Dear Jo The conservation department of our Powerhouse Museum here in Sydney Australia advise putting such things in a commercial freezer for a week or so.
A domestic freezer with temperatures that vary is not suitable as the changes in temperature allow the insects to adapt. A butcher's or other commercial freezer is usually suitable. I hope this helps. Best Wishes Barbara Ballantyne in sunny Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo Christodoulides" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 4:14 PM Subject: [lace] Problem with old hay filled pillow > Dear friends, > I've been lurking for quite a few months now and have enjoyed the posts. But I now have a small problem. I've just finished a piece of lace and while I was working on it, I noticed a few tiny little insects running around on my pillow. This is my only pillow (at the moment) and I made it about 18 years ago at school. (What a lucky girl I was, my needlework teacher, Mrs Collins, was a bobbin lace maker and she taught the 2 of us that were interested, instead of embroidery!) The pillow was made with a hardboard base and a cover which was stuffed with chopped up hay/straw (can't remember which). Unfortunately, I get hay fever, so my friends at school had to stuff it for me, and even now, if I haven't used it for a couple of years, I get the sneezes for a few days of use! > I hadn't noticed these insects before, but recently I've been lace making non stop for about 8 months (instead of picking it up and putting it down for a year!!), so I noticed them. > Is there any way of getting rid of them without destroying the pillow? > I'd be very grateful for any advice. > Many thanks, > Jo in hot, sunny and humid Cyprus (but then again, it's alway hot, sunny and humid in Cyprus in the summer, unlike the UK!! VBG) > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
