Tissue in washing

aussielle

You lot think washing with a tissue is bad!

I don't do things by halves...:D

A few months ago, hurled a couple of toilet rolls down the stairs to put in downstairs loo, followed by a load of washing (to save making two trips, as I had pots out of kids bedrooms and rubbish to bring down)

I put the pots in the dishwasher, rubbish in bin, scooped up washing popped into washer...about half an hour later think to self, heck don't remember putting toilet rolls in loo cupboard, must be going mad, what've I done with them???

Run to washer in horror like a mad woman, shouting oh no, please god no, but sure enough the water is a tissuey mush and it's mid cycle...and you think one measley little tissue is bad! :rolleyes:

If anyone ever wants to know how much mess two full toilet rolls in the washer can make, the answer is one hell of a mess!!!!!

It took me hours and hours, I was on the verge of tears. I cleaned out the washer drum and had to keep putting it on rinse to get rid of the bits. The clothes were really bad, I ended up outside shaking and shaking, it looked like it had snowed all over the grass and I had been tared and feathered I had to dry the clothes in the drier, then wash them again to get off all the bits, and how I wish I'd made two trips down the stairs instead!

Needless to say I don't hurl them down the stairs anymore!

Margaret54

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Jo4

*zippy* wrote: »

Lakeland have some tissue catchers

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!20985

I got these last week. I noticed on Lakelands website it states that they can be used in the washing machine, is this correct and if so what is their purpose in the washing machine?

morganlefay

Arrrrgh, I have just washed my three best pairs of black trousers with a tissue and they are covered in white fluff. I tried winding sellotape round my hand and getting it off like that but it takes ages and is not all coming off. So I gave them another rinse cycle, but they're still 'fluffy'. I know Lakeland do prickly 'bobbles' you put in the dryer but they are expensive and I don't put these trousers in the dryer anyway....please does anyone know of a simple way to get fluff off which isn't sellotape or Lakeland's very expensive bobbles ?

elona

You could try using a rubber glove with "bobbles" on the fingers.

I have always just used sellotape but it is a pain!

daisyroots_2

elona wrote: »

You could try using a rubber glove with "bobbles" on the fingers.

You could try with the rubber gloves a bit damp, too, even more adhesive

Willpower?

Have you tried putting them in the dryer without the bobbles? It's worked well for me in the past.

pukkamum

I agree put on a pair of clean rubber gloves dampen them and use them to rub off the fluff i always do it on the 'cat's' chair and it gets the cat hairs off a treat!

Fruball

could you vacuum them ? worth a go !!

if not then the only way really is one of those rolly sticky wands you can buy from dry cleaners - that would definately do it but don't know how much they are ?

whatatwit

Does your dryer have a cold setting, usually the dryer will bring off fluff and bits of tissue.