[Doc Holliday]

Originally Posted by sojii

Hi, everyone,

I'm moving this week and deciding what clothing to take and what to ditch.

I've been able to continue wearing denim jeans for some reason; maybe the processing required for denim kills the critters or maybe my jeans are just old enough not to have the problem in the first place. I haven't tried wearing any new ones.

ANYWAY, is there any way to treat new cotton coming from China, etc. to get rid of the stuff before wearing the first time or is it a hopeless effort?

Is older cotton ok?
How old does it have to be?

What about cotton from the middle east, esp. two or three years old or older? I've got some things I got at Dress Barn a year ago that were made in Jordan; it was older merchandise at the time, so is probably 3 years old now.

If the older stuff has hung with new cotton and the critters have spread, do I need to toss the old cotton or can it be treated?

What about linen and silk? I've seen posts about bamboo clothing, but bamboo comes from China. Couldn't the problem conceivably exist in the bamboo, too?

Is anyone having good luck with microfiber towels, washcloths, etc.? I was using them for awhile but when the critters get in them they're almost impossible to remove.

I've been looking at organic and made-in-the-US clothing websites and emailing about the origin of the cotton they're using. It's all imported and no one can tell me where it's coming from. Not much good if the product's made in the US but the fabric comes from China!

>>>>>why..........Hi their sojii!,........jeans and any thing like them should be fine,.jeans have a very tough and fine weave,.... fluffy frilly stuff more likely to get things embedded in the clothing your good to go. Doc