Moth 'treatment'
 

Well, as my penance for excess, I spent part of this afternoon tangling and
sorting (knitting) yarn. As I unravelled one UFO, I noticed the yarn was
breaking. Uh oh. So I put the whole lot in a box and put it out on the step in
the back yard. I'll take the box in tonight, fool the little ****ers into
thinking it's spring, and then stick them outside again in a couple of days.
Minus 30 weather IS good for some things.

I told my sister about this and she said tapestry yarn is treated to be moth
resistant. Is this true?

Dora

Factually, I have no idea. My instinct from experience, however, tells
me that it would depend upon the manufacturer.

On this subject: Some members of the cricket family can do a LOT of
damage and LOVE clothing of natural fibers, or mixed fibers. It's not
always moths.

Dianne

Bungadora wrote:

Well, as my penance for excess, I spent part of this afternoon tangling and
sorting (knitting) yarn. As I unravelled one UFO, I noticed the yarn was
breaking. Uh oh. So I put the whole lot in a box and put it out on the step in
the back yard. I'll take the box in tonight, fool the little ****ers into
thinking it's spring, and then stick them outside again in a couple of days.
Minus 30 weather IS good for some things.

I told my sister about this and she said tapestry yarn is treated to be moth
resistant. Is this true?

Dora

Well, she did say she had one brand of wool in her stash she knew wasn't
treated. Generally neither of us have much of a problem. If moths get in, it is
usually because they have been brought in from somewhere else IMHO.

I don't know about the crickets, but I bet minus 30 would work for them too.
Dora

Dianne Lewandowski

Factually, I have no idea. My instinct from experience, however, tells
me that it would depend upon the manufacturer.

On this subject: Some members of the cricket family can do a LOT of
damage and LOVE clothing of natural fibers, or mixed fibers. It's not
always moths.

Dianne

Bungadora wrote:

Well, as my penance for excess, I spent part of this afternoon tangling and
sorting (knitting) yarn. As I unravelled one UFO, I noticed the yarn was
breaking. Uh oh. So I put the whole lot in a box and put it out on the step
in
the back yard. I'll take the box in tonight, fool the little ****ers into
thinking it's spring, and then stick them outside again in a couple of
days.
Minus 30 weather IS good for some things.

I told my sister about this and she said tapestry yarn is treated to be
moth
resistant. Is this true?

Dora

Well, I did a couple of searches and came up with some sites on moths and other
creatures. I haven't specifically found out which yarns are treated. I'll see
what luck I have with specific yarn companies tomorrow. I put in a search for
paternayan and moth, and came up with a few e-bay sites which claimed the yarn
was moth-resistant, but no specific claims by the company itself.

This looks like a good site with additional info on textiles, stain removal,
etc.
http://www.fibreartsonline.com/res/useful/ui_Care.htm

http://www.textival.net/diy_conservation.htm

General info on bugs and some conservation methods

http://www.fernmark.com/why_wool/moth_us.asp

http://www.angelfire.com/mn/FiberHome/WoolBugs.html


http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_g/g-316.pdf

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wihort/pests/CarpetBeetles.htm

http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_c/c-504.html