I find ever since I got rid of carpet in my home moths thankfully have stayed away! The lavender bags work the best for me. Thanks for the advice though will defo use it. x
I’m very happy I found your channel and have been recommending it to others! Great stuff! I have an amazing tip (if I may say so 😁) to clean the felting mats. For decades I have been cleaning my sofa, mats etc. with a rubber window wiper. No extra investments and works like a charm.
Oh my goodness. I just started needle felting. I also have a moth phobia. I wish this was included in one of the many videos I’ve watched entitled “Things I wish I knew when I started needle felting!” 😵🫣
Great Videos At this time i keep mine in the original WOW bags and in a plastic box .After we move and I finally get a craft room...getting draws with clear acrylic front . I will be adding lavender and tissue paper
@@feltsbyphilippa You're welcome! Your channel is one of my new favourites :) I'm just finishing up a highland cow (following your tutorial) and I'm loving the studio vlogs too :) x
Thanks for the advice! All your videos are super clear and helpful. Do you have any suggestions for how to store needles? I only make a couple of felted items a year, but I noticed that my needles got rusty quite quickly within several months. I don't know if it becuase I live somewhere quite humid (though my wool is still in perfect shape), or if the brand I'm using is particularly problematic. Thank you in advance for any advice!
Thank you for your lovely comment, really pleased you like my videos. With the needles, it could be the brand but lots of people keep needles in wool itself, firm up a small piece and keep them in it. The wool has some lanolin in it and that can help prevent rust. I've not had rust in four years and I keep needles in tubes and in my mat, so it could be the actual needles,. Hope that helps and thanks for watching x
@@feltsbyphilippa Thanks for the advice! I'll try storing them in the wool, and if that doesn't work I'll try another brand. I live in quite a humid part of Spain which probably doesn't help! Thanks again!
Thank you! I ended up with a moth infestation. I didn't know to keep my wool in light area and I had it all in vacuum bags but they didn't stay deflated. And the seals let go. Still not totally sure how to get rid of the problem except to pick pick pick
I've heard a few more since this video, indorex spray was one of them and the other is to microwave it, not sure how long, roughly three minutes but watch the wool as you microwave it x
What kind of pesticides wool get? I bet a fabric bag with rice can be helpful for humidity isn’t it? I am always covered in lavender so good to know lavender is a good idea to cover my wool space with it as well lol. Gonna make a pouch with lavender and rice for my wool bag.
Thankyou so much for your wonderful videos, I am new to needle felting so they are very much appreciated. I think the shoe holder is a great idea i have seen some with mesh front which is better plastic or mesh? Is the method also good if you are an infrequent felter?
Can you do a video of some Christmas items? I’ve just purchased a beginner kit and would love to make some Christmas things (I’ve seen videos for Xmas gnomes!) your videos seem so easy to follow... hope it’s as easy as you make it look!! 😬
Would love to but have too many commissions to finish at the moment, did plan to but time is running out, hopefully there are some other videos on RU-vid, really pleased you like my videos x
Where I live my temperature isn’t always warm so I would have to take these precautions. For now I have my wool in air tight containers and tissue paper at the bottom. So my question is even when you felt a project do you still have to take those precautions? For example leaving lavender in the wool ? I thought that once you needle felt a project and fiber comes together , that there shouldn’t be much room for air to cause those issues.
@@feltsbyphilippa Camphor is used as an alternative to mothballs. Camphor crystals are sometimes used to prevent damage to insect collections by other small insects. It is kept in clothes used on special occasions and festivals, and also in cupboard corners as a cockroach repellent. It smells nice too.😘
My wool seems to often get slight mildew when stored in clip seal plastic bags, even when it seemed dry and had desiccant inside, I think it holds a lot of water still when it seems dry. How to deal with mildew? UV lamp to kill it?
Hi, yes, it needs oxygen, water and food to grow so there must have been some moisture in the bag. Take outside and brush the mildew off (mask and gloves needed) and this stops the spores spreading in the house. Hand wash the wool at a hot temperature, add vinegar to the water but throw away anything that is really bad, I leave my bags open when storing but our weather is a good climate for wool. High temperature changes are bad, hot to cold etc and moist environments too. Maybe ask on a local Facebook group as knitters might be able to offer advice too xx
You mentioned sticking wool in freezer to kill bugs but what about getting rid of the nasties in your wool? I have old wool that has been sitting in ziplock for ages but I noticed some dead nasties in there…Do you just go through the wool and cut out any foreign bodies? 🤔
Hi, I can't storage my wool on a plastic shoes hanging because I have too much wool. For this moment I have them in a big basket but it's difficult to take one at the bottom of the basket. I am thinking about a way which could take not big place and easily to take and to see colours. I don't find the way.... If somebody has a good solution I will be interested thanks.
