Use up the last of your dryer sheets and then never go
back! I got a good alternative for you for
the dryer. Make wool dryer balls! They take out the static, they keep the stuff
in the dryer bouncing around so that they dry faster, plus your clothes aren’t
exposed to any chemicals.
First, find some 100% wool yarn. It has to be 100%. It does not matter if it is sheep, alpaca, or
whatever… it just has to be 100%
wool.
Then start making a ball with the yarn. Keep it tight, and make sure it is being
rolled so that it does not come loose after you are done rolling it. Once, the ball is about 2 3/4 to 3 ½ inches
in diameter, stop rolling. Instead of
being picky on the exact size, I just try and make sure I get a complete set of
finished wool balls by the time I am at the end of the skein so that there is
not any excess yarn. I can get two equal
balls out of a smaller skein and five out of a larger skein. They will shrink a little once the felting
process starts.
Once the balls are finished rolling, tuck the end of the
yarn underneath some of the wool. I
always tie a small knot just to be on the same side. But make sure the ball stays tight.
Once you have made all the balls you are going to, put then
all down into some old panty hose. If
you are like me… I actually had to go
out and buy panty hose to do this. I did
not actually own any. Cheap ones work
great and they will cost less than a $1 at the store. Once the balls are in the panty hose, tie a
another piece of string THAT IS NOT WOOL in between each ball.
Put the entire string of balls in a pot of boiling
water. You don’t need to let them boil
for long, and I add a couple of drops of essential oil to the water just to get
it worked into the wool. Without it, the
wool will smell a little like a wet dog.
After boiling them, toss them into the wash with your
laundry and then into the dryer with the load.
Once they go through the dyer, you can pull them out of the panty
hose. They will look felted. The more times they go through the wash and
the dryer, the more felted they will get.
This is very good for the wool ball.
Normally, you would not want to put wool through this process, but this
is the exception.
Add essential oils to the ball to keep it and your laundry
smelling fresh, and just use a simple razor to shave off anything that starts
to pill. This is a normal part of the
process.
And you have laundry balls!
Use any color you want to make the wool balls, but be careful with red
wool at first. Wash them separately and
don’t put them with whites in the laundry.
Even boil them separately. After
all the excess color has come out, then they should be safe.
Mountain Rose Herbs is my most favorite place to get herbs
and essential oils. You can find a wide
variety of essential oils here.
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Make Wool Dryer Balls