anyone who made their own re-usable "paper" towels ...

Sagenhaft

What fabric did you use? Do you think fleece would work (I know some people use it for CDs)? For fabric, I only have a Wal-Mart near me with a limited selection, or I have to drive an hour to hobby-lobby / jo-anns. So I'm hoping they'd be usable with a fabric I can find at Wal-Mart!

 

TIA!

jennyk213

I used fleece on one side and terry cloth (is that the bath towel material?) on the other side.  I don't really like the fleece side - it isn't absorbent at all and isn't getting better with washings.  I love the terry side.  

dineenb

fleece is no absorbent, its meant to keep warmth in and water off. Terrycloth or cotton would work well though!

Sagenhaft

Thanks, ladies. Good to know!! Hopefully I'll be able to find some terrycloth.

smilee1079

You can also cut up towels for terry cloth.

juno

We used cloth diaper fabric for ours.

peachypear

You want 100% cotton. Terry, flannel, birds eye...

tokenhoser

Old towels (or get some old towels from the second hand store).

We don't care about looks, so most of my cleaning rags are socks DH decided he hated a couple years ago. Double thick terry cloth = great for cleaning and absorbing spills.

Sagenhaft

Thanks everyone! I just cut up some old towels and sewed cotton fabric to the backs! Very nice and very green!

Lisa78

We use old t-shirts for ours. They work great and it's nice to be able to see those shirts I am emotionally attached to, but are waaaay to tacky to actually wear.

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sillygoosegirl

I used "handkerchief" linen that I purchased to make handkerchiefs, but found to be too thick for that application.  I mostly use them for pressing tofu and other things where I wanted a really thin towel like a paper towel.  I use regular kitchen towels and rag towels (old regular kitchen towels) for most things.  

My sister says she uses felt for stuff like this, which I'd like to try someday.   

lovesBup

I love the gerber flat fold diapers for towels. They are super absorbent! My mother used them as burp cloths for my sister when she was a baby. After she didn't need them anymore I used them as towels for wiping the dishes. They are unbelievably absorbent, and they take up no room under the cupboards at all.

pfal6

I used all my kids old receiving blankets. Cut them up to small wash cloth sizes.