Thank you. I appreciate this info, as I have my Mom's old kimonos (also from WWII era) to try and demothball. She used it everywhere, so the trunks those are in are in a storage shed as I can't handle the smell. I am just worried about the silks, as I know silk degrades in the sun. Hopefully I can gently iron the smell out. Or air them in our garage which gets hot.
Kimiko Small http://www.kimiko1.com "Be the change you want to see in the world." ~ Ghandi Coming soon: The Tudor Lady's Wardrobe http://www.margospatterns.com/ ________________________________ From: Audrey Bergeron-Morin <[email protected]> Also, a nice how-to here http://www.ehow.com/how_4453525_get-rid-mothball-smell.html Basically, all web sites say "don't try to wash it first" and "hang it out in the sun". It takes time, but it works. Heat helps degrading the molecules, so if the item can be ironed, that seems to help too. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
