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stop fluff from towels?

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  • ashlea170706
    ashlea170706 Posts: 198 Forumite
    i have the same problem with brown ones from asda i always tumble dry them and there is always so much fluff!
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 9,981 Forumite
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    Think I'll pass on buying towels from Asda..........
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  • Dawnie_Baking_Lady
    Dawnie_Baking_Lady Posts: 18 Forumite
    Hi all

    I have 2 lovely navy blue towels that, despite half a dozen washes or so, are still shedding fluff all over the place!! I never use softener on towels - only the laundry powder. I don't want to get rid of them because they cost me quite a but, being egyptian and also this would just be wasteful.

    Any tips?:o
    Dawnie :j
  • BubbleFrogette
    BubbleFrogette Posts: 537 Forumite
    I would also like to hear of any tips please! I bought 8 black towels a few months ago and we have ivory carpet all through the house. The fluff is driving me insane! I don't want to replace them as they were expensive but I need to do something.....
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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,675 Forumite
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    Hi Dawnie,

    There's and earlier thread that may help so I've added your thread to it to keep the suggestions together.

    Pink
  • rachstebbs
    rachstebbs Posts: 18 Forumite
    I have a real issue with teatowels shedding! They are not fluffy, they are the 'waffle' type but I can't dry anything with them as i then need to rinse the dishes again! I have washed and tumble dried them a few times but to no avail! Any tips?
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  • sillyvixen
    sillyvixen Posts: 3,615 Forumite
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    rachstebbs wrote: »
    I have a real issue with teatowels shedding! They are not fluffy, they are the 'waffle' type but I can't dry anything with them as i then need to rinse the dishes again! I have washed and tumble dried them a few times but to no avail! Any tips?

    when i moved i got new teatowels but found the fluff was a problem with glasswear - i just used an old linen towel for glasswhere for a couple of months untill the teatowels (cheap) had stopped shedding - i only changed the tea towels as the old oned did not match the new kitchen.

    my asda towels like the cheap tea towels stopped shedding after 2-3 months and are so much softer than the older ones so stick with it.
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  • nesssie1702
    nesssie1702 Posts: 1,345 Forumite
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    I've never had a problem with towels (tea towels or bath towels) shedding - I only use soap powder when I was them, but I always do them on a 60 ºC wash and then if I can hang them out to dry. I wonder if the temperature that they are being washed at makes a difference?

    I rarely tumble them as I like my towels to be rough and scratchy rather than soft (feel that soft just moves the dampness around my skin and doesn't dry me properly :o )
  • Rachyk
    Rachyk Posts: 38 Forumite
    Can anyone offer any more advice? We've had brown ones from M&S for a couple of years now and I still end up covered in fluff when I dry?!

    They were a Christmas present as we wanted some nice fluffy towels, but now I end up using the old worn ones as the brown aren't worth the hassel!!! So any tips people have would be greatly received to finally make my towels useable
  • piecemeal
    piecemeal Posts: 86 Forumite
    rachstebbs wrote: »
    I have a real issue with teatowels shedding! They are not fluffy, they are the 'waffle' type but I can't dry anything with them as i then need to rinse the dishes again! I have washed and tumble dried them a few times but to no avail! Any tips?
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