The battle

Time to take down all the felted ornies and decorations. Sprayed the woolies with an organic bug spray and left them to dry by the wood stove. After they are dry I will pack them in plastic bags and then in a plastic container. It's also time to wash all the handspun yarns and scarves that have been to festivals and fairs collecting dust and salts from all the handling. Yarns can go in a dishpan of warm soapy water soak and rinse, then dried by the stove and packed away. Wool is organic and moths love it as much as I do. In the unwashed grease state it is usually not bothered by moths, but once washed and spun, knitted, woven or felted it has to be protected. Washing and storing is the safest way to keep moths out of wool. As long as there are no moth eggs laid on the wool to hatch out and feed on the fiber it will last forever.