How To Be Creative With Laundry Dryer Lint
If you use a clothes dryer, you have dryer lint. The most important thing you can do with dryer lint is remove it from your dryer after every load. This will help prevent a devastating home fire and make your dryer more efficient.
But did you know that you don't have to throw all that lint away? Find some creative ways to reuse and recycle something that is usually thrown away.
One of the reasons we clean out dryer lint is to prevent fires - it is highly flammable. So, why not use it to start a fire where you want one?
One method is to pack lint into a small section of toilet paper or paper towel tubing to take on camping trips. The lint will light quickly and get your kindling off to a good start.
Another method is to make fire starters by packing lint into the cups of paper egg cartons. Pour melted candle wax over the lint. Cut the egg carton apart into 12 separate fire starters. Simply light the edge of the paper egg cup and place next to your kindling to get a good blaze started.
Lint is not a great mulch for plants but it can prevent weed growth and erosion. Lint from natural fibers like cotton, linen and flax can be added to your compost pile.
Dryer lint can be used to make modeling clay, paper or papier mache projects. All it takes is some creativity and time.
But did you know that you don't have to throw all that lint away? Find some creative ways to reuse and recycle something that is usually thrown away.
•Fire Starter
One of the reasons we clean out dryer lint is to prevent fires - it is highly flammable. So, why not use it to start a fire where you want one?
One method is to pack lint into a small section of toilet paper or paper towel tubing to take on camping trips. The lint will light quickly and get your kindling off to a good start.
Another method is to make fire starters by packing lint into the cups of paper egg cartons. Pour melted candle wax over the lint. Cut the egg carton apart into 12 separate fire starters. Simply light the edge of the paper egg cup and place next to your kindling to get a good blaze started.
•Pet Bedding
If you have guinea pigs or hamsters or gerbils or rats, lint makes some great bedding. It is clean and soft and easy to replenish.
•Stuff Small Crafts
If you just need a bit of filling for a craft ornament or toy, use lint. Again, it is clean and free!
•Prevent Soil Erosion and Weed Growth
Lint is not a great mulch for plants but it can prevent weed growth and erosion. Lint from natural fibers like cotton, linen and flax can be added to your compost pile.
•Spin Into Thread
If you are a fiber artist, lint can be spun into new thread to use in knitting or crochet projects.
•Use Dryer Lint to Make Clay, Paper or Papier Mache
Dryer lint can be used to make modeling clay, paper or papier mache projects. All it takes is some creativity and time.