Musty yarn gift

[blingandthings]

Hello. I am new to this site. I have been retired for 4 years and am enjoying my time crocheting for 2 or 3 craft fairs that I do in November. I have just been given several bags of yarn from a friend who is cleaning out his mother's basement. They exude a strong musty order. Today I clipped some of the skeins to 4 different drying racks and put them on my deck for the wind and sun to do their work. They do smell better. I plan on repeating the procedure with the same skeins tomorrow. Does anyone have any experience with this issue?

Blingandthings

[Barbara G.]

Hello,

Welcome to the crochet forums! It is nice to meet you and please make yourself at home here among friends! Thanks for joining us!

I have not had any experience with this situation, but wonder if using a small amount of fabreeze would also help as long as the yarn color does not run, which in most cases it shouldn't.

[Katybug]

In my part of the world, musty happens a lot. I am a huge fan of fresh air and sunshine for this sort of a problem....seems to work well for me. Good luck!

[blingandthings]

In my part of the world, musty happens a lot. I am a huge fan of fresh air and sunshine for this sort of a problem....seems to work well for me. Good luck!

My sister just sent a message explaining that she treated musty books by putting newspapers in the box with them. That would make me worry about the ink getting on the yarn. The sun seems to be doing the trick. Thanks for your input.

[Katybug]

So glad that it is working for you!

[blueeyes68]

Hello and welcome to Crochet Talk. We are excited that you are joining us.

Debbie

[Katybug]

Hi Debbie!

Thank you so much...am enjoying being here!

[AudreyL]

Hello and welcome from Pa. Nice to have you with us

[Katybug]

Awwwww...thanks AudreyL! The weather reports for my area say that we'll be having more rain and a bit of wind to go with it, so I have gathered some patterns and a bit of yarn in anticipation of more bad weather. Last week, we had 30in of it...caused a LOT of damage to my town, and I didn't have any projects at hand....LOL...I'm prepared now. I'd better use up this yarn so I won't have any musty :-)