Softening Super Saver

[ooh-lalah]

When your project is complete, but before adding fringe, soak it in a solution of liquid fabric softener/water. Run it through the dryer with a fabric softener sheet. voila! You get a nice soft scarf (or whatever it is you've made).

[Maryjane]

Thanks for the info! I use a lot of Red Heart Super Saver yarn because it is sturdy yarn to use in kids playthings!

[Barbara G.]

Great idea - thanks for sharing with the group!

[DeaconsWife]

It also helps to work your stitches a bit loosely if possible (it depends on what you are making, I know.) It seems to get stiffer the tighter the stitches have to be.

[Nanas Dreams]

Thanks so much for the info. I love soft yarn, but also love the price & colors of super saver. Nanas Dreams

[tas]

Oh, save your money and just use white vinegar! Add a bit of pong with lavender water if you must. All that synthetic stuff, can't be good

[momajo]

It is easy to soften the finished project and the colors are great but I would enjoy working with Super Saver a great deal more if it was a bit easier on these "old" hands.

[Anaisa]

yeah I find the super savers are great on price but a pain in the arse to use sometimes...I am making a poncho, and I am using two kinds of yarn, one is a super saver and the other is a nice soft one, and I tell ya, having to go back and forth w/ the colour change that super saver slowes me down and just gets caught in my hook...so I like this idea because I was curious to know what to do w/ the rest of my super saver yarn and how scratch it feels....so I can make it soft! Thanks

[ginny2228]

Thanks for the info. I love the price on "super saver" yarns but they are rough on the hands. ( I use it anyway)

[ladybug]

Take the label off your super saver & put in in a lingere bag & wash & dry it using a dryer sheert or stuff in the washer.You MUST put it in something so it wont unwind. Nylons work too.I,ve done it & it works. Just keep checking it when you get it out of the drier to make sure its dry. I stick my fingers in the middle & loosen it seversl times after the drier to be sure its dry.