Impromptu stuffing instead of fiber-fill- Freshly used dryer sheets?

Question

I'm in rural-land without a decent car for the heavy snow...
To get a teddy-bear started (for a travelling adult), can I start with used dryer sheets?
For the rough draft, at least?
If this thing goes well, I'll probably make a better one, but what if I end up keeping the first one?
Is that dangerous? Allergenic? What about the lint that gets left stuck to it, is that a problem?
If anyone knows, please clue me in. THanks!

Answer 1

You can also use dryer lint. Save it in a bag lined waste pail. It is clean and made up of fabric fibres--lint. Lint needsto be inside a closely woven cotton so it doesn't work its way out of the bear, so cut a bear shape in prewashed, shrunken muslin.

Wash and dry a spare bed pillow, or sofa throw pillow and open it to use the stuffing.

Answer 2

I'd test the dryer lint on something to make sure it won't disintegrate and come out through the fabric, but I would for sure go ahead with dryer sheets. Just stuff it as hard as you can in case they shift and bunch up.

I've had some of my best ideas while being snowed in. That's how I leaned to make my own rubber stamps. Necessity is the mother of invention, and all that!

Answer 3

I don't see any reason why you can't use them They make great stabilizers too, in a pinch!! They smell good too, so I'd go right ahead!