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Try This:  I gave in and bought the wool dryer balls  |
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
436 Posts
Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
436 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 07:16:32 AM
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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!
my blog www.mountainhomequilts.blogspot.com
handmade quilts on etsy www.mountainhomequilts.etsy.com |
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ranchmama
True Blue Farmgirl
360 Posts
Elise
Rosebud
MT
USA
360 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 08:24:41 AM
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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.
Every Child Deserves Our Love &
A Bear of Their Own
http://ATeddyForKeeps.org
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2009 : 9:34:16 PM
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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 |
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Robin
Denver
CO
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 06:57:07 AM
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| I found this tuturial for making them. I hadnt heard of them before. I need to get some wool yarn! |
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mom2my2boyz
True Blue Farmgirl
56 Posts
Sarah
MN
USA
56 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 10:11:09 AM
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where's the tutorial for making them?? I knit, so I'd love to make my own. :o)
"So I threw my hands in the air. I was done with Wal-Mart and Wonderbread. I wanted something real."
-Excerpted from Jenna Woginrich's book, "Made from Scratch" a must-read! |
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Robin
Denver
CO
USA
1083 Posts |
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Violets November
True Blue Farmgirl
342 Posts
Violet
Exeter
California
USA
342 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 5:01:20 PM
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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~
Farmgirl Sister #1669
My blog, http://hiddenacre.blogspot.com/
Our Organic Jewelry, http://www.etsy.com/shop/GaelicForge |
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AngelaJoy
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
Angela
Pinckney
Mi
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 12:48:33 PM
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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 |
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kathyinozarks
True Blue Farmgirl
263 Posts
Kathy
Lebanon
Missouri
USA
263 Posts |
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countrified_city_gurl
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
najia
heidelberg
Germany
27 Posts |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 04:15:06 AM
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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 |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4826 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4826 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 05:41:48 AM
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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 |
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Nanniekim
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Kim
Arizona
206 Posts |
Posted - Nov 08 2010 : 06:32:40 AM
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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 |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 08 2010 : 12:57:57 PM
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Thanks Kim.
I'll give it a try and I appreciate the giggle your washer mess visual gave me!
Marianne |
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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
942 Posts
Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
942 Posts |
Posted - Nov 08 2010 : 1:27:38 PM
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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
We can do no great things; only small things with great love - Mother Teresa
Star - farmgirl sister #1927
Master Food Preserver |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 08 2010 : 1:45:40 PM
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GoddessintheGroove
True Blue Farmgirl
265 Posts
Heike
Sacramento
CA
265 Posts |
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
1903 Posts
Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
1903 Posts |
Posted - Nov 23 2010 : 08:06:16 AM
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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
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
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Cibola
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Remi
Ellensburg
Washington
USA
50 Posts |
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.
"When you get to the end of your rope, you tie a knot and hang on." |
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rebekahj
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Rebekah
Santa Cruz
CA
USA
128 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2011 : 08:26:25 AM
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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!
Urban-Farmgirl Sister #2173
http://chicken-merry.blogspot.com/
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - May 12 2011 : 5:50:10 PM
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| 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! |
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I gave in and bought the wool dryer balls
