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Want to save money when doing laundry? Want to stop using chemical laden dryer sheets? Look no further!
Wool Dryer Balls to the Rescue!
Wool dryer balls are a great economical way to help dry laundry. Since adding them to my laundry, I have decrease my drying time by 25%!
That might not sound like much but it adds up! For my cloth diaper load, that means I shaved off 30 minutes of dryer time!
Wool Dryer Ball Benefits
- Decreases drying time. Generally 4 dryer balls will cut a small load by 50% and a large load by 25%!
- Saves money because you no longer need to buy dryer sheets (if you do that is) plus all the money you will save from running your dryer less.
- Reduces static
- Softens clothes
- Is toxin free, unlike dryer sheets or the PVC dryer balls.
- Safe for cloth diapers
- Great way to soften towels since you shouldn’t use softener or dryer sheets on towels as both will reduce absorbency.
- Safe for those with sensitive skin, which once again makes these a great alternative to dryer sheets or liquid fabric softener.
- Last for years if you treat them right.
Where To Get Wool Dryer Balls
You have two options: make the wool dryer balls yourself or buy them.
DIY: Wool dryer balls are very easy to make. It really is just rolling wool yarn into a ball! Ok there’s a bit more to it but it is very simple! If you want to make some dryer balls for yourself check out this tutorial.
Buy: If you aren’t very crafty or just don’t want to spend your time winding balls of yarn, then I suggest checking out LooHoo Wool Dryer Balls.
How Many Wool Dryer Balls Do You Need
Here’s what I’ve heard recommended:
2-3 balls for softening
4-6 balls to reduce dryer time by 20-50% depending on load size.
7-10+ balls for really big loads.
I started with 5 homemade dryer balls. Eventually, I upgraded to 9 LooHoo wool dryer balls (because apparently I didn’t make my dryer balls well enough and they unraveled).
I just found your blog through a BBC board we're both on, and I wanted to let you know that I LOVE my wool dryer balls! I just made them in December, and have loved how they reduce static so well. My only complaints are that one of mine unraveled (my fault) and I can't use them with my diapers bc I use velcro tabs. One dry cycle with the wool balls and my tabs are completely full of fuzz and won't work. Oh well! I still love them anyway. 🙂
Yes, velcro tabs don't mix well with wool dryer balls. I use velcro also but mine are just shells so I line dry those. Glad you like the blog!
I just want to say , i stumbled opon this while on pintrist… and my brain litterally exploded. I am in the never ending process of becoming crunchy and all these recipes and ideas are amazing.. my husband and i are just sitting here with our mouths dropped making a grocery list!
thank you !!
The key to getting a good felting is hot water. When making mine I toss them into a batch (like my diapers) that need hot water.