November 12, 2018
How to Keep Your Sheets from Tangling Up in the Dryer
We’ve all had it happen to us, we open up the dryer to grab clean sheets to put on the bed only to find a tangled up ball. Once the sheets are untangled, they are a wrinkled mess and the expectation of crisp and clean sheets are a distant memory.
This is a problem readers ask me about very often. I know just how frustrating this is because it used to happen to me all the time until I came up with this simple solution. I’m going to back up a bit and tell you a little bit about my sheet washing process. I have a simple cleaning routine (go here if you’re new here) and Saturday is Sheets + Towels Day. That means I wash all the sheets and towels in the house on Saturdays. This might sound like a lot, but I do this on Saturdays because everyone is home and can help with the process.
Here’s how I keep the sheets from tangling up in the dryer. Ready?
- When I move the sheets from the washer to the dryer I make sure that the sheets aren’t tangled up by untangling them a bit as I put them in the dryer.
- Place the wet sheets in the dryer with 3 dryer balls – the dryer balls help to keep things from getting tangled and they cut down on dry time.
- Here’s the trick: Put the dryer on time for 20 minutes. Once the 20 minutes are up, open the dryer, pull out the sheets and untangle them.
Repeat this until the sheets are dry. I find that I only need to do this one or two times and the sheets are dry and ready to go – without being in a jumbled mess.
Want to see some more of my laundry tricks and tips? Head to this post – Essentials for Laundry.
Amanda Says
Where did you buy your sheets and duvet/cover from? I have a hard time finding white duvet covers especially that stay soft after a few washes.
b r Says
Post authorSol Organics – you can find them on this page:
https://www.cleanmama.net/cleaning-favs
Kim Says
Yes! Such a simple solution! I have king size sheets and I have dryer balls and add heavy towels thinking that would help, but it doesn’t. So glad I read this post!
Kimberly Says
Do you have a favorite brand for a duvet insert? I want to make the switch from quilt + blanket + top sheet to duvet.
b r Says
Post authorI do! Sol Organics – you can see them linked here:
https://www.cleanmama.net/cleaning-favs
Sharon Says
This is brilliant! I have dryer balls already, and sheets waiting to be loaded into the dryer right now…so I’m going to go try this now! 🙂 Perfect timing. Thanks so much!!!
MaryJo Says
Any suggestions on how to keep sheets from tangling in the washing machine?
Beth Says
do the balls make a lot of noise?
Clean Mama Says
Post authorNo 🙂
Laura Says
I have tried using wool dryer balls, but end up with so much static! I tried adding safety pins and that didn’t seem to help with the static. I would like to use these rather than dryer sheets. Any helpful hints? Thank you!
Clean Mama Says
Post authorYou might be overdrying your laundry – try taking the laundry out a little earlier!