While perhaps not as powerful as the poisonous moth balls, herbs have traditionally been used to help protect wool from damage by fiber moths. There may not be scientific evidence to prove the effectiveness of the herbs, but I guess we just have to trust that our historical forbears knew what they were doing. I've used herbal moth sachets effectively in my own woolen stash for many years. The bonus is the wonderful fragrance the sachet imparts to the wool. Clothes moths are d

We fiber addicts are very concerned about how to prevent moth damage to wool. Most of us have lovingly prepared fiber waiting to spin and irresistible yarn collected in a stash for an upcoming project. We keenly feel anxiety that this valuable wool yarn and fiber is vulnerable to those treacherous clothes moths. But our options for truly protecting our wool have shrunk because of the poisonous nature of the time-honored moth ball. Moth balls are very effective at repelling mo