I don’t actually hate many things in this life.
But I do really hate moths.
Not all moths. My hatred is reserved especially for the tiny brown clothes moth.
Our house suffers from a surfeit of these sneaky little invaders. A few years back we found out where they were coming from.
Up in the far reaches of our loft the moths had made themselves at home in an old sheepskin rug. And there, left to their own devices with plenty to munch on, those critters had multiplied beyond belief.
Even now, years later, however much we swat and spray, a few descendents are still in evidence.
One of my indulgences, back when I was earning more, was a few cashmere jumpers. And the bloody moths have found them.
Every single one is now peppered with moth-holes.
I can’t bear to get rid, so the other day I decided to resurrect one of my favourites with a few beads and a spot of stitching…
I suppose I could have just darned the moth-holes.
But then I would still have been able to see where they were.
And to me, that would’ve felt as though the moths had won.
As it is, I am now feeling prettily embellished.
Instead of just moth-eaten. ♥
Yes, aren’t they horrid greedy little beasts! Some of my favourite clothes have been ‘colandered’! Love your solution though.
It’s funny Sarah, some of the Liberty wool fabrics you sent me have been “moth-ed!” I’d recognise those tiny holes anywhere having had so much experience of them!
oh dear – sorry.
They get everywhere, the little horrors!
I knew the end of an era had come when the one and only fine wool worsted business suit I was hanging onto for the sheer love of the cut and fabric turned out to have highly visible munch holes in the sleeve and lapel. It’s time to recycle….
I think you might be subject to a whole other level of predation in Australia Kate! My sister’s books have what look like moth-holes in them, and anything wooden seems to be fair game for insect-munching too!
It’s true, our bugs are universally super-sized, and do damage to match.
I share your pain.. I freeze stuff for a few weeks then either embellish the darns or felt the whole thing… x
Our problem is that we only see the moths when they hatch out and start wafting about the house. And because they got so well established in the loft, even though we got rid of the source of the problem it seems to be impossible to eradicate all of them as they seem to have got into everything. I kill every one I see – I get up from the TV to stalk them around the room so that none escapes! So far they have not eaten my fabrics, but then very few of them are wool (their favourite food!)
They once made their way into my yarn stash and I had to throw out a couple of skeins. I was not happy. 😡