Recycling old face flannels or towels

whitesatin

I want to bind them as I think that even, sad old washing clothes deserve a new lease of life with a pretty binding.

There are only the two of us so it's guests who use the rolled up flannels as hand towels, no great washing involved.

I have considered dyeing them as I think I mentioned above.

Not too sure about washing them with a yellow duster, that doesn't sound like my sort of look at all, lol.

strandedinaber

I use mine in place of cotton wool balls to remove makeup. Cut them into squares and wash them all together by putting them in a mesh bag in the wash with all the other towels etc.

suzybloo

I use the old ones as a drying cloth before I get out of the shower, rather than use my bath towel and get it soaking, I dry off with an old face cloth/quarter towel and its amazing how much water it absorbs! That way you are just drying off the excess with your bath towel and it can be used a couple of times with a quick airing in between uses. The small cloths are quicker and easier to launder. I have found this saves about a load of washing a week, as I have got hubby doing it too now, so instead of z14 bath towels, one each per day I have managed to reduce this to 5 or 6

GreyQueen

suzybloo wrote: »

I use the old ones as a drying cloth before I get out of the shower, rather than use my bath towel and get it soaking, I dry off with an old face cloth/quarter towel and its amazing how much water it absorbs! That way you are just drying off the excess with your bath towel and it can be used a couple of times with a quick airing in between uses. The small cloths are quicker and easier to launder. I have found this saves about a load of washing a week, as I have got hubby doing it too now, so instead of z14 bath towels, one each per day I have managed to reduce this to 5 or 6

And I thought I was the only one who did this.

It's a brilliant way of cutting down the washload and I just use my bathtowel to finish off after I have removed most of the water with a washcloth. It's a great wheeze.

jackyann

I cut down old towels and bind the edges. For some reason I often end up with towels that are OK in patches, but have holes in other places (rather than worn all over).
I make the binding out of scrap fabric, and make it into a loop at one corner, and then use the towels in the kitchen.

whitesatin

jackyann wrote: »

I cut down old towels and bind the edges. For some reason I often end up with towels that are OK in patches, but have holes in other places (rather than worn all over).
I make the binding out of scrap fabric, and make it into a loop at one corner, and then use the towels in the kitchen.

When you make the binding, do you cut it on the bias or just in straight strips?

RAS

suzybloo wrote: »

I use the old ones as a drying cloth before I get out of the shower, rather than use my bath towel and get it soaking, I dry off with an old face cloth/quarter towel and its amazing how much water it absorbs! That way you are just drying off the excess with your bath towel and it can be used a couple of times with a quick airing in between uses.

I use this method for camping and touring; except that the bath towel is a tiny camping towel or my favourite raw linen teatowel which was repurposed years ago.

Since started to use it in houses; great at DS's as the shower room tends to be a bit cool and I can dry my upper half before getting out and getting chilled.