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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Most fibers can deal with a lot of heat- nuke new stuff in 140-200°f.
And baking soda kills a lot of bugs, its good to keep some around your craft bins!

Its good to keep your stuff air tight, and divvied up into moderately sized bins. A little bead of silicone caulk spread around the lid to make a seal solid really makes a difference, and you can get it in handheld tubes- no caulk gun.

Ive heard too many horror stories of art history tragedies and had a room mate in college who had experienced flea trauma. I don't want my felting to be ruined