Thread: I Sure Need Some Advise

Baby and lap quilts I do at home but anything bigger goes to the laundry mat.

So many suggestions.....Thank You. These are both lap sized.....was suppose to be one, but I have decided that it would be way too large so divided it up into a large and a small lap quilt. I have already run them through the dryer on air just to loosen the excess threads. I may try to wash the smaller one and then dry as Deborahlees suggested. I'm really nervous about this......You guys to the rescue are great!!!

Oh yes always go to laundry mat. Most people don't realize how much these lint they throw off during washing. My drain pump went out-I never realized it had a lint trap. Though it's hard to get to and quite a bit of water hits the floor when I found out and checked it was almost completely plugged with lint.I now have left off the bottom panel so I can get to it and clean.Commercial washers have a filter easy to clean. Also never thought about the lint in the septic system until brought up on this board.

If you have a washer that "dumps" into a wash tub prior to the sewer line , its easy to catch the lint/threads , just put a nylon stocking over the end of the line ( secure with rubber bands) to catch the stuff that is shed in the washing process. If not I would say go to the laundry mat.

Originally Posted by Lori S

If you have a washer that "dumps" into a wash tub prior to the sewer line , its easy to catch the lint/threads , just put a nylon stocking over the end of the line ( secure with rubber bands) to catch the stuff that is shed in the washing process. If not I would say go to the laundry mat.

My washer doesn't dump into a tub, but I did the same. I put a nylon stocking on the end of my hose, making it VERY secure with rubber bands. I only secured the top end of the stocking, letting the foot part hang free, then stuffed it down drain pipe. I was afraid it might work loose so I stood by to watch it. Worked perfectly. I did remove the stocking and clean it after every rinse.

Originally Posted by Lori S

If you have a washer that "dumps" into a wash tub prior to the sewer line , its easy to catch the lint/threads , just put a nylon stocking over the end of the line ( secure with rubber bands) to catch the stuff that is shed in the washing process. If not I would say go to the laundry mat.

lori s that is exactly what i do. great minds think alike.

I did it at the laundromat, and it wasn't a problem with the washer, but I kept checking the lint trap in the dryer every 15 minutes, and it was packed each time

I've done up to a twin size in my home washer. I clean out the trap in the washing machine afterward and check the lint filter several times as it drying. so far no problems.

This is a different way to keep the lint out of the plumbing. I saw a video of a man who made a rag quilt and took it outside, taped it down to a board, then used an electric weed whacker to fray the seams. He said not to use a gas weed whacker because they are more powerful and would damage the quilt. After he finished with the whacker he picked it up and shook it well. It looked like it did a good job. I wish I could remember who it was.