How to Wash Your New Waffle Towels
& Natural Laundering Tips

We recommend machine washing in warm water with 1/2 cup of vinegar. This helps the towels form the honeycombs and also helps remove any natural waxes more quickly.
For darker colored towels, help the colors "set" by adding 1 cup of vinegar, 1/2 salt or 1/2 cup of baking soda to the first wash.
Tumble dry on low heat, or line dry on your clothesline. We recommend not using fabric softener or dryer sheets, which coat the fibers and reduces absorbency.
How to Naturally Whiten Your White Towels
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup salt
- 1/2 gallon of water
In a bucket combine all ingredients. Mix them together well and soak the towels in the bucket. Then without rinsing the towels (you can ring them out), lay or hang the towels in the sun for a few hours. Run them through the washer and dryer like normal and they should lighten considerably.
My new towels seem stiff, how can I soften them?
Our towels do get softer and nicer the more you wash them, but if you're impatient, we've got a simple, inexpensive solution.
Add 1 cup baking soda in place of detergent, and then line dry the towels in the sun if possible. A quick tumble on low heat afterwards will soften them even further.
Also, always use medium or low heat if you machine dry - high heat can cause cotton fibers to tighten, making the fabric feel stiffer.
Natural Laundry Essentials
Stock your laundry room with a few simple, natural ingredients like White Vinegar, Baking Soda and Lemon Juice to help solve almost any laundering problem. Skip the harsh chemicals and expensive cleaners and stock these natural allies instead.
Another "Recipe" for Whitening from our friend Nancy:
- 1/2 cup dishwashing powder
- 1/2 cup non-chlorine bleach power dissolved in warm water
Last Chance Stain Removal Method
- 1/2 cup dishwashing powder
- 1/2 cup non-chlorine bleach powder
Note from Ann:
The boys in our local high school orchestra wore tuxedos with dress shirts all year. Multiple evenings under hot stage lights left them in a pretty sorry state. At the end of the year, I volunteered to take them home and wash them. This method did the trick and got the worst of the stains and smells out - so I know it works!