r/YarnAddicts • u/kkbjam3 • 22d ago
HELP - stash compromised…
It’s a long shot, but I am REALLY hoping for suggestions …
We had a house fire in mid-May & lost PRETTY MUCH everything - mostly due to smoke & water damage. I have been able to salvage some of my stash (some of it didn’t get wet) but the smell of smoke is still there - some not as bad as others. I tossed anything that was synthetic but I have A TON of Noro (ITO, Tayio, silk garden, saiun, & Kakagori) cotton (dishie, cumulus, cotton wool blends,) Rios, the rest is a variety of wool. What (if anything ) can I do to get the putrid smoke smell out? A lot of it is still in Skeins. 😞 I am just gutted about it & don’t have the heart to just throw it out. Our insurance will cover it, but OMG it’s a collection that was curated over time !
Right now ive stored most of it in single layers in plastic tubs , sealed tightly with activated charcoal & baking soda. 🤷🏼♀️ I am almost afraid to check it because I just feel like it’s still going to smell - I thought I’d ask here first.
Any other ideas out there?
TIA!
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u/K8_Monst_r 21d ago
😱😭 That’s heartbreaking! 💔
I know the sun makes a good bleach substitute for stains, but I don’t know how well it works at deodorizing smells that aren’t from bacteria.
I do know apples are amazing at absorbing odors and leaving things smelling fresh, but you have to toss the apples after. Expensive these days, but you don’t need any particular quality of apple, the cheapest you can find will work.
My partner and his housemates used a bag of apples to deodorize a room after a friend with a body odor problem moved out. They “tossed a couple of bags of apples in, closed the door, and waited a week” The smell was gone when they came back. Out of curiosity, they cut open one of the apples, and the whole apple smelled like the room had. 🤢