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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
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 Posted - Jun 22 2011 : 12:35:09 PM
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I've done the tin foil ball before, but it wasn't super successful, for some reason, for me. I am a rep for a cloth diaper company that sells those wool balls, so if anyone needs any, I'd love to help.
Farmgirl #2879 :)
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herb19355
True Blue Farmgirl
321 Posts
Debi
Danielsville,
GA
USA
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Posted - Jun 22 2011 : 12:48:22 PM
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I also add vinegar, but one additional thing that I do ~ is to run my towels in the dryer for about 3 minutes... while I add the next load of clothes. For some reason, they do not get stiff on the line... I would also do the same to jeans, but my DH likes "them so stiff they will stand in the corner on their own!".
Debi
herb19355
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SusanScarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
317 Posts
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Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 7:19:51 PM
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| I received my dryer balls and they are working great. I use vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser in my washer and then the dryer balls in my dryer. Even in dry, static-y West Texas, I'm not having static in my clothes. |
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Wildcrafter
True Blue Farmgirl
340 Posts
Suzanne
Seattle
WA
USA
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Kimarie91
True Blue Farmgirl
114 Posts
Kim
Tx
USA
114 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2011 : 05:55:46 AM
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| Wool balls seem to be working! YEAH! I finally tried the vinegar and it softened really nicely. My sons karate uniform that was pretty dirty came out nice and white too AND my washer spinner seems to be more shiny and white. So glad I found this thread. |
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birdie71
True Blue Farmgirl
254 Posts
Robin
Glendale
Arizona
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2011 : 08:12:01 AM
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I use vinegar too! Works fantastic! Plus vinegar helps fabrics from bleeding or fading.
Robin
Farmgirl Sister #1301
Farming in the Sonoran Desert? Hmmm?!
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thebyrdhaus
True Blue Farmgirl
520 Posts
Patty
Columbus
Oh
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2011 : 09:39:04 AM
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I use vinegar and wool balls and they work great. I bought some 100% wool sweaters at a local thrift store, cut circles from them and wrapped them around a tennis ball. I stitched it all together will wool yarn and then threw them in a load of wash and felted them. They work great!They felted great and can hardly tell they have been stitched on. So much cheaper than buying wool yarn to make balls.
Patty #1840
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 22 2011 : 8:19:35 PM
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| Vinegar is great, but my new love is wool dryer balls. |
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Tammyb
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Tammy
Bluffton
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 29 2011 : 6:22:53 PM
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I have been using plain old white vinegar for years with great results. Soft cloths, no static or smell. Just put it in the dispenser where the softner should go.
Tammyb
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hummingbirdjoy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Oct 30 2011 : 11:52:19 AM
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Great idea to use the downy ball with vinegar. Always use vinegar
to clean my washer so that makes sense. Very much liked Michele's
tip freezing the orange, lemon and lime peels and later mixing with
the vinegar.
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Oct 30 2011 : 4:45:22 PM
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| Suzanne, you might want to try more felted wool balls. I'm not sure just one would really do you much good. I use 6! |
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Missus Miranda
True Blue Farmgirl
285 Posts
Miranda
Thrall
TX
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 09:21:25 AM
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Originally posted by coffeemom
This is the fabric softener I use all the time: 1 quart white vinegar, 1 cup dried lavender, 5 drops lavender essential oil. Put all ingredients in a container and let it "steep" for a week. Strain into a container you can easily pour from and use it! I put mine in a Downy Ball. Works great!
I may try this approach without the old man knowing! I bought detergent a while back, even though someone had given him a HUGE bottle of another brand, and he asked why. I told him that the kind I was buying was the only thing that didn't make me break out in hives. The only problems are 1) it isn't always available at my grocery store and 2) it's more expensive than most! We already use vinegar to clean the coffee pot, and anything we can do to save money and go back to basics works! 
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Recipe for Green Fabric Softener wanted
