#6 TUESDAY TALKS RID ODORS FROM YOUR YARN
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2020
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Good Tuesday to You All!!
Some experimenting with ways to rid stinky yarn of its odors, Did it work? Three controlled experiments to find out what works! Thank you Zoe, and Denise Hoffmann for the tips:
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This was extremely helpful! I'm tagging this tip and will remember it whenever I need to get smells out of yarn. So useful!
Thank you Tammie!
J. Hook Crochet You’re welcome Reggie!! 💕
Wow, thank you, that is a great experiment and thank you so much for letting us know. I'll be anxious to see by next Tuesday too. Great job Tammie!!!
Barbara Lienhard thank you Barbara!! Me too eh one week flies by anymore lol 😂
That was a great tip!!
Sue Bigger Thanks!!
Perfect timing. I recently received yarn that has an odd odor to it. I will try this and hopefully it works. Will update in a few days.
Rebecca Acton yikes that’s a bummer... but the baking soda in a container/baggie etc sitting for a week or so seemed to do a pretty good job neutralizing the odor, that was (beyond washing) what really was the winner... and now I have them sitting in a bag with a dryer sheet... it has helped a great deal... I’m making the shawl now, I’ll be showing my progress on it today!! Fingers crossed for ya!! 💜🤗
Yay! I’m so glad your yarn smells better 😂😂
Felicity Yarn Studio yes because the “baking soda without freezer” only helped a tad, I figured just freezer wasn’t going to work at all! But I was so surprised! Where did the smell go? Lol. And the baking soda and freezing the yarn was amazingly like no smell at all!! I have the two bags in the freezer, I put a little baking soda down the middle of the cake. And I have the one cake on my work table in the bag with baking soda. Gonna see how that works next Tuesday!!
Thanks for doing this comparison and giving us your results. I haven't need to do this so far, but now I know what to do if I ever do need it.
Judy Westen Hi Judy. Yes it is so cool!! It’s like magic lol.
Thank you this is very helpful.
Awesome experiment.
Maribel Is hooked Hi Maribel, thanks 😊
Awesome tip!
Hopeful Crafts- Hope Mahoney Hi!! I have today’s video coming up soon... it kinda goes over all the results!! Hope to see you there... thanks for watching💗🤗
I had to come back.. you crack me up! Lol🤣😘
Susan Booda Lol hey twisted sister!! Well life needs fun and happy!! Nothing wrong with learning fun style! I tend to retain more that way myself! 💕
Great tips!
Dawn Nutter thanks Dawn❣️🤗
Brilliant tips.👍🧶🤗
Hi Wendy. Thanks, it helped but when it went to room temp, the odor was less, but there! Now in bag with dryer sheets❣️. I’ll see on Tues if the week long baking soda experiment works...
Thanks for the great info. It's like a school project.
cyndy moelter yes it is! I had my experiment, my control, my theory, my data, and conclusion! Lol.
Guess all that school work we did back in the day was useful! (Even if we didn’t believe it then! Lol). Thanks Cyndy 💕🥰
This is very helpful. Thank you
Karen Ann Allard Thank you!!
Great tips, very good to know! I'll definitely do the baking soda/freezer trick if ever need be! You are just too funny at the end, knowing me I'll forget the tip about not smelling it with the baking soda! Love, hugs & prayers my dear friend!
Natalie's Closet omg I had baking soda all over my face lol. Normally I would’ve taken the cakes outside and dusted them off but I wanted it done right away. I was so surprised that the baking soda and freezer worked. Now I still have the one in the bag with baking soda without freezing, to see if after a week it works? Thanks so much for being a great friend. Love and hugs!! 💕🤗
Tammie that was a great experiment! 💜
Thanks. I wish the freezer method worked, it was temporary, the smell was gone while the yarn was cold, once it warmed to room temp overnight, it was back, not as bad... but there... still have the one cake in Ziplock with baking soda still experimenting with the “week” for odors to be removed! 🙃
I bought a pair of jeans once and they had a terrible “ink” smell.
I thought a good soak and wash would remove it but alas it did not.
I tried the freezer, the vinegar, the baking soda…. and even coke!!!!!
Sadly, nothing worked and the smell was making me ill so I threw them out 😢
Now, whenever I buy clothes, I do the “sniff test” 🤣🤣
Ugh factory and weird smells are the worst!
Hi Tammi, Thanks for the tips, I have to try some of them. Glad yours smell better. 😉
Some of the smell came back after warming to room temp, I have dryer sheets now helping.. it’s better 🤗💗
@@TwistedStitchesShow try running it through the dryer for 5 min with the dryer sheets. It works ok for me.
Great tip. Works with smelly books too!
Oh wow Awesomesauce! Thanks for that tip❣️💜. Hugs
And I helped 😂🤣
I have some musty smelling yarn in a tote with baking soda now , going to stick it in the freezer tonight . Your poor nose 😉
Denise Hoffmann yes ma’am it was so surprising!! You’ll freak out! I did. Yeah I have the one on my work table with the baking soda I want to see how it is next Tuesday!! Thank you for the tip!! Greatly appreciate it❣️💜. Lol do you remember that commercial! Lol
Very interesting video thank you
You're welcome. 😊
Hey thanks for this video. After watching I then watched a few that advocate machine wash and dry for those yarns that allow for that. What I did was pre wash with vinegar and then washed with normal detergent and scent boosters. Skeins were in my soft nylon veggie bags I use at the grocery. Result was amazing!!!
This yarn is a hand wash…but how’d the skein/hank hold up? I was afraid of knots, (which it barfed on me while using it for the SisLove Shawl)
Hi Tammie!! I have used vinegar in the wash and it does take out odors but that would washing it. This was a cool experiment. I never thought the freezer would help. Lol!! Lots of yarny love to you!!
Hi Karen sweetheart❣️. Guess what? When the yarn warmed up to room temp, it had a bit of the odor in it again! Bummer!! I was thinking I’ll hop in the freezer with the yarn so no smell, and with this FL heat it’d be a win, win lol. I placed the two cakes in a Winn Dixie bag, with a bounce dryer sheet on top and bottom, so it smells better while working with it.. I still have the one cake in Ziplock with baking soda and will see if the smell is gone this Tuesday(which will be one week, per Google search). Thanks so much for being here💕 hugs 🤗
Very helpful! I have some skeins that smell like an ashtray so I am definitely going to try that. Thanks!!🧶😊
Karla G Castro that’s awesome! Let me know how it worked for you! Thanks Karla for hanging out with me❣️💕
Twisted Stitches of course! I enjoy watching your videos!😊🧶
Thanks for doing this! I used to smoke 2 packs a day. Been quit for over a year now, but I have some yarn that has that smell. Now I know what to do for it!
Just an update. The smell did come back some after it warmed to room temp overnight? Ugh. Still have the “week long experiment in ziplock”.
I’m definitely trying the freezer only trick! Thanks!🧶🧶🧶❤️🐾🐾
Hi Kathy! Thanks for watching, I want to update you. In the following week I posted about how once the icy yarn de thawed, the smell came back, but I placed some baking soda in the bag and refrozen the yarn for about 3-4 days and it worked. I also had success with adding baking soda and letting it sit in the baggie/container for about 10 days. I am currently using that yarn for my SisLove shawl, (used up an entire cake) and the strong cigarette musty smell is gone…. The freezer alone trick didn’t completely work. 💚
Hi Kathy! Thanks for watching, I want to update you. In the following week I posted about how once the icy yarn de thawed, the smell came back, but I placed some baking soda in the bag and refrozen the yarn for about 3-4 days and it worked. I also had success with adding baking soda and letting it sit in the baggie/container for about 10 days. I am currently using that yarn for my SisLove shawl, (used up an entire cake) and the strong cigarette musty smell is gone…. The freezer alone trick didn’t completely work. 💚
@@TwistedStitchesShow Thank you! I’m happy with that!🧶🧶🧶❤️🐾🐾
Yay, I’m glad it worked! I can’t wait to know if t he smell stays away. I am wondering how to get all the soda out though, just pound it?
Also you crack me up every time 😆 Love ya hun 😘
Cath’s Eyecatchers Catherine Noël I’m gonna pound it out today (I put baking soda in the center of the cake yesterday and refroze it). So I’ll pound it out and vacuum if need be, then after it sits out and warms up etc. I’ll let you know if it stays unsmelly!! 🤗. Love you Cath! Hugs. 💕
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charlee berry thank you❣️😊
I'm so glad u posted this!! I never thought about it so i used dryer sheets and I was running out and it didn't work that great lol kept having to add more lol to projects ive completed and need to store
Glad I could help! It worked for me, so I am happy.... I will update to the cake I'm leaving on my work table in the ziplock with baking soda in it, see if after a week the odors are gone?
@@TwistedStitchesShow this might sound silly but I'm still kind of new to crochet and I have finished project that I put it in storage containers and I put dryer sheets in there to keep the smell is there a better way to do it just curious LOL
@@gypsysyarnyak3553 lol I do the same thing with my finished objects in storage! As long as critters can't get to your work?
@@TwistedStitchesShow lol good to know im doing it right
Gypsys Yarn Yak lol well all I can say is I hope it’s right... been doing it forever lol!! 😳😊
Decided to put my yarn in a bin with a couple of dryer sheets. But will try the freezer/baking soda!!
Hi Lily, the freezer trick helped at that very moment, but as soon as the yarn “de thawed” the smell returned, now I did put the yarn into large zip bags with baking soda and left it for 2 weeks, that worked… I am currently using the cakes for a beautiful shawl, and I have no old stale smoke smell at all.
Just was gifted 3 totes of yarn that was in a storage unit from an elderly woman. They're some really old yarn from Kmart lol It's just musty smelling and I can handle working with it and will just wash before wearing.
Hi, yes if I could’ve handled the yarn, the stale smoke just got me so badly, I’m an ex smoker (over 11 years) and I can’t stand the smell of cigarette smoke, especially old stale smoke, I had left the yarn in storage bags with the baking soda for over 2 weeks and they are without that smoke smell, of course the shawl I’m almost done with needs washed and blocked, but the baking soda trick worked. Thanks bunches for being here with me! 💚🤗
My mother in law just passed away and I have several totes filled with yarn. She was a heavy smoker for 60 years. I'm doing some experiments with getting rid of the odor. I've left some outside for a few days. That seems to be working although it may need more time. I've washed some skeins inside pantyhose in the washer on delicate. Again, I may need to wash it again.
But after watching your video and reading the comments, I'm going to try the baking soda for a week or two. I hope it works. It's just been so frustrating so far. Thanks!
Sorry to hear of your loss… getting the smells out of yarn is definitely a toughie but I did have “better success” using baking soda in bags/totes for sure. Hope it works well enough to be able to tolerate working with the yarn then after the project is done a good wash . My shawl I made using the “stinky yarn” smells absolutely fine.. thanks for watching! 💚
I think leaving it in the freezer in a zip lock bag may kill any invisible insect eggs / early moth infestations etc and is a good thing to do with second hand clothes and yarns.
I also wonder if winding it into skeins may also help.
I had the most success with long term odor control when I placed the skeins in baking soda and left for over a week. I did wind the yarn before I used it for the shawl I crocheted. The baking soda was difficult to shake out and I had residue that flaked off while winding the yarn. Was a bit of a mess 😊
i noticed my hat storage box stunk and threw out most of the hats [the woolen ones, and washed the rest] and i also noticed my wool box stinks, i assume it is the man made fibres, i'm too cheap to buy real wool :( i saw some real aran wool in my local haberdashers and it was around £13 for 100g
it was lovely, it didn't stink, but it was just out of my budget atm.....maybe one day....
😊😊
Im trying the soda/freezer trick....
I bought a large box of cotton yarn for a very good price and the person smoked....argh...
Thanks !!!!!
*tygfr* *me* the freezer tricked did work. But I updated this video... after the yarn warmed up the smell returned. Not as strong but it was there. I found that the putting yarn in a container with baking soda for a week really removed the smell the best. I working with the yarn now, and it isn’t bothering me. Hope this helps you!! Yeah yuk!! Good luck 🤗💕
Tammy, I do use 1/2 cup HOUSEHOLD VINEGAR and one scoop of baking soda in my washing machine when I wash my crochet blankets.. No problem.. (Ophelia Talks utube) is who gave me this tip.. 🙂🧶🙌
Susan Booda oh no problems with “volcano eruptions” going on?? I put vinegar in my acrylic wash it’s supposed to help soften??
I’ll give my shawl a little vinegar bath when done. Thank you!!
Nope, but it cleans really good! And find everything is soft.. I don't use fabric softener anymore.
Susan Booda that’s awesome... love using natural stuff in leu of harsh chemicals
I just received yarn that i bought from online. Its Nepal by drops. 😢 thank you for video
Hi O R just an update: the freezer trick worked but once the yarn warmed up to room temp the smell returned. I had a great outcome by putting yarn in a container with baking soda, I changed it after a week and put fresh soda and let sit for another week. I used this yarn this past year and the smell was almost completely gone, and it allowed me to work the yarn (I made the Half Circle Shawl by SisHomemade) without a horrible smell.
If you can saturate with white vinegar and allow to dry, don't rinse, it will get rid of any odor. Once the yarn dries the bad odor and vinegar smell will dissipate. I have done this with success.
Bonnie Ocker thank you Bonnie. Vinegar is awesome! Works on so many things. Do you dilute the vinegar or full strength?
Put it in a knee-hi nylon and hand wash it with a little fabric softener.
It’s hand wash only... and I didn’t want to uncake it, I also can’t use fabric softener per the washing instructions. I need to get a swift, I could’ve handled it then washed, and allowed to dry, then I would’ve caked it back up... it was getting tangled wrapping it around the chair... I’m updating in Friday’s video. I think I’m stuck with it until the shawl is finished and I wash it after it’s worked up... 😒 oh well lol.
Do you take everything out of the freezer so your food or ice dont smell
No I didn’t have an issue with smell contamination. But the best way was to place baking soda in a Tupperware type container and leave it for two weeks. I shook the container every so often, and I changed the soda after a week. I’ve used the yarn for the SisLove shawl and no funky odor… not as fresh as just bought but manageable, and after the shawl was finished a wool soak and hood as new..
FYI once the yarn returned to room temp the smell returned after freezing…
So what was the final result? Some of the comments say the freezer with baking soda was only temporary. Did a week-long siesta in the baking soda at room temp eliminate the odor? If not, what other tricks are there? Need an update! Thanks!!
I had the most success with just putting the cake into a grocery bag/ and or Tupperware, I added baking soda, I also made sure I put about 1/2 tsp into the middle of the cake. Left it alone for 2 weeks, I am currently working with the yarn with no smoke/musty odors at all… of course once the shawl is done I’ll wash it…the freezer only trick worked until it warmed up again.
Great 👍 I am so happy to see this cause I have a tote full of yarn and I opened the tote and oh Lordy I almost got sick it stunk bad. Once it’s froze once and take it out will the smell come
Back
margie L I don’t know. I will update this post tomorrow night. I put it back in the freezer with some baking soda in the center of the cake. I sure hope not!!
I’m updating on Friday video podcast. Yeah it came back! ☹️. Darn it!!
How about a rinse with a little vinegar in it?
Morynna - Yarnin’ and Darnin’ yes that’s a good idea. I had issues with Hanking up this yarn. I really wanted to experiment smell removal without washing it beforehand... but other yarns it’d probably be fine. This yarn is also a hand wash lay flat to dry so I was nervous also about ruining it🤗.
Put the cake of yarn in a nylon stocking tie the stocking shut and wash it
Pamela Morrison that’s a great idea. How long would it take to dry? I’m hoping the one that worked with the baking soda and freezer trick stays fresh til the shawl is completed! So many awesome tips!!💕😊
I have had good luck with the activated charcoal and whatever needs the odor removed in an airtight container. All that other stuff sounds pure nonsense.
That’s great.
Funny you mention the Knitcrate $5 thing. I'm starting to think Knitcrate never intends for those codes to work. I've tried those codes from several UA-cam channels and none of them worked. No less than 6 times I've tried different codes. I wonder if anyone else has noticed that..?
Oh sorry Carri, I was able to use a code for my first box for June, but idk maybe they changed it because they’re supposed to be going back to their regular style, with the box and printed patterns etc... so they changed the offer? I wish they had sent out an email about the change, so we could inform our friends, right now they have a code that takes 50% off the first crate... anyhoo thanks for being here❣️. Hugs 🤗
I used a plastic bag with dryer sheets or a candle.
Emme Phillips did the dryer sheets offer a permanent odor control?? I have my “made items” stored in a tote with dryer sheets to keep them smelling fresh...
Twisted Stitches they did for me. I just put in a target bag, knotted the top with a dryer sheet on top and one on the bottom until I was ready to use the yarn.
Emme Phillips that’s great! Well I’m “De-thawing” the yarn now... I’ll see in a couple hours if the smell stays gone! If not I’ll pop them in a bag with dryer sheets!! 😊
@@TwistedStitchesShow Fingers crossed!
Ya well two are now with dryer sheet! Ugh lol. They were a tad better, but?? I still have the one in Ziplock with baking soda. I’ll see Tues if it worked! 🤗
Try packing the yarn in a tub with newspaper
Barbara Howell Thanks Barbara. I’ll try that next time 😊🥰
Great ideas. Maybe change out the initial baking soda that's drawn out some of the smell and add fresh?
Nathalie Penar yes great idea Nathalie. I’ll do that before bed! Thanks. Want to see how it works next week!
Shorten it yet the video was 24mins long !!! 🤦🏽♀️
It’s my style. I like to chitter chat and that’s how I’ll always be. Appreciate the love but I will stay being me.
@@TwistedStitchesShow LOL