I know its not quite that simple, I’d have to make thread first, and after I get enough, make clothing out of it. Could this actually be done? I can sew, but never made my own clothing nor have I ever made thread, so I don’t know if it could actually be done or not. I’m 100% sure the time and effort would not be worth it, or money spent on stuff to produce the thread, etc. But looking at my lint garbage pale made me wonder.

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I use mine as firestarter at barbecues- ot did, back when summer still had rain in my area (the only time of year when it gets nice enough to bbq), now there’s a yearly burn ban that spans the entire season

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Does burn ban apply to BBQ? I always assumed that’s enclosed fire.

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In WA it did this year

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Dryer lint is basically microplastic if you have synthetic fibres

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Lint makes a great firestarter

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Lint balls and Vaseline. You can start a campfire anywhere with that.

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I’m the firestarter. Lint ball firestarter.

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Ooweeooweeoowee

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hey, hey, hey

I’m the self-inflicted fiber detonator

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The fibers are too short, but you could probably make a neat paper out of it.

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Depends on the material- if it’s wool or some other animal hair, it probably could be felted. It’s already halfway there.

Another option is as insulation/batting.

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you would need a magic spider, and those only start to show up once you’ve consumed enough meth… although if you’re thinking of making clothes from dryer lint, it sounds like you’ve made a good start on that…

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