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Microfiber cloth can end lint

Dear Heloise: I’ve discovered the power of microfiger towels! In the dryer, they attract every kind of lint and tiny particle imaginable.

This got me to wondering, and I threw a black shirt covered with fuzz (a facial tissue that’d been in the wash) into the dryer along with a microfiber cloth. At the end of the cycle, the black shirt was bright and bold black — no lint at all! — D.B., Buffalo, N.Y.

Yes — the magic of microfiber! A couple of caveats: Do not use fabric softener with microfiber — it coats the fibers, so they can’t “grab on” to lint. Also, be sure to clean your lint filter on your dryer after each load. — Heloise

Water warrior

Hi, Heloise: If you use a dehumidifier, SAVE the water! It is distilled water you don’t have to pay for. However, do not use it in your iron, as it is distilled but not clean! — John B., Erie, Pa.

(Heloise is a columnist for King Features Syndicate. Send money-or time-saving hint to P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000, fax it to 210-HELOISE or E-Mail: Heloise@Heloise.com.)25

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