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Tissue in the Wash

Robm1955 · 2019-09-10 13:26:31

HELP! I missed a tissue in my black trousers, before putting them in the wash. Now, obviously, they are covered in white bits. I shook a lot off, and removed the remainder from the pocket, but my trousers are still covered. I know the sellotate method, but I wondered if anyone knows of a reliable method of removing it all,…

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Jenna_Appleseed Posts: 6,433 Forumite

14 September 2019 at 6:56PM edited 14 September 2019 at 7:02PM

Just shake off as much as you can, then use sticky rollers. That's what I had to. (got a tissue over everything n the wash, inc. black trousers, t-shirt and a big blue towel. bah )

In My Home might be a better sub forum for this type of thread (they've got posts about washing machines anf tumble dryer fluff)
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=39

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