Do dryer balls reduce wrinkled fabric?
#1
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Do dryer balls reduce wrinkled fabric?
For those of you who prewash fabric and then dryer dry it -- have you used wool dryer balls? Do they reduce wrinkles?
I was thinking about ordering them since they are supposed to shorten drying time. What are your experiences?
Thanks
I was thinking about ordering them since they are supposed to shorten drying time. What are your experiences?
Thanks
#2
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No experience with that, but it's the hot, moist air that takes wrinkles out of fabric. I think commercial products MIGHT be risking false advertising. Not sure, but I wondered the same thing when I read the box of Bounce I just bought. It says "4 in 1" and 1 of the 4 claims is "reduces wrinkles". I would need science to prove that one. Personally I think you'd be wasting your money.
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I made some out of wool yarn and I think it helps. I have a dryer that bunches up the clothes so these balls help keep them unpunched. I don't have soft water so I think these help. It's not like I don't still have wrinkles but I just think it helps a little. It was on this site that someone told how to felt the yarn and make these balls. I need to make some more as mine are slowly coming apart. It's been several years.
#5
No experience with that, but it's the hot, moist air that takes wrinkles out of fabric. I think commercial products MIGHT be risking false advertising. Not sure, but I wondered the same thing when I read the box of Bounce I just bought. It says "4 in 1" and 1 of the 4 claims is "reduces wrinkles". I would need science to prove that one. Personally I think you'd be wasting your money.
#6
I use a full size cotton towel, dry a short, mid heat cycle and remove promptly. I have very little problem with wrinkles. I pretty much prewash everything too.
I figure the towel absorbs some of the moisture and helps keep the humidity up during the drying process. I do not wash the towel - I leave it in the dryer.
i just got back from vacation, and hit many fabric stores. Washed it all and had enough to overfill a large laundry basket after it was folded. Had pieces from 4 yards down to layer cakes, and I sort and wash by color. Took most of a day to get through it all.
BTW - I did experiment once and left the towel out - and had lots of wrinkles. I rewashed and dried with the towel, and ended up with very few wrinkles. Every once in a while I do forget to toss in the towel, and I know it as soon as I start pulling the dried fabric out of the dryer. It is way easier to rewet and dry with the towel than to iron.
I figure the towel absorbs some of the moisture and helps keep the humidity up during the drying process. I do not wash the towel - I leave it in the dryer.
i just got back from vacation, and hit many fabric stores. Washed it all and had enough to overfill a large laundry basket after it was folded. Had pieces from 4 yards down to layer cakes, and I sort and wash by color. Took most of a day to get through it all.
BTW - I did experiment once and left the towel out - and had lots of wrinkles. I rewashed and dried with the towel, and ended up with very few wrinkles. Every once in a while I do forget to toss in the towel, and I know it as soon as I start pulling the dried fabric out of the dryer. It is way easier to rewet and dry with the towel than to iron.
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I made some out of wool yarn and I think it helps. I have a dryer that bunches up the clothes so these balls help keep them unpunched. I don't have soft water so I think these help. It's not like I don't still have wrinkles but I just think it helps a little. It was on this site that someone told how to felt the yarn and make these balls. I need to make some more as mine are slowly coming apart. It's been several years.
#8
I make my own wool dryer balls with wool yarn. I don't think they reduce wrinkling. I use them to reduce the amount of time it takes to dry laundry. I found this youtube video that explains them.
Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op7bnPv1qKU
Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op7bnPv1qKU
#9
I've made & used dryer balls for over a year now & I love them. I'm not sure if they cut down on wrinkles but they do cut down on drying time. I use 5 in my dryer & I have also found that they cut down on static. I think the next time I make them I will make them larger. Mine are about the size of a tennis ball. I used this site to make mine.
http://goodmama.typepad.com/goodmama...yer-balls.html
Also, we have dogs & I found that dog hair does not cling to them (which is a good thing).
http://goodmama.typepad.com/goodmama...yer-balls.html
Also, we have dogs & I found that dog hair does not cling to them (which is a good thing).
#10
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I have the wool balls, but don't notice any difference in wrinkles, and lots of static electricity. I did find that using the plastic dryer balls with the bumps on them actually work better that the wool.
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