It's no wonder vintage French baskets are so hard to find. I came home from the dentist's office this afternoon feeling rather the worse for wear, only to find woodworm had taken over two baskets holding books. Those little monsters were literally munching the baskets' foundations to bits. I spent two hours filling in tiny little holes in each basket with woodworm killer, only to discover woodworm holes in one small side section of the Spanish chest! Maybe those holes were there before and the chest no longer has woodworm. But to be safe, I had to treat it again. Time to stop collecting vintage baskets.
The culprits - drying on the balcony after their woodworm treatment.
There's still hope for these vintage luggage pieces - no signs of woodworm. I use them to store books.
A friend sent this lovely tin.
These are all so lovely - what a shame about those wood-worms! I hope you were able to cut them off at the pass, and won't be troubled by them anymore. Are woodworms the same as bookworms?
Posted by: tinker | 22 March 2007 at 18:40
Love the luggages and ADORE the tin!
Nina xxx
p.s I hope you are well. I have the 2nd part to my root canal (on one of my molars) planned for Friday...eeeek
Posted by: Nina | 22 March 2007 at 10:27
Wood worm???? Yikes!! Is that the same as termites??? I hate insect trolls!!!They need to stay away from sweet you!!!
Posted by: Vanessa | 22 March 2007 at 08:08
I fear a trip to the dentist is in my future - I can feel one of my crowns moving when I bite. Yay. And another tooth is cracked. Another yay.
I would have no idea how to know if I even had basket woodworms????
That tin is... divine.
Posted by: holli | 22 March 2007 at 04:26
My dental was for checkup/cleaning. I hope yours wasn't something painful. xoxo
(I reloaded the photo of my collage; I hope it will be visible now. I hate when Blogger does that, especially as I don't know why.)
Flamenco class in an hour.
xoxo
Posted by: Colette | 21 March 2007 at 23:10
I am always finding wood worm in my things! thankfully they don't attack the wood in my home..
I have a vintage french basket but it is made from wire.
Posted by: miss*R | 21 March 2007 at 22:24
Oh that tin! I love that. I'm sorry about the dentist visit and hope you're feeling better soon.
Posted by: kristen | 21 March 2007 at 22:20
Ack! Hope the pesky woodworms stay away now.
Otherwise we seem to have had similar days: dentists and pretty tins! I had a dental appointment, and I posted a picture of a pretty tin I found.
xoxo
Posted by: Colette | 21 March 2007 at 21:54
Sorry you are not feeling so well. :(
The baskets are beautiful.
Hope the weather gets better soon. Had a goos chuckle with your April In Paris post. :)
Posted by: Brian | 21 March 2007 at 21:23
I've never heard of wood worms...bummer! Those vintage luggage baskets are fabulous, so keep your eye's on them. HUGS
Posted by: Tammy | 21 March 2007 at 21:02
These baskets are so lovely I am sure you the little devils are gone let's hope they stay gone!
Lovely tin what a splendid gift.
XO
Kristen
Posted by: kristen robinson | 21 March 2007 at 20:36
Those little creatures sound horrid! I hope you managed to get them out of your baskets ~ they are lovely!
Posted by: Lynda | 21 March 2007 at 19:31
I hope you can save the ones filled with books. They are lovely!
Posted by: Britt-Arnhild | 21 March 2007 at 18:59