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Post by viltmaaraan on Oct 2, 2016 15:10:56 GMT
Last summer I bought alpaca wool. It turnen out to be old fleece according to me, cause some eggs , long white ones, were already keeping house in it. So, just a matter of time to come out..., I put it in the fridge for 24hours and voila , as dead as can be ..
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Post by MTRuth on Oct 2, 2016 16:20:42 GMT
I have heard in the freezer kills bugs. What temperature was this? Freezing?
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Post by viltmaaraan on Oct 2, 2016 16:42:18 GMT
Yes, good deep freezing !!
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Post by chookie2 on Oct 3, 2016 2:10:31 GMT
Eggs and bugs need to be frozen for at least 24 hours to kill them definitely. Unfortunately just cold won't do it - they need to be properly frozen so when they thaw they split and die.(This info came from a friendly biologist who tests such creatures).
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Post by koffipot on Oct 3, 2016 8:07:50 GMT
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Oct 3, 2016 8:15:44 GMT
They are perfect, I had a moth encounter last year and those paper strips did the job - no moths :-)
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 6, 2016 14:20:18 GMT
Thanks For doing the leg work for me Judith. They look great.
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Post by ScarletThistle on Jul 29, 2021 20:10:03 GMT
I know this is quite an old thread but I hope you don't mind me reopening it as it does raise some interesting points.
Are zippy bags definitely a bad thing? I put all of my 100g fibres in them after I saw it recommended somewhere but now I'm not sure if this is ok to do. At the moment they are stored in a 3 tier veggie rack which I find useful as I can sort the colours and it fits under my work desk. They are near a window though and I had not taken this into consideration. Would they be better in a drawer? I also have some dyed batts which are in a portable drawer thing made of plastic but they are not in bags. I also use those cloth veggie bags with drawstrings to store some things, e.g. sari silk.
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on Jul 29, 2021 21:13:30 GMT
I think that the problem with zippy bags is that the fibres can't breathe - that is they will start to sweat in heated conditions and this presumably could cause rot/mould and/or felting. As your container is near a window it might be a problem for you. My workshop is actually in part of our conservatory so does get very hot even though I have white blackout blinds at the windows, but I've not had any problems with using polythene bags, though I must admit that most of mine are open, which means that the contents of those don't sweat but I do have to watch out for moths. (Having just read the whole of this thread, I've looked up the Rentokil moth papers and will get some.)
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Post by ScarletThistle on Jul 30, 2021 11:01:58 GMT
I think that the problem with zippy bags is that the fibres can't breathe - that is they will start to sweat in heated conditions and this presumably could cause rot/mould and/or felting. As your container is near a window it might be a problem for you. My workshop is actually in part of our conservatory so does get very hot even though I have white blackout blinds at the windows, but I've not had any problems with using polythene bags, though I must admit that most of mine are open, which means that the contents of those don't sweat but I do have to watch out for moths. (Having just read the whole of this thread, I've looked up the Rentokil moth papers and will get some.) Thank you for this information Ann. It is very helpful. The room I keep my wool in doesn't get a lot of sun, just the first part of the day, so it doesn't get overly hot. I do seal the bags but I might just leave them partially open. I'll watch out for months. I was going to get some lavender oil. I don't normally have any problems with moths in this house.
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on Jul 30, 2021 11:13:08 GMT
I usually collect nice smelling soaps, including lavender and I tend to store a bar in each bag. I'm not sure that it does keep the moths away, but it usually makes the fibres smell nice. When the perfum has disappeared I just add the soap to my felting stash - though I'm now getting overloaded with the stuff. Ann
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Post by flights on Aug 2, 2021 12:05:20 GMT
I keep by roving in the bags they came from the supplier in so I have the colour/number for re-ordering. I keep all these in colour-groups in plastic 'Really Useful Boxes' as I am paranoid about moths. Never had a sweating problem but the cupboard is under the stairs, so stays dark and cool which may be helping!
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on Aug 2, 2021 13:31:47 GMT
I keep by roving in the bags they came from the supplier in so I have the colour/number for re-ordering. I keep all these in colour-groups in plastic 'Really Useful Boxes' as I am paranoid about moths. Never had a sweating problem but the cupboard is under the stairs, so stays dark and cool which may be helping! I understand that these moths don't like the dark. I use Really Useful Boxes too. I've got the ones with one end that drops down. I've got them stacked 6 or 7 high as I've so little floor space I can then get at my mixed colours without the faff of getting the box that I want out of the stack - never the top one of course. It does mean that they are not moth proof though.
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Post by Shepherdess on Aug 3, 2021 2:00:08 GMT
Mine are all in plastic. I haven't had a probelm. Sweating is the problem you need to watch out for. A lot depends on how much moisture was in your wool to start. Wool can absorb up to 30% of its weight in water before feeling damp.
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Post by lyn on Aug 3, 2021 6:57:36 GMT
In the early days I didn't keep my wool in plastic as I was very worried about 'sweating' and a lot of felters advised against plastic.
However, my husband built me some storage in my craft room (like a giant Ikea Kallax unit) on an internal wall that never gets direct sun, and I tried 'The Really Useful Boxes' for wool storage. It's been absolutely fine - no problems at all. And no moths.
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