Homemade woolen balls will help in washing things with a filler, plus they will speed up drying and save on detergent and conditioner.
Why do we need woolen balls?
Such balls can be made from an unnecessary skein of woolen threads or from the remnants of several skeins of woolen threads. These balls are used for washing and drying clothes, and they have three main purposes:
1. Washing things with downy filler, synthetic winterizer / holofiber, synthetic winterizer
Homemade woolen balls work like purchased rubber / plastic balls or tennis balls, which are advised to replace the latter. All kinds of balls are elastic. When washing, they bounce off the walls of the drum of the washing machine and break down, preventing it from falling into lumps. Balls will help when washing down jackets, down jackets. You can also wash your jackets with synthetic winterizer, with syntepuh / holofiber filler - the balls will help to better wash the thing with less detergent.
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2. Washing ordinary linen
Woolen balls can also be used to wash simple clothes. They help to remove strong impurities, including on dense tissues.Another plus - balls help to save detergent: it can be poured or poured less than when washing without balls.
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3. Drying
If your machine has a drying function or you use a tumble dryer, balls can greatly help in drying clothes. They speed up the drying process, things dried with the use of balls less wrinkle. Balls made of wool work when drying like air conditioning, making things softer. If you drop a drop of essential oil on each ball before drying, things will get a pleasant aroma.
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How to make wool balls for washing with your own hands?
The ideal material for such balls is woolen roving yarn (slightly twisted). For washing and drying, 4 balls are needed - depending on their size, 100-200 grams of wool will be required. You also need scissors, an unnecessary nylon stocking or tights. If desired, you can decorate and simultaneously strengthen the balls - for this you need a little contrasting yarn and a hook.
Step 1
Roll from yarn 4 about the same dense, neat ball.
Step 2
To strengthen and decorate the ball, add a contrasting thread. Wind it on top and pull it through the ball with a hook.
Step 3
When all the balls are ready, put them in a nylon stocking, after each making a knot.
Step 4
Wash balls with a small amount of detergent at a fairly high temperature (at least 60 degrees), if there is drying, dry. Balls should fall and decrease in size, becoming dense and elastic.Some balls acquire these properties after the first washing and drying; others need to go through several cycles.
You can store balls in a cloth bag.
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