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? asked in Home & GardenCleaning & Laundry · 9 years ago

How to air dry clothes without stiffness?

I have no washer or dryer so I'm going to start hand washing and air dying my clothes. We used to do that when I was little and I remember the clothes would be stiff after air drying. How can I make them soft?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Add liquid fabric softener to the load.

  • Jewel
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    First of all, don't use too much soap, and rinse as well as you can. Extra soap drying in the fibers is usually what makes clothes stiff. Agitation is what gets actually removes the dirt from clothes--the detergent helps keep it form settling back into the cloth. A few tablespoons of white vinegar added to the rinse water helps too.

    Source(s): Spent many years without a washer or dryer.
  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Amanda they should,nt be stiff if you rinse them

    And then rinse again in softener and wring out as best you can

    They only become stiff if you air dry in very hot sunlight

  • Backwoods Barbie
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Iron them after they are dry.

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