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| quiltin mama |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 07:16:32 AM
The last issue of MJF had a little note on these wool dryer balls that a WAHM makes. It totally interested me as I am always looking for ways to get chemicals OUT of our home and to support handmade works of moms.
I looked at the website: http://www.wooldryerballs.com/
And thought, o.k. I'll try them. Well, that was almost a month ago now and I love them.
Just thought I'd share incase anyone else was interested in them!
Thanks MaryJane for feautring them in your magazine- I probably wouldn't have found them otherwise!
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| Rosemary |
Posted - May 12 2011 : 5:50:10 PM
I bought 6 balls. They are fabulous! They soften as well as speed up drying time. I used to just use white vinegar in the final rinse cycle and that was a "green" way to go, but I very often lost track of when the rinse cycle was starting, and I'd have to back up and re-do that part of the cycle, which wasted energy. I'll never have to worry about that again! |
| rebekahj |
Posted - May 11 2011 : 08:26:25 AM
I made my own wool dryer balls and love them! They work great; they help the laundry dry faster, they take away the static and I swear they even soften my clothes. I read on one of the links I found on making them, that you can put dried herbs in the middle of them when you wind the wool yarn up. The herb scent will eventually go away, but it might be nice for a while. I also read to put vinegar in the rinse cycle when washing your clothes to soften them up before they are put in the dryer with your wool balls. This is a great topic!
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| Cibola |
Posted - Mar 27 2011 : 5:47:23 PM
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Originally posted by rough start farmgirl
Thanks Kim.
I'll give it a try and I appreciate the giggle your washer mess visual gave me!
Marianne
Thanks for the idea and also I agree with Marianne - the visual of the unraveled yarn made my day.
Thanks.
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| Penny Wise |
Posted - Nov 23 2010 : 08:06:16 AM
i was planning on making some for gifts this year and yesterday my own dryer died!!!!!!!! ouch!!!!!!
i think it's in the dials/switches- i am NOT electrically inclined!
Farmgirl # 2139
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| GoddessintheGroove |
Posted - Nov 23 2010 : 12:57:28 AM
Love the felted dryer balls! Thanks!
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| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Nov 08 2010 : 1:45:40 PM
really good tip, thanks! |
| star-schipp |
Posted - Nov 08 2010 : 1:27:38 PM
If you tie the ball of yarn in a old leg of panty hose when you are felting it, it might not go all over if it comes unraveled...but I did get a good laugh out of that visual too...LOL
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Star - farmgirl sister #1927
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| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Nov 08 2010 : 12:57:57 PM
Thanks Kim.
I'll give it a try and I appreciate the giggle your washer mess visual gave me!
Marianne |
| Nanniekim |
Posted - Nov 08 2010 : 06:32:40 AM
I made mine by winding a ball of wool yarn then throwing them in the washer which was on a hot setting then drying them in a hot dryer to felt them. Make sure you wind and secure the balls well. It's not fun to open the washer or dryer and see a pile of tangled yarn where a ball should have been! (Speaking from experience!) I think they work great.
Kim |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 05:41:48 AM
I just bought dryer balls yesterday at Bed, Bath & Beyond for $8. These are the rubber ones with spines like on them. I used them to dry sheets & not only did it take care of the static cling, but they dried faster & had less wrinkles.
Dawn in IL |
| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 04:15:06 AM
wow! the dryer balls sound great . . . I would love to make my own, too. I missed the link to the directions. Can someone help me out? I thought they might be great Christmas gifts for those have everything friends!
Thanks, Marianne |
| countrified_city_gurl |
Posted - Oct 26 2010 : 1:43:38 PM
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Burlington-NC/Eco-Friendly-Wool-Dryer-Balls/111809741213
This is where I am going to get mine from. Everyone on their site raves about them. :)
Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing. ~ Oscar Wilde
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| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 5:58:31 PM
Thank you so much for this information, and for the link on how to make them-how cool!
Farmgirl Sister 1849
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| AngelaJoy |
Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 12:48:33 PM
Heather-this is awesome! I knit, and will be making my own dryer balls from the scraps left. Thank you for posting. I wouldn't have thought of this.
AngelaJoy |
| Violets November |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 5:01:20 PM
I remember reading on a blog, sorry, not sure which one, but the blogger just simply threw a tennis ball into her dryer and that did everything that a dryer sheet would do.
I haven't tried this yet but I'm sure it would work.
~Violet~
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| Roxy7 |
Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 9:16:25 PM
Doh, I forgot the link. sorry!
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| mom2my2boyz |
Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 10:11:09 AM
where's the tutorial for making them?? I knit, so I'd love to make my own. :o)
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| Roxy7 |
Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 06:57:07 AM
I found this tuturial for making them. I hadnt heard of them before. I need to get some wool yarn! |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 01 2009 : 9:34:16 PM
Heather:
I'm going to check out the last MJF magazine about the wool dryer balls. Sounds interesting. I would also like to get the chemicals out of my house.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| ranchmama |
Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 08:24:41 AM
Do they really get the clothes soft? Jeans too? Take the static out and lint?
I would really like to get some too, if it saves $$. Since making my own soap the smell of the dryer sheets can be really stong at times.
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