Cassis Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 After their zillionth washing some of our guest towels don't feel quite as soft as they used to. I know that softener is not recommended on a regular basis for towels, so does anyone whose towels also get put through the machine on a more than regular basis have any tips for keeping them soft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Dear Little Boudin au Cassis,I find mine stay soft and cuddly if I dry them in a tumble dryer with a sheet of softener for a gentle perfume and some tumble dryer balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 Jude dries ours on a line. [:(] Can we borrow your tumbler? Or is there another way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Well Boudin [:P], I can only suggest you get a tumbler in the next sales and do as I do, run it during the "heures creuses".As an alternative, get them to the self wash once in a while...The clothes line is the second worse thing, after the radiator... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 [quote user="Clair"]The clothes line is the second worse thing, after the radiator...[/quote]Don't tell Jude that. She's saving the planet. Thank you anyway! [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 You can save the planet OR have soft towels.....[;-)]How about trying some vinegar in the final rinse (or in the conditioner draw in the washing machine) Alternatively tell her to pummel them against the rocks a bit harder[:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimportequoi Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I like line dried towels. They don't absorb as much if they are fluffy and they don't feel clean to me unless they are stiff as a board. However, I believe I am in the minority with this opinion! I'm green and mean (paying the extra leccy for a tumble drier) when it comes to towels.Sorry Cassis, I've no solution to your problem short of tumble drying them for 5 mins or so once they are nearly dry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerise Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I do the dry for 5 min thing and it more or less works. Iron with biggest amount of steam your machine will produce (try the wallpaper stripper perhaps[:)]) also seems to help. In very hot weather I dry them on line indoors as the hot sun seems to make them even stiffer.Cassis you are becoming quite a sad little sausage - it is not normal for grown men (or women for that matter) to discuss laundry. When I was younger I always vowed that I would kill myself if I ever turned into a person who discussed washing powder. Well it seems to have happened ----- goodbye cruel world ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 We found drying on the line a pain in summer as they go rock hard but we have found that 5 minutes in the dryer does the job as already said. We did discover that its the movement of the dryer and not the heat that softens them up so if you have either a no heat setting or a delicate setting you will be a little more eco friendly as you won't burn quite so much electricity. Somebody told me you can throw a new clean tennis ball in as well (on a low setting)l and that it helps. Never had a new tennis ball to try it with so I don't know if that one works or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Do you think Jude would take to it if I bought her a tumble dryer for Xmas? I have no idea about the capacity of these things. Do they measure capacity in kg like the washing machine thingy? If so, should I weigh some dry towels give me some idea of what size we would need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Cassis,Did they not have tumble dryers in your place on Jupiter, it would be a maelstrom if they hadn't got them. They are measured in just the same way as washing machines (weight of stuff to be put in) bluddy clever eh[:)] [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 [quote user="Cassis"]Do you think Jude would take to it if I bought her a tumble dryer for Xmas? [/quote]I hope that's a joke [:)]Only if you put something very expensive/desirable in it ![;-)]Surely for a B&B the biggest size would be best ? Isn't it a legitimate business expense ?Cerise - you iron towels ?[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Never had a tumble dryer. We had a washer-dryer once but Jude never used the dryer bit - she is hung up on clothes lines.Jude does not iron towels.I once bought Jude a set of mud flaps and a replacement wing mirror for Xmas. I also once bought my mother a tumble dryer for Xmas. And another time a set of basic hand tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 [quote user="Russethouse"][quote user="Cassis"]Do you think Jude would take to it if I bought her a tumble dryer for Xmas? [/quote]I hope that's a joke [:)]Only if you put something very expensive/desirable in it ![;-)][/quote]I've already started Xmas shopping. A spoon holder. That should mollify her if I buy the Tumbler, shouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 [quote user="Susan"]I like line dried towels. They don't absorb as much if they are fluffy and they don't feel clean to me unless they are stiff as a board. However, I believe I am in the minority with this opinion! I'm green and mean (paying the extra leccy for a tumble drier) when it comes to towels.Sorry Cassis, I've no solution to your problem short of tumble drying them for 5 mins or so once they are nearly dry![/quote]Got to agree, well not me so much !! but that is what I hear Tina saying. We took over once from a couple who used fabric conditioner with their towel wash and it took a week to dry yourself with a towel washed in that way. We tumble dry sometimes but only occasionally when it is raining/wet but we have accumulated so many good towels, so have a good supply, that the "used ones" just hang around in baskets in the laundry room until it is suitable for them to be washed and hung outside (or so I am told [;-)] ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Different strokes for different folks I guess.The subtext of my wedding vows was that I do not have domestic goods for Christmas or birthday gifts nor do I iron towels, socks or knickers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Iron towels ????????????? "Is he 'aving a laugh".................... as Ricky Gervais would say !Do you think Cerise has gone and done it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenniswitch Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 What kind of towels would you iron? I can imagine a ironing a flat, decorative hand towel, but for bath towels do you not use terry?That being said, I use big, fluffy 100% pima cotton bath towels, tumble-dried with fabric softener sheets. They absorb water quickly and feel lovely against the skin. Line-drying would take forever in our (frequently damp) climate, and they would feel like sandpaper. I can't imagine ironing one.Re tumble dryers: get the largest one you can afford and be sure to get one that has a "no heat" setting. That way you can use it to fluff things that might be damaged by heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerise Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Ironing towels???? Oh God, I iron towels, talk to sausages and has been footballers and other wierd people who may or may not live in France. I knew this talking about laundry would end in tears. Can't end it all, as local shop will not even sell me a plaster let alone drugs and they gossip that much in the pharmacy that if you bought anything you'd get arrested for attempted murder before you got across the place. Local bar don't care for 'furrin wimmin' so no drinking myself to death either and no room to hang myself from indoor line as too many towels. Am currently writing letter asking Santa to send Quillan some new balls ....for his dryer of course and then I may have to start a thread on stain removal. Magazines and TV programmes promised me a bright new life in France - they said nothing about ironing towels and talking sausages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Right. I'm going to get a super-duper tumble dryer which will give 'em a good whirl on a no heat setting. Thanks for your views, everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 [quote user="Cassis"]Right. I'm going to get a super-duper tumble dryer which will give 'em a good whirl on a no heat setting. Thanks for your views, everyone.[/quote]Luvvly jubbly, can I be there at Xmas, when Jude puts it over yer head [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 [quote]Ironing towels???? Oh God, I iron towels, talk to sausages and has been footballers and other wierd people who may or may not live in France. [/quote]I am happy you are still with us but you know how to hurt someone......................[:(].......And I know how to get stains out of things and I ain't telling you but I shall tell the sausage [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 [quote user="Miki"][quote user="Cassis"]Right. I'm going to get a super-duper tumble dryer which will give 'em a good whirl on a no heat setting. Thanks for your views, everyone.[/quote]Luvvly jubbly, can I be there at Xmas, when Jude puts it over yer head [:)][/quote]You could be right - but I'm going to chance it and if it results in a maelstrom, so be it! I got away with the mudflaps and wing mirror unharmed so a tumble drier should be a cinch. Especially accompanied by a 'repos-cuillière', to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Maelstrom are a good make but do look out for others on promotion after Xmas. I can wait until after Xmas to hear if you are wearing it [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Well, I'd be pretty chuffed if she bought me a lathe, so why wouldn't she feel the same about a tumble dryer (I'm torn between the Maelstrom and a Whirlpool now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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