old towels and bedding

domesticgoddess789

Hi

I'm moving house shortly and my mum has bee really kind and bought us some nice new towels and bedding as a moving present

I was just wondering before I threw the old ones out whether old towels and sheets could be used for anything else? it seems wasteful and not very OS to just throw them away

any ideas?

hayley

Penelope_Penguin

Try this - uses for old towels

Penny. x

bunny999

My Mum used to cut up old sheets and use them as dusters.

juliejim

I take mine to the animal shelter.

Bitsy_Beans

I agree with Julie. Try an animal shelter.

valk_scot

Cut them down into squares about two feet by two feet and keep them for cleaning cloths. We got given a stack of towelling nappies 15 years ago when our first child was born and though we never used them as actual nappies they were invaluable as "dribble cloths" for all sorts of things...mopping up juice and pee, lining the changing mat etc. Now our kids are pretty big but I still have the dribble cloths plus a big pile of toweling squares of the same size. I use them for mopping up spills, as dusters, floor drying cloths, cleaning the windows...anything you can use a j-cloth for, you can use a toweling square for, really.

Sheets can be cut up for fancy dress outfits, made into drawstring bags to store laundry in, shoe bags for school, lining for curtains, backing for cushions etc. Pillowcases make great storage bags for sweaters etc over the summer...they allow the wool to breathe, unlike plastic storage bags.

boiler_man

I keep old sheets to use as dust sheets when decorating

floss2

I took single bedding and towels to our local homeless overnight shelter.

rugbybabe77

i recently put some on freecycle and had lots of interest (more than I would of expected). mine ended up going to a lady who's dog had just had puppies!

we did keep a few in the garage to wipe down bikes and other outdoor toys.

Valley's_girl

boiler_man wrote: »

I keep old sheets to use as dust sheets when decorating

I also use them for dust sheets for decorating.
ally

katie_jane_2

bedding could be made into a patchwork quilt for winter. x