Nappy accidentally in washing machine - dark wash.. Agh!

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Any advice gratefully received! Stupid me, was a night nappy worn but actually dry, (if any consolation) somehow caught up in my dirty washing bundle in morning rush. DDs black dance leggings, DS avengers pyjamas, lovely navy Next pyjama top of mine and various other dark items covered in white fluff..

I've shaken them out in garden and hung on the line, despite it being a wet drizzly day! (Neighbours probably think I'm barmy!) despite vigorously shaking them, still covered in white layer.. I may add a pic.. I've wiped out machine, which didn't seem to bad, and stuck on a 90 degree service wash with bleach to hopefully clear any remnants...

So first thread in housekeeping, any ideas please folks?

Sun's just come out! However you can see how bad it is

Oh no! Will a tumble dryer get the fluff off?

Lint roller? Sellotape?

tumble dryer if you can.....(works for tissue fluff )

Put the load through the machine again on a rinse programme and add an extra rinse if you can. Tumble drying is also a good idea.

Thanks Jim & Return.. Did wonder about tumble dryer but also worried about excessive fluff build up/fire risk aspect?

Lint/sellotape an option as well, thanks, albeit a very time consuming one!

Debating whether best to let dry and try remove more by shaking off/banging out, or just wash again, potentially several times?

Just tumble dry on low heat and clear the vent thing every 20 minutes!

Hmm thanks jazz and wow, so maybe I'll try line drying a little more, more shaking (DH home soon so can enlist a bit of extra force!) tumble dryer, then rewash and rinse, possibly repeating steps 1-3 a few times... sigh.. Midweek possibly also called for!

We didn't tumble dry. Just dried it completely on the line (indoors so paper underneath). When fully dried, shook it vigorously (produced copious amount of fluff) & put the whole lot to wash again. The next round was clean.

Good thinking Jim, just recently had hotpoint round to do something to tumble dryer as was one of those with a fire risk so am extra conscious of all that!

Your tumble dryer will be perfectly safe with the modification. Engineer told me the issue arose when the fluff filters were never emptied.

Thanks wow, yes, always been one for regularly cleaning filters (something strangely satisfying about it!) but as soon as you hear the words 'fire risk' associated with an appliance suddenly makes you very conscious of the dangers! Had same with our dishwasher, also hotpoint!

Thanks also artistic, good to hear I'm not alone in my misdemeanour! DS recently potty trained, and DD 6 next week, so have got this far without what I'm sure is an inevitable experience of parenting for many!

Update for anyone interested - drying on line, DH giving a very thorough shake, and tumble dryer, has done the trick - hurrah! Gonna wash it through again as well but job done..!

Thanks very much for responses ladies