the back of a closet or a dark plastic container.
Lissa
If you keep your wools in bright sunlight you can expect the colors to fade from exposure to UV.
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Lissa
Permanent Resident
USA
4942 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2005 : 07:25:15 AM
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I didn't say sunlite. Incandescent light is fine. Just don't tuck them into opaque containers and/or into the back of your closet.
Lissa
"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian." --Dennis Wholey
Oh, and I now have a blog:http://knittnlissa.typepad.com/knittnlissa/ |
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Yarn Delirious
Seriously Hooked
USA
777 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2005 : 08:35:48 AM
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Ok, great! Thanks for the feedback.
Looks like I'll be heading to Target later this week.
Shel |
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jade
Permanent Resident
USA
1543 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2005 : 08:38:36 AM
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Incandescent lights give off UV as well. From Westinghouse's website:
Will incandescent light bulbs fade colors?
Incandescent and halogen light bulbs can fade colors if they are very close to the light source. To reduce the likelihood of fading, you can use a UV filter or UV safe halogen product, reduce the wattage of the light bulb or move the light further away.
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sylver
New Pal
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Posted - 07/19/2005 : 09:50:29 AM
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I store all my yarns in purple clear plastic crates, on a shelving system in my craft area. I haven't had a problem with creepy and flying critters in my yarn.
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My blog, Blissfully Crafty, can be found here:
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Lissa
Permanent Resident
USA
4942 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2005 : 10:36:19 AM
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Jade, it's totally unnecessary to go to such extremes in normal room lighting. Just leave the items in a room that's usually lit. No need to shine intense light on them from an inch away.
Lissa
"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian." --Dennis Wholey
Oh, and I now have a blog:http://knittnlissa.typepad.com/knittnlissa/ |
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Shalee
Permanent Resident
USA
2021 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2005 : 5:00:54 PM
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I just use zip loc bags for all of my yarn and projects.
Sharon in NW PA
I always wanted my own library but I didn't realize it would be all knitting books!
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Amyknits
New Pal
USA
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Posted - 07/21/2005 : 04:44:42 AM
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| One of the best methods of keeping moths out of your yarn is never introducing a new yarn without putting it in the freezer for several weeks first. For example: If I go to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival and purchase yarn, I bring it home and stick it in the freezer for 3 weeks. That kills the moths that might be there. I take it out for a week, give the larvae a chance to hatch and stick it back in the freezer for week. I then store my yarn in plastic containers in a cedar closet. I never put a new yarn from a store or that I spun without doing the freezer treatment. I unfortunately learned the hard way. And never trust a yarn source to be free of bugs! If you store roving and unspun wool, make sure it is clean. Moths like dirty in the grease fleeces the best. I also tend to grab a plastic tub and put it into the freezer occasionally rotating the stash thru the cycle. I of course only use my freezer for yarn, who needs food to cook!!! Good Luck |
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Two Sticks and a String
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 07/21/2005 : 05:18:53 AM
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Amy....
My husband will really think that I flipped. I can just see his head shaking as he opens the freezer.
I currently keep my palette of oil/alkyd paints in the freezer...the palette will last indefinitely and it is really great when I have mixed a bunch of colors. So, I don't have to remix the palette between sittings. I also store my brushes that have polyurathane on it... wrap them in foil and place in a baggy.
All of that he is used to...
Now... I will start keeping wool there...
He'll be throwing up his hands in surrender!
Dorene
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Schaeferyarnlover
Gabber Extraordinaire
479 Posts |
Posted - 07/21/2005 : 06:47:51 AM
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Lissa,
Don't tell my sister that lavender doesn't repel moths. She makes sachets for my wool and I've been bugging ;-) her to make me some more.
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ronsfavoritewife
New Pal
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Posted - 07/21/2005 : 1:21:22 PM
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mokey
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 07/21/2005 : 1:38:17 PM
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I keep my yarn(wool, cotton, any and all fibres) in my armoire or in the closet, often just right on the bare shelf, sometimes in a box. I have never had prbolems with creepy crawlies.
"An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Martin Luther King Jr.
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celia
Permanent Resident
Australia
2454 Posts |
Posted - 07/21/2005 : 2:26:38 PM
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I keep mine in plastic bins (closed) on shelves in a large hall closet. It now shares a home with the overflow from my bf's wine collection (not that one is keeing the other safe). I have never noticed creepy crawlies, but I do use moth balls, cedar balls, and pot pourri.
celia
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bogrady
Warming Up
Canada
68 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2005 : 07:52:47 AM
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So, the freezer can also be one of those wonderful stash hide-aways .... hmmm. I've heard of people hiding yarn in some strange places but this one is functional as well as ingenious. Too bad I really, really need to defrost my freezer - and in the middle of a summer heat wave too.
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pamulla@earthlink.net
Chatty Knitter
100 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2005 : 08:29:22 AM
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Help! I keep my wool in baskets on bookshelves in my study. I have new windows, but in the recent past I had old ones with not very secure screens. I am seeing little specks on the shelves under the baskets. Am I infested?  What should I do? I have a big stash! with some good bargains
Do I really have to freeze the wool for 3 weeks? That could take the rest of my life and all of my freezer space. Can't I spray something? Or spray the baskets?
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Lissa
Permanent Resident
USA
4942 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2005 : 12:32:35 PM
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Well, Debra, at least your stuff smells good!
Everyone else: this time of year, put your wool in a black plastic bag and leave it in the sun for a couple of days. It will kill the creepies much faster than the several-weeks-of-alternating-freezing-and-thawing method.
Lissa
"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian." --Dennis Wholey
Oh, and I now have a blog:http://knittnlissa.typepad.com/knittnlissa/ |
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Boondoggled
Chatty Knitter
USA
305 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2005 : 3:13:53 PM
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Ugh...I just pulled out some coats and hats, which hadn't been out in two years. Moth nibbles. Now, things I've cleaned and stored in the same closet seem fine. My stash isn't huge(and is not stored in this closet), but it would be sad to lose any of it. And I don't have the freezer space to treat my yarn.
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