tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post7583956126732586602..comments2024-03-20T18:36:43.524-04:00Comments on Thrift at Home: Saving Towels and WashclothsMargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-1030618497624769722022-03-22T12:15:31.952-04:002022-03-22T12:15:31.952-04:00Yes! My last diaper-rags are now gone and they wer...Yes! My last diaper-rags are now gone and they were the best! I still have some cloth soakers in the rag stash and they're pretty great, too.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-26856944938997392102022-03-22T11:52:56.398-04:002022-03-22T11:52:56.398-04:00I'm still working through my stack of old clot...I'm still working through my stack of old cloth diapers. Will have plenty of towels for rags when (if?) they ever run out but diapers are hands down my favorite rags.katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998755307547391097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-7754904680159691992022-03-22T07:20:36.744-04:002022-03-22T07:20:36.744-04:00Thanks, Beth! Your methods are inspiring, too. I l...Thanks, Beth! Your methods are inspiring, too. I love the circulation of ideas among homemakers.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-72081853200861883652022-03-21T22:36:18.236-04:002022-03-21T22:36:18.236-04:00You are so cool, Margo. I love the resourceful wa...You are so cool, Margo. I love the resourceful way you keep house. It is an inspiration. <br /><br />I'll remember this for next time--in the past I've just chopped them up for rags or "batting." BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-66739058475968285542022-03-19T10:54:50.566-04:002022-03-19T10:54:50.566-04:00It is amazing how long it takes me to have an epip...It is amazing how long it takes me to have an epiphany sometimes! But yes, the rag location that all the kids can access and USE is critical at my house.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-87736980506976081042022-03-19T10:54:01.220-04:002022-03-19T10:54:01.220-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-74797952886063580892022-03-19T10:53:50.086-04:002022-03-19T10:53:50.086-04:00This cracks me up! We go through sheets way faster...This cracks me up! We go through sheets way faster than towels for some reason.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-85150315765503208572022-03-18T21:38:05.589-04:002022-03-18T21:38:05.589-04:00I don't know why it took me until my kids were...I don't know why it took me until my kids were teenagers before we started having a box of half-sized towels under the kitchen sink. When a big spill happens, everyone knows where the towels are and can run to get them. Some of my wedding towels ended up there (and I got a couple towels that I hated--pink and blue stripes!--it felt good to cut them in quarters for the spill box hahahahaharachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303678249965085648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-14592144066068909872022-03-16T21:44:35.334-04:002022-03-16T21:44:35.334-04:00I use all my old towels as cleaning rags ... it...I use all my old towels as cleaning rags ... it's so good to see how long an item can still be functional . Love your blog posts as always ! Leishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550858502158736036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-84386353119545521102022-03-15T08:03:48.831-04:002022-03-15T08:03:48.831-04:00Our wedding towels don't look nearly as good a...Our wedding towels don't look nearly as good as yours, with or without salvaging the edge. Thankfully, we do have a dog, so they do get used by her and some get sent to camp every summer with the girl - I'll have to do your zig zag edging on them to cut down on the strings.<br /><br />I keep joking with my husband that we should do a vow renewal ceremony and register for new towels as gifts, but he's not amused. So for Christmas every year, he gets a set of new towels. Or sheets. Whatever piece of infrastructure I decide we need that year. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879162672311458964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-83747972725644456022022-03-15T07:45:08.320-04:002022-03-15T07:45:08.320-04:00Oh yes, I have some old sandpaper towels in the ra...Oh yes, I have some old sandpaper towels in the rags - they are threadbare - the best for big messes and projects.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-87387634118273683882022-03-14T16:12:39.688-04:002022-03-14T16:12:39.688-04:00The newer towels have a longer lasting edge. In f...The newer towels have a longer lasting edge. In fact we just moved to a new set in our bathroom because the old ones looked fine but they were like drying with sandpaper because all the soft loops are gone.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-5397554395839444532022-03-14T12:33:03.429-04:002022-03-14T12:33:03.429-04:00Thank you! Thank you! Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-44032894567580858782022-03-14T12:32:34.146-04:002022-03-14T12:32:34.146-04:00Oh my gosh, your comment made me remember that I c...Oh my gosh, your comment made me remember that I cut down an old terrycloth changing pad cover to make baby washcloths for Phoebe! Blogged here: https://thriftathome.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-layette-baby-washcloths.html And now they have graduated to the rags and make very nice scrubbing cloths!<br /> <br />Yes, I hope more people will learn to use what they have completely instead of mindlessly buying new. Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-73685542854929946652022-03-14T12:26:29.082-04:002022-03-14T12:26:29.082-04:00"New" towels after 33 years - not too sh..."New" towels after 33 years - not too shabby!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-8637555150462792122022-03-14T12:00:16.125-04:002022-03-14T12:00:16.125-04:00I also trim and stitch the edges of towels. I wis...I also trim and stitch the edges of towels. I wish more people did that rather than throwing them away! One day our towels will be the size of washcloths... lol.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477806052578880686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-25941885767181502022022-03-14T10:37:24.415-04:002022-03-14T10:37:24.415-04:00when i had my wedding shower my mom told me to put...when i had my wedding shower my mom told me to put 1/2 the towels away to use later. Last year after 33 years i finally brought them out to use. lol. course the marriage was over long ago but the towels keep going...... Little Baby Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07191011239458985682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-665818034150933242022-03-13T21:19:11.827-04:002022-03-13T21:19:11.827-04:00I also zigzag towel edges, but yours look nicer fo...I also zigzag towel edges, but yours look nicer for the extra step.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503930255842185609noreply@blogger.com