Using Lavender As A Moth Repellent - Protect Your Yarn Stash
Lavender is well known for being a natural moth repellent which is why I started making and using these fragrant sachets to protect my yarn stash and hand knit sweaters.
Tuck these lavender sachets between precious pieces of knitwear and around your yarn, or carry them in your knitting bag to lightly scent your woolens.
Moths like dark cosy spaces so regularly playing with your yarn stash is actually a good idea if it’s not stored in sealed plastic containers or bags. Let the air circulate and get some light on your wool!
While you’re having a rummage in your yarn stash and finding long forgotten skeins, give your lavender sachets a squeeze. This will release the lavender scent which is what deters the moths. Doing this regularly will keep your lavender sachets smelling great.
If the fragrance has faded considerably in old lavender sachets, you can refresh them by adding a few drops of lavender oil.
Be sure to test the lavender oil on a scrap piece of cotton fabric before sprinkling a few drops on your Alex Collins Lavender Sachet. You want to make sure the lavender oil doesn’t stain or mark the cotton when it dries.
I find a good quality pure organic lavender oil such as Neal’s Yard Remedies works well to refresh the lavender sachets in my own stash.
Whilst I wouldn’t rely solely on lavender to stop moths in their tracks, there is some scientific evidence that lavender really can work as a moth repellent. Quite honestly I’m willing to try anything to prevent moths from getting to my yarn. It’s a bonus that using lavender as a moth repellent adds such a wonderful scent to my stash.
In a future post, I’ll share how I organise and store my yarn which is another layer of defense I employ against the dreaded moth.
Set of Two Lavender Sachets
The lavender that fills these sachets is wonderfully fragrant and said to be a natural moth repellent. Tuck them between your precious knits or carry them in your knitting bag to lightly scent your woolens.
100% GOTs Certified Organic Cotton
100% Organic Lavender from Provence, France
Approx: 3 1/4" (8.25cm) x 3 1/4" (8.25cm) x 3/4" (2cm)
Every sachet has been screen printed with non-toxic solvent-free black ink, hand stamped with my logo, and filled with organic lavender from a small co-operative of growers in Provence France.
They are lovingly made in the UK and shipped worldwide.
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