was Semi-Natural Fabrics? now mothproofing wool

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Wool and mmmmmm-s.... shh....I never say that word out loud for fear

I'll draw 'em. :-)

I use a lot of wool. I live where it's often cold and sometimes damp,

wool beats anything else for utility in those conditions. Well over 75%

of my textiles, including curtains, rugs, etc, are wool, or hair

products (goat--mohair, cashmere, cashgora, camel, etc). There are

several sorts of mmmm-s that would like to feast on wool; but as a

sheep/goat person who spins, knits, weaves, I certainly don't want

chemical m-proofers around. They combine with the wool and are not, as

someone, posted, removable once applied.

However, there are some herbs mmmmm-s don't like. Cedar, lavender,

pennyroyal, eucalyptus come to mind, and there are others. Depends on

what sort of mmmm you are dealing with....trial and error.

But what I do is just make sure everything (blankets, sweaters, hats,

leggings, socks, coats, whatever) gets exposed to freezing temps every

few months. That will do in either mmm-s, eggs, larvae, etc. I keep a

large trash can outside, clean, with the cover, and whenever I think

about it, put things in there for a week or two in the winter. I know

plenty of folks who just put things in a plastic box/bag in the

freezer. Safe and relatively cheap, even if you have to use freezer.

Free for me.