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Hi Megan
The curator is right - the wool is very attractive to a range of insects
including clothes moths and carpet beetles. The best approach is to
ensure that all the wool to be used is frozen before it is installed. I
would also re-freeze the wool every month or so as an added precaution
(if it is going to be on display for an extended period).
Best wishes
Alex Roach
Megan Mcintosh wrote:
We are developing an exhibit about the woollen manufacturing industry
at a small regional museum. We would like to include wool at various
stages of development, starting with raw wool, to show to visitors how
the machines process it. The curator is reluctant to use raw wool
within the exhibit as someone told him a few years ago that it would
attract pests, (though completed textile pieces are regularly
displayed in the museum). Does anyone have advice on what could be
done to treat raw wool so that it would not pose a threat to other
artefacts in the space? If not, does anyone have ideas on how to
realistically recreate wool?
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Megan McIntosh (Student)
Algonquin College, Applied Museum Studies
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