Static in clothes

Queenie

Pink-winged wrote:

A friend of mine swears by rubbing the inside of clingy static clothes with a sheet of bounce.

Pink

You beat me to it

Also, how about good old fashioned petticoats underneath? After all, that is what they were invented for (M&S sell "anti-static" one's - can't remember the price - this time of year a petticoat is a lovely extra layer for warmth too ).

Do not tumble dry them (that will increase the static).

Steam iron rather than dry iron.

Wearing tights will only add to the "cling" problem - unless wearing a petticoat underneath, then tights are ok)

HTH

Queenie

squeaky wrote:

Try lightly ironing them. Just a little run over with a warm iron.

Don't wish to contradict you here But, if the dresses are already "clingy", ironing them can "add" to the problem not solve it - (I speak from experience). The need to get rid of the static first, then after washing/drying, they could of course be steam ironed.

squeaky

It worked for me. I went on the principle that the metallic parts of my iron are earthed so that going over the shirt concerned with the iron grounded all the static.

Oh well


Where you're very much right though Queenie is that whichever way is used to get rid of the static in the dresses now, it'll be back as if it had never gone if it's not worn with something that will not produce more static as the fabrics rub together.

nikiyoung

Mr_Proctalgia wrote:

A short lenght of chain attached to your DD and left to drape on the floor will cure this problem, you used to see it all the time on older cars! :rotfl:

Ha ha ha LOL
Did think of that but they are to young to be tied to the kitchen yet!!
Niki
;->

nikiyoung

Hmm looks like i'm off to M&S- or at least get DH to go look!!
Thanks to all
Merry Christmas
Niki

surfpam111

I once heard that spraying hairspray on to tights stopped the static - might work

MATH

Ironing in my experience makes static worse. I rarely use fabric softener but solve clinging on Mrs MATH's flimsys by spraying with hairspray. Leave-in-hair conditioner also works or you could mix a drop of fabric softener with plenty of water and give them a light spray. Works every time HTH

nikiyoung

Ok sent Dh to town (canterbury), he's a good lad went to M&S, BHS, Debenhams but no one does slips / petticoats these days for kids!!!!! DD's are 4 and 6 any ideas? Come to mention it I haven't seen petticoats for adults for ages either?
MATH your idea sound's good will try that.
Niki

Queenie

nikiyoung wrote:

Ok sent Dh to town (canterbury), he's a good lad went to M&S, BHS, Debenhams but no one does slips / petticoats these days for kids!!!!! DD's are 4 and 6 any ideas? Come to mention it I haven't seen petticoats for adults for ages either?
MATH your idea sound's good will try that.
Niki

Oh dear!

(from my memory of Kent ... for your dh to have travelled from Ashford to Canterbury and back, plus check out BHS, M&S and Debs within 2hrs at this time of year ... he must be Mr Speedy-Speedy!!! :rotfl: )

Are you sure he checked all the departments????? I know for a FACT that slips/petticoats are most indeed available for "adults" ... and although it is a while ago since my DD was in need of petticoats/slips, it's not centuries ago, so I do know that they were available for young girls! :think:
If you cannot find a petticoat (Mothercare? School depts? Online? Ashford? ) then perhaps you could consider making one? Or reading the other tips I put in my post )
Perhaps he should have stopped by C&H? ( A pattern, not that one is needed for a "slip"- they are very straightforward to rustle up - would have been do-able from there. If C&H still exists?)

I'm sorry my post (earlier today) wasn't useful to you - all I can say is, my advice was given in good faith and from years of experience

Failing the solutions offered by all the above posts, I wish you luck in finding a solution which works for *you*

Queenie

MATH wrote:

Ironing in my experience makes static worse. ...

:rotfl: That is my experience too MATH ... especially from a "girlie" point of view ... a sHirt simply doesn't "cling" in quite the same way that a sKirt may Nor so embarrassingly

Cheers for the hairspray tip