https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:37:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2324758 Wed, 31 May 2023 12:46:55 +0000 Anonymous 2324758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Every year at this time is Miller moth season. It reminds me to put away woolens carefully. I hate having to check dog dishes and water pitchers for moths constantly this time of year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2324652 Tue, 30 May 2023 16:19:13 +0000 Style Fan 2324652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At the end of the winter, I would put my sweaters in large zip-lock bags with lavender sachets in the freezer for two weeks.&nbsp; I have never had moths.&nbsp; Now our freezer is full of Mr. SF's experiments (don't ask).<br />I haven't heard of the baking method.&nbsp; I might try that.<br />I have put jeans in the freezer, and it works.</p> <p>I would buy a small freezer to store out-of-season clothing if I had a bigger house. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2324541 Mon, 29 May 2023 03:34:11 +0000 bj1111 2324541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@greyscale, why not a zippered pillow cover </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2324524 Sun, 28 May 2023 19:06:33 +0000 Greyscale 2324524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve had decent luck with a few brands of pheromone traps, plus putting all woolens in the freezer for a week if I see any eggs. We had moths living on a wool rug, hidden behind our wool sofa, alas. There are still a few fluttering around so I might need more extreme solutions in the future. </p> <p>I don’t like storing things in sealed plastic in case there was any moisture (though desiccant sachets help). I was recently wondering why no one sells simple cotton zipper bags that would keep moths out. I’d love to store off season sweaters and scarves in something like that, inside my dresser drawers. But all I can find is the more structured canvas cubes with clear plastic windows. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2324450 Sat, 27 May 2023 13:03:53 +0000 Anonymous 2324450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to "freshen" jeans by putting them in the freezer. My freezer is very small and I ran out of room, but still try to freeze cashmere in zip lock bags to keep safe from moths after washing and drying them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2324449 Sat, 27 May 2023 12:38:13 +0000 April 2324449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nomad, I am sorry to say we spent a fortune on a service that used a non-toxic-to-humans powder to dust every surface in the 2-story loft apartment.&nbsp; This meant removing every stitch of cloth from everywhere and storing it elsewhere for several days while the powder did its thing.&nbsp; Then someone (me) vacuuming up all the powder, laundering all the fabrics, and rebuilding the whole living space.</p> <p>Two days later, more moths.&nbsp; This is when we realized they were coming up through the HVAC.</p> <p>I also learned something interesting from the guy who did the treatment.&nbsp; He said to ask the neighbors in our building if they too were seeing moths because, he said, "People will lie about roaches and mice, but not about moths."</p> <p>Also learned that while wool and cashmere are their caviar, there is almost no natural fiber they won't nibble. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2324436 Fri, 26 May 2023 23:32:46 +0000 Nomad 2324436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, were you able to find a solution? My moths have returned with the warm weather and I've tried literally everything (up to and including releasing tens of thousands of microscopic parasitic wasps in my house), to the point where my pest control company said that maybe we should see other people. The moths are in my attic, and I cannot find the nests. There's nothing up there but insulation, and I replaced the insulation last fall with a kind that's meant for pest control. They come down through the bathroom fans (the piping for the vent goes through the attic). I'm attempting to figure out how to block the bathroom fans and may just cede the attic (and maybe a bedroom) to them, but if you had success I'm all ears! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2324435 Fri, 26 May 2023 23:27:31 +0000 Anonymous 2324435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use big ziplock bags with a cake of Irish Spring soap inside for years and have had no holes in woolens. I read that any strong smell like a sting soap will work. If you use the blocks be sure they have a strong smell. Maybe sanding them will help. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2323983 Tue, 23 May 2023 01:05:39 +0000 elpgal 2323983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, this is the stuff of nightmares!<br /> Roberta, soap is a great idea. I should try it.</p> <p> I launder the clothing as best as I can and store them in rubber maid containers and hang jackets in garment bags. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2323922 Mon, 22 May 2023 15:14:25 +0000 Roberta 2323922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, your story gives me the shivers! I use wrapped bars of strongly scented soap (Bee and Flower, Yardley) and Rubbermaid bins for off-season storage. I don't know if this keeps away moths, but everything smells nice six months later. I keep soap in my closet and dressers too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2323907 Mon, 22 May 2023 11:55:44 +0000 Anonymous 2323907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I store out of season clothes in a cedar chest actually- though of course that's a very large/heavy and costly solution!</p> <p>For my drawers, I keep little lavendar sachets. When they no longer smell, you can press them between your fingers to refresh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2323906 Mon, 22 May 2023 11:49:44 +0000 April 2323906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cedar blocks can be sanded to refresh them, but - so sorry to say - they're not particularly effective against moths.&nbsp; Freezing works and baking works.</p> <p>We experienced a horrid moth infestation in a NYC apartment (moths coming up through the HVAC system from someone's basement storage unit) and learned more than anyone should ever know about moths.&nbsp; That was a dark, dark time.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2323897 Mon, 22 May 2023 02:04:38 +0000 elpgal 2323897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Phoebe, that is some serious dedication! I am so forgetful, I am sure I’ll bake my sweaters into crisps Didn’t folk use to freeze designer denim at one point because they were too fragile to be laundered?! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2323879 Sun, 21 May 2023 20:26:28 +0000 phoebe 2323879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bake everything at 250 for 20 minutes and then seal in heavy duty plastic bags. 100% success rate </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cedar-blocks#post-2323876 Sun, 21 May 2023 20:19:04 +0000 elpgal 2323876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>While putting away my winter clothing, I found my old cedar blocks have lost their odor so it may be time to spring for new ones. What do you all use? Are those cedar oil sprays effective? </p>