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I originally posted this tutorial on flickr 2 and a half years ago, and it's still my most viewed photo ever, so I thought it was worth blogging here. I love swiffer dusters, so I made this up when I got sick of buying new refills all the time. These are washable and reusable til the cows come home, (I'm still using the original ones I made) and really easy to make, so be a little more green today and make a some for yourself. I've made them with fleece, but Microfiber seems to work best, it really grabs the dust. You can usually finds sheets of it in the car cleaning section. You can also easily make swiffer mop covers too, by just measuring a rectangle about twice as long as the mop, folding over the ends to fit it and sewing them in place.
Feel free to share this pattern! (If you link back to me here while you're at it, that would be great!) Why buy something over and over when you can easily make something reusable? Every little thing we can do to reduce waste is worth it. :)
♥ aimee
Great Idea. I too get tired of buying the refills. I was just looking at my cleaning supplies yesterday & I have 2 of the swiffer duster handles. I need to make one of these.
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What a great idea! Thanks for posting. I am bookmarking this so I can post it on my blog next time I am in!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this great tutorial. I really enjoyed making these and they work great!
ReplyDeleteSaw this on pinterest and LOVE IT! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I missed it, but what do you use for the handles?
ReplyDeleteYou use a Swiffer duster handle.
DeleteI made some put of flannel and they worked great! Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteI will probably try making this but fyi, I put my swifter sheets and dusters in the wash and reuse them over and over again with no problem and rarely throw them out....
ReplyDeleteDo you think felt would work? I may try it just to see! I have a huge bolt of felt!
ReplyDeleteDo you have a pattern for the mop too?
ReplyDeleteI don't have a pattern, but just measure a rectangle about twice as long as the mop, folding over the ends to fit it and sewing them in place.
DeleteLove these ideas. Am going to try several I have found with different materials, to see which I like best. Thanks for the great ideas. Love washable cleaning items.
ReplyDeleteHow to sew it is not clear on either site. I looked on the other site and can not understand how to sew it. Sorry I guess I'm just dumb.
DeleteI made these with micro fiber towels but the fluff and shedding was too much. Has anyone tried another material that worked well? I've heard, fleece, flannel, t-shirt or sweatshirt material. Any suggestions would help.
ReplyDeleteThe brown ones I made above are fleece, it works pretty well. :)
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