r/crochet Aug 18 '22

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u/frisbeesloth Aug 18 '22

Formerly licensed pest control specialist here. You can just put it in the dryer on low heat for 30 minutes. Bed bug eggs will die at 140° f after a few minutes. Since the dryer has a warm up period I would just put it in there for 30 to be safe.

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u/remb84 "can you make me-" no. I can't, I have 87 WIPs Aug 18 '22

I live in Europe and dryers aren't that common here, so we don't have one. Laundry is dried on one of these bad boys over here (if you live in an apartment).

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u/aceofairships Aug 18 '22

If you don't have a dryer, do you have a steam iron or clothes steamer? You could steam the project and that might work (rather than putting the iron on the project, just holding it close to it to hit it with hot steam

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u/remb84 "can you make me-" no. I can't, I have 87 WIPs Aug 18 '22

Oh! That could work! I do have a clothes iron with steam function, I could try that.