A new Moth destruction talley
I’ve been continuing to organize and move fiber and projects into Ziploc bags. So far it’s not so bad — or at least not as bad as I’d feared. The destruction so far:
- * one sock with two holes (salvage possible)* one lace shawl 3/4 done eaten so badly the yarn couldn’t be salvaged at all
* one lace scarf with three holes (salvage possible)
* two containers of angora fiber completely yucky — had to toss.
* one spindle of angora yarn chewed enough that it has to be tossed
Not too bad so far. Salvageable projects have been placed in a Ziploc bag and sealed. I figure that way if I missed anything it will come out in the bag and then can be tossed. So, far most of my loose fiber has been okay — or at least looks okay but it was stored with cedar sachets and cedar balls and sprigs of rosemary and eucalyptus — also the final rinse for all fiber is in a eucalyptus scented rinse.
I’ve still got some more boxes and bags to go through but I’m feeling a bit better about all this. At least once it’s done it’s done and I’ll just have to be more careful in the future with what comes into the house. Of course, it doesn’t help that we live on 5 wooded acres in the rural tier of Prince Georges County, Maryland. It’s wooded and farm area so there’s lots of bugs. We’ve managed to gain control on the house but it’s hard to keep bugs out during the summer when doors open and close as you move the screens into play.
The other side effect is that I found I have quite a bit of sock yarn, but not a lot of general stash. Got lace weight for planned projects and none extra. I do have a lot of cleaned fleece ready for spinning. And, oh gee, Maryland Sheep and Wool is coming up in May (the website hasn’t been updated yet)– at least this year I have a better idea what’s in the house.