Perhaps I can shed some light on this issue from a kiltmaker's standpoint.
Wool fabric, at any time it is bent, folded, or compressed, will crease. This is called cold pressing and it the old way of setting pleats.
So I prefer to store my kilts only by hanging. I use my two hanger method and separate the two sides just enough for good air flow.
To the issue of moth protection - The clothes moth is a very small animal with a fuzzy head. If you ever see a moth it is not a clothes moth as they are totally nocturnal.
It is not the wool that is eaten. The adult moth lays eggs in the hidden folds. The larva that hatch go searching for their first meal. They are attracted to dirt, sweat, old hair and skin cells. They chew the wool trying to get to the dirt.
The two things that clothes moths and their young hate more than anything else is sunlight and fresh air. If you never, ever, want clothes moths you should hang your kilts on the clothes line in your back yard.
The worse thing you can do is enclose your kilts in some airtight container. Plastic bags, tupperware and other plastic do not let air circulate. The Moths love these places.
For long term storage I suggest using my two hanger method - cut a small hole in a pillow case closed end and slip the hanger through the hole. Sew some velcro on the open end and close the pillow case with the velcro. Make sure the kilt is not bunched up at the bottom of the pillow case.
If you want to put some cedar in with your kilt that is to make it smell good. To deter moths you cannot use just any cedar. You must use aromatic cedar. I have yet to find aromatic cedar sold in stores. Not the bags, the chips, or even the blocks designed to go over the hangers. These are almost always made from Western Red Cedar. Wrong type of wood.
Steve Ashton
www.freedomkilts.com
Skype (webcam enabled) thewizardofbc
I wear the kilt because: Swish + Swagger = Swoon.
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