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cinnamongirl
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Carrie

Canada
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Posted - Jan 21 2009 :  8:28:21 PM  Show Profile
Add 2 tennis balls works like those rubber ones you buy

Use a safety pin on the inside of one of your garmets I haven't tied it but let me know
Edited by - cinnamongirl on Jan 22 2009 1:54:38 PM

lisamarie508
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Lisa
Idaho City ID
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  05:37:01 AM  Show Profile
Tennis balls eliminate static? You don't have to treat them with something first?

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Julie
Arcadia WI
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  06:22:28 AM  Show Profile  Send ClaireSky an AOL message  Send ClaireSky a Yahoo! Message
I don't have static in my dryer. I believe it is because I use vinegar in the rinse water when I wash clothes.

Julie
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cinnamongirl
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Carrie

Canada
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  07:43:58 AM  Show Profile
No you don't need to treat them. People have used this idea for a long time. Hence came the dryer balls in stores. It also cuts on drying time.

Vinegar is a deodorizer and stain remover maids have been using vinegar also for years. But if you think it is working for static that's ok.
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Suzan
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suzanne
duncannon pa
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  09:21:09 AM  Show Profile
check out the thread just posted by Alee with MaryJane Butters' article on homemade laundry soap - she talks about homemade dryer sheets in it.

sorry, it's not a separate thread...
http://www.maryjanesfarm.com/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28707&whichpage=2
Edited by - Suzan on Jan 22 2009 09:23:10 AM
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homemom
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Ruth
Warwick RI
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  10:26:39 AM  Show Profile
Great idea, Carrie!! I will definitely try it. Thank you for sharing this great tip with us.
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simplyflowers
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Jamie
Locust Grove Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  10:40:35 AM  Show Profile
ok....I've got to ask, what makes the tennis ball work? I've heard of this before. Just wondering...

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cinnamongirl
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Carrie

Canada
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  12:39:53 PM  Show Profile
i think it is bcause the clothes are not rubbing against each other causing friction thus static cling
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StarMeadow
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T
MI
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  1:18:21 PM  Show Profile
I started the vinegar as a softener but it's not getting rid of static. I hate getting zapped! Worse than that, I hate it when my pants cling to my hose or pant socks at work! That whole tennis ball thing intrigues me.....
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cinnamongirl
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Carrie

Canada
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Posted - Jan 22 2009 :  1:26:50 PM  Show Profile
They are cheap and a one time buy till they wear out of course but dollar stores have them.
Try it works great!
I just finished laundry with them and no static here just got to put up with the noise they make but you get used to it
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cinnamongirl
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Carrie

Canada
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Posted - Jan 25 2009 :  4:27:55 PM  Show Profile
Bumped it for you Linda
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