Moth eaten cashmere

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As the title says I have found a few of my cashmere items have moth holes. Some I have “repaired” myself so they are still wearable, another has a huge hole on the front.
My question is, does anyone know if it can be recycled? Seems a real shame to just throw it all out. ☹️

Have you googled?

Turtledove is the first company thst comes to mind, but they're not the only ones.

Make sure that you get rid of moths first, otherwise they will continue eating away at your clothes.

I have seen a lot of resources on creative mending, some ways of mending can be truly beautiful. I have not used any of them myself but I found this website: https://www.collingwoodnorrisdesign.com/visible-mending - there are videos, workshops and more.

I throw old knitwear on the dog’s bed before eventually throwing it out.

Depending on the damage, you could save the yarn and knit something else? But, even though I have the skills for that, I don’t have the time so I would just chuck it all. Painful as it is.

I’ve used these people before, they are great, and will let you know if something is repairable or not https://cashmerecentre.com/cashmere-repairs-refinishing/

I usually get my mum to repair holes, then they get relegated to wear around the house status. I did have one which was beyond repair and I had no idea what to do with it as I am not patient enough to unravel wool.

If you Google 'recycle cashmere' there are absolutely loads of options. Alternatively, I have unravelled unmendable cashmere to salvage the yarn for future mending.

Put on eBay under the heading of crafts. It will get snapped up! I upcycle wool, cashmere is lovely to felt and work with, even for upcycling it’s still quite pricey. Once felted I use it for appliqué, if dd nabs it before I’ve had a chance to felt it, she makes lovely patchworks, which we hang on walls and doors as not only is it a beautiful bit of art, it also makes a brilliant draught excluder!

Will have a look at this, whilst not an expert, I can knit and embroider. One cardigan has a big hole on the front, maybe I could embroider something over it as a work of art! 😂

You will have to be rigorous about moths.

Our dry cleaner, who is also a tailor, has invisibly mended a few small holes on DH's.

If it's a huge hole at the front, it's probably a gonner. It mist be a disapppointment - I am sorry.

There are beautiful things that you can do with a mending loom to create visible patches.

I'm sure you know this but if you have moths you need to wash and freeze all of your cashmere and woollens, including the damaged ones. Sticky pheromone traps are helpful to gauge the extent of any infestation.

Having had moth attacks on my jumpers, I now keep any woollen or cashmere ones in plastic bags, with a little squirt of moth killer every time I put them away.
The buggers have chewed chunks out of our carpets, too.

We have tried everything to get rid of them. 🙁

Turtledove upcycle damaged cashmere into lovely gloves. You can send things to them and then get a big discount on orders.

https://www.turtle-doves.co.uk/category/fingerless-gloves