The smell of mothballs should evaporate - that is how the stuff works, evaporating into the air - but the smell of anything added - suposedly to mask the smell of the mothballs, that can linger.

If it is really strong and you can fit them into the washing machine then a wash on the delecates cycle should refresh them - my front loader even has a cycle for 'hand wash'. A half hour soak in the bath with warm water and gentle detergent will do the same -fold up the blanket in the bath and stand on it to press out the water before lifting it up to drain, then hang it outside once it stops dripping.

The warm water will lift out the smell and fill the room - or even the whole house, but it should get most of it out of the blankets and they should lose it with persistent airing.

Those suck the air out storage bags are suposed to be moth proof - so if you put your woolens in one of those and store them in the fridge for a week or so to kill off anything already inside they should be safe - be careful not to bend the bag when it is sub zero as they will be brittle, like any cold plastic.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: