uses for old towels

nuttywoman

I keep a couple for when i put a colour on my hair.

annie-c

There was a request on my freecycle group tonight for spare towels for a local homeless shelter - you might want to consider offering them at www.freecycle.org

Penelope_Penguin

I keep a couple to line the box with for our newly hatched chicks - the cardboard is too smooth, and they keep skidding around.

Penny. x

N9eav

The best car polishing rags you can get.

filigree_2

I still have the grotty towels my Mum gave me when I left home 20 years ago, and they were old then! I've used them for

Dyeing my hair
Baby changing mat for visiting friend
Soaking up puddles when defrosting the freezer
Covering wet patch on the bed when someone's widdled/sicked in it
Son's swimming lessons because he lost the nice one :rolleyes:
On the beach so you don't spoil the nice towels with sand and suncream
Keep one in the car for emergencies

If I ever get really fed up with them I'll cut them up for rags.

p-pincher

I'd use the for cleaning. If they were big i'd cut them into quarters.

Penelope_Penguin

Hello! Just found this thread for more ideas - uses for old towels.

Penny. x

belfastgirl23

I found that when I cut up old bath towels they frayed everywhere. Do other people hem them? Or is there some special trick to cutting them up that I've missed?

exlibris

belfastgirl23 wrote: »

I found that when I cut up old bath towels they frayed everywhere. Do other people hem them? Or is there some special trick to cutting them up that I've missed?

Yes you have to do something with the edges if you don't want them to fray.

Most of my towels are 40 yrs old-Wedding presents, (OH in army most things provided in quarters then) I have also claimed all the towels from homes I have helped to break up on death. An aunt whose towels I inherited had bound the edges with bias binding, but I think that is going a little too far!

anniewoo

Thanks for your replies,everyone.

I decided to give the towels to a small,local animal rescue centre,I don't know why I didn't think of them to begin with,actually.

When my dog died suddenly last year,I gave them his basket,bedding,toys etc.and a big sack of dry dog food,which I had only just opened.They are only a small organisation and they depend on donations to keep going.I would rather support them than a big charity which gets funding from other sources.