Thirteen Ways to Use Dryer Lint TT# 19
Had you walked into my laundry room this morning, this is what you would have seen on top of my dryer.
Perhaps you would have thought, "What in the world?" Yes, I am so cheap that I save my dryer lint.
Awhile back Butterfly Mama had a post about making a fire starter from your dryer lint. Today that is exactly what I did with mine. It really is an easy process that uses all recycled materials. The finished product.
I got to wondering, what else you can do with dryer lint? Here are 12 more uses that I found with links where explanation is needed.
2. Add it to your compost.
3. Put it in the yard for birds to pick up to use for nesting material.
4. Give it to your small pets like rabbits and gerbils for nesting material.
5. Use it to mulch around plants - You'd have to do a laundry wouldn't you?
6. Make lint paper mache.
7. Make lint clay.
8. Make lint paper.
9. Line the bottom of your houseplant pots with it. It helps to keep the soil in the pot while still allowing drainage.
10. Create artwork. I kid you not. Check it out.
11. Spin it into new yarn. Knit a sweater or some socks.
12. Use it as packing material.
13. Make a draft stopper for your doors.
Who knew you could do so much with your dryer lint?
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I don't think you could use it to make a Dodge Charger accessory do you?
35 comments:
That's a cool list. I never would have thought, though I wonder at least three times a week if there's some way to use the stuff! God bless.
Wow, very creative.
Now that's what I call a creative and interesting TT! Who would of thought. Happy 2008 to you...
Okay, you win. I can never come up with a list like this! Impressive.
SJR
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Excellent list! I am going to give 9 and 12 a try.
You get the award for most creative this week. I have never even thought about dryer lint...LOL
wow ~ I never knew dryer lint had so many uses (not that we have a dryer!!)
I agree....you are very creative. Quite a list for lint use.
I tried the fire starter thing it didn't work so well, I think we have an abundance of man made fibers :D. LOL!
I think I'm going to start saving it for the draft stoppers, bet it would make good stuffing for other projects & lots cheaper than fluff!!!
Excellent list! I usually save mine to toss in the woods for animals, but I never thought of using it for stuffing in a draft stopper. I like the idea of putting it in the bottom of pots too! Thanks!
What great ideas! We use the fire starter idea, but I have never tried any others!
Okay, this was definitely a very cool list, I never thought of the compost idea. Going to try that one.
Happy New Year!
Wow I had no idea there were so many options -- we just add it to our compost.
Your list made me giggle. I never thought about it. Great ideas. Happy TT.
what a fun list! the artwork sounds like fun
happy TT
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I just got finished like 5 minutes ago telling someone that we saved our dryer lint too!! How weird is that? The boys use it to practice starting fires with their flints. It's so flamable that they don't have to use much effort to get it to spark (light).
Very serendipitous.
I like the bird idea the best.
Happy TT!
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I have seen some amazing dryer lint art. The person who did it would deliberately put towels in the dryer in the colors that she needed to use, which I thought was kind of cheating a bit.
Great post!
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And all this time I've been tossing this stuff in the trash bin.
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I suppose we can extend this to navel fluff and pocket shmutz?
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WOW! Never knew you could do something with a dyer lint! Very interesting list you got too:)Thanks for sharing:)
My Thursday 13 is up as well! Happy New Year!
I have made the fire starters before and buddy burners tooand they work very well
I just read about a project using a milk carton to hang outside with yarn and dryer lint for the birds to make nests. I told Jude we could start saving stuff. Thanks for giving us all these other ideas to use the stuff. Add it to my project list...my house will never be clean.
Hey!!!!!! How about just throw it away!
I remember reading in the Tightwad Gazette to NOT use the compost on edibles unless you use all natural fibers. If you have any synthetics in your laundry, the compost made with that lint should only be used on ornamentals.
Cathy
Making lint paper sounds great...I might have to give that a try!
Who'd've thunk it? So many different uses. :)
My TT is about my 2008 road map this week.
wow what a rockin' t13!! I seriously learned something today
Thanks for the tips, though being an Aussie I line dry all our washing and don't use a dryer. Still, if this drought ever ends and I have enough rainy days to use the dryer I'll keep all these uses for lint in mind;-)
Kate
Stephanie,
What a unique post! Thanks for the ideas.
Awesome! I used to just throw the lint out lamenting how my "clothes" I just lost, but no more!
I also started line drying more.
I could put it in my pockets for next time thu the wash.
I use mine as stuffing material.
I also use my dryer sheets to pick up the dust off my wood floors. the best. I tie them in a bunch or on the bottom of the broom and it picks up all the loose hairs and dust..
Wow, who knew. great list, and all this time I've been throwing it out.
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