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How to soften new clothing
- Thread starter mw0njm.
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Richard Dye
master brummie
Have you tried adding fabric softener when you wash them?
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
try'd off the self softeners i dont have a tumble dryer now i dont trust them
Richard Dye
master brummie
I have a few pairs of jeans, Wranglers and Levi’s . When I buy them usually two pairs at a time (don’t ask but I’m not a big shopper). The Wranglers started out fine, however on pair after a year is getting stiffer and stiffer. My wife who is a fabric sewing person, clothes, quilts etc has tried everything to get that one pair softened up. We have a dryer an$ tried everything, liquid softeners, softeners in the soap those non woven types that go in the dryer to no avail! Janice I hope you are right ( that’s what we thought) but that one pair of Wranglers has something in it that makes it so stiff!
rosie
brummie
An "Old wive's " remedy is to put vinegar in the rinsing water of towels but I've never tried it! I can't remember the name of that stuff which stops limescale in washing machine but I used to use it to soften nappies. Sometimes there is too much "dressing" in fabric and it need several washes to get it out.
rosie.
rosie.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
i have done that rosie i put white vinegar in the wash instead of soap it has helped a lot the neck of the shirts were hard and rubbed my skin
now they smell like a picked onion but feel softer