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The empressof all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 03:40 PM
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Dryer Lint---Any hints
OK - I have done 6 loads of laundry today with about 6 more to go. I am drowning in the stuff. I know I should be hanging the undies out on the line after I beat them with the rock-but I don't. Anyway, does anyone have any nifty uses for the stuff. Could I strew it across the trees for the birds to use building nests Could I compost it
What about a pillow-would that even work

What do you do with yours.

Sorry my keyboards screwy and I cant use the question marks---I am not ignorant just a little illiterate.
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 03:42 PM
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1. Tinder For Campfires?
If it wasn't so flammable, you could use it for stuffing in a quilt.
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democracyindanger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 03:45 PM
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4. That's what the Boy Scouts told me
About it being a great firestarter, that is. Never got my quilting merit badge.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 04:24 PM
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12. I think quilting is included in the Needlwork Badge
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 04:23 PM
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11. That's right, it's great for starting fireplaces
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 06:58 PM
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17. Great way to "recycle" TP rolls, too...
Stuff 'em with dryer lint and use them as firestarters.

From experience, don't pack them really tight or they won't burn nearly as well.

...works with paper towel rolls, too.
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BlackVelvetElvis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 03:42 PM
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2. Check your keyboard for some lint
That stuff gets trapped in the cracks, you know!
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Ruby Romaine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 03:43 PM
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3. try googling dryer lint!
http://www.colba.net/~brock/2000b/11-19.htm
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The empressof all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 04:20 PM
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10. Love it--Madonna
I especially love the lint Madonna- you made my day. Wanna send me some lint-maybe I will work on doing Apollo
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 03:45 PM
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5. Knit it into underwear.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 03:50 PM
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6. art!
i once saw some woman collecting it in different colors and then gluing it to canvas... way cool art! especially the clouds... and furry animals:)
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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 03:51 PM
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7. make paper
homemade paper is a fun craft project.
If you have never done this before, there are some good sites on the web I'm sure. You would probably want to use some newspaper or other actual paper product in the mix

particularly good if you are washing mostly cottons like denim or towels.
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PragMantisT Donating Member (893 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 04:07 PM
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8. What a trip
I'm doing laundry as well, and I thought of a pillow as well. It's soft and it smells good. But if it is flammable, not a good idea.

Great minds think alike and do laundry on the same days.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 04:12 PM
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9. Art?
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geniph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 04:26 PM
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13. A lot of birds do like it
and squirrels and such will sometimes collect it, too. I always stuff fresh dryer lint in my birdhouses in spring.
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 04:48 PM
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15. It Dosen't Work Sometimes
If you've got a cat....
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The empressof all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 05:01 PM
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16. Yuck no more squirrels
Edited on Thu May-13-04 05:09 PM by Wubette
Squirrels are evil yard demons. Luckily I have my trusty lawn gnomes to keep them abay
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 04:47 PM
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14. Get rid of it
It's full of bacteria.
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mwdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 07:01 PM
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18. Bellybutton...
nuff said.
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 07:05 PM
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19. Stop drying your clothes on such high heat. all the lint is your CLOTHES
falling APART.

You're cooking them!!! stop it!

use low heat or the clothes line. Turn dark clothes inside out to prevent fading.

Unless clothes are heavily soiled, never wash in hot water, always wash on the delicate cycle.
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The empressof all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 08:51 PM
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20. OMG -Don't hate me
I confess--I have been torturing my wearing apparel. My mother instructed me to do this. It was under her direct order that I wash the whites in hot, hot water. I have even been know to use bleach.
I am just a poor sinner who was following orders. It wasnt my fault.

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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