I’ve had such fun making these and I hope you enjoy using them. They are a great way to reduce energy usage during wet weather or for those who don’t have the benefit of a washing line in the garden.
These tumble dryer balls are a great example of how versatile natural products are and how they can be used and reused. These ball have been formed using a combination of wet and needle felting. The main ball is made from the insulated wool packing that protected my husband’s medicine delivery. Once wet felted in the washing machine, it has been decorated with coloured wool. The result is a firm ball, about the size of a tennis ball, which will not unravel and loves being tumble dried. We supply a set of 4 balls in a drawstring bag.
Tumble dryer balls are great for speeding up the drying process by separating items of laundry, allowing better warm air flow. They smooth out creases, soften towels and can reduce static. Pure wool is a natural product, so much better than plastic balls or non-recyclable dryer sheets. The wool speeds up the drying process even more by absorbing moisture from your laundry. The balls can be used over and over again, will not release any toxic chemicals into your dryer and when they reach the end of their useful life you can pop them in your compost bin.
Being hand made, the balls vary a little in size. They are generally a bit bigger than a tennis ball and may not be perfectly spherical.

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