Easy DIY Felted Wool Dryer Balls
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Fiberartsy
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$6
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What the heck are Felted Dryer Balls?A FiberArtsy.com TutorialDryer Balls are literally balls made of felted wool. Why do you need them?Do you use dryer sheets? Did you know that commercial dryer sheets are nothing but chemicals, some of them toxic? That spring fresh scent…not so fresh. Dryer sheets permeate your laundry with chemicals which you then end up wearing! The alternative is all natural wool dryer balls. They help to fluff your laundry, cutting down on static and wrinkles. Plus, they last for years and cost next to nothing!
Wool Roving – Any kind (sheep, alpaca, etc), appr. 1 1/2 oz per ball
If you’re using all roving, start wrapping it around itself roughly in a ball shape, until it’s about the size of a tennis ball.
Once your balls (go ahead and laugh:) are about the size of a tennis ball, put them in the leg of a panty hose, pull it tight and tie a knot between each one.
Wash & Dry
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Published April 9th, 2014 2:28 PM
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Darlene becherer on Sep 28, 2014I leave a tennis ball in the dryer. Works ok.
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Fiberartsy on Mar 03, 2017That's what I used to use as well. Then I read somewhere that they give off some kind of toxin as they wear away. Not sure if that's true or not, tho.
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