Around about April and May each year when temperatures start to rise, adult clothes moths begin to emerge. Due to their sudden visibility, this is also the time of year…
We’ve noticed an increasing number of enquiries recently about carpet moths. A quick web search for ‘carpet moth’ can lead to slightly confusing information. Are Carpet moths and Clothes moths…
How to prepare for clothes moth season The joy of Spring is upon us with flowers blooming, bees buzzing and birds singing. However, the longer days and warmer weather should…
It’s been a bit of a journey to launch our new May Chang goat milk soap. After nearly a year of extreme cleanliness and hand washing, I don’t know about…
The past few months have given many of us time to reflect and take stock of our lives and in particular, our overflowing wardrobes. I’m sure many of you have…
To some it might seem an absurd question, but 'are clothes moth dangerous?' is something I am frequently asked. Don’t get me wrong, people don’t just stop me in the…
The clothes moth goes through different phases in its lifecycle: egg, larvae, pupae, adult. However, it’s only the larval phase that is responsible for the destruction of materials because the…
Every November and December we embark on our Christmas fair calendar and although its hard work it’s so rewarding because it gives me and the team a chance to meet…
#secondhandseptember I have been watching Oxfam’s campaign, #secondhandseptember, with great interest. My lifelong career as a seamstress means that I automatically look at vintage worn or ill-fitting clothes with a…
I love this time of year, dew on the grass in the mornings and crisp cool air. Yes, it’s sad to say goodbye to the summer and all that the…
I realise that, ‘Do I have moths?’ is probably not what you’re asking yourself right at this moment, it’s the middle of summer, schools have closed, and we’re all out…
A cashmere goat is any breed of goat that produces cashmere wool, the goat’s fine, soft, downy, winter undercoat, in commercial quality and quantity. This undercoat grows as the day…
