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Often when I empty my vacuum cleaner I find the dust has "weaved" together

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[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 35 points 9 months ago

Yes! I have an entire startup based on this. It’s called Dustweavers and we weave dust into everything from clothing to microchips. It’s all very straightforward and not even a little batshit.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago

I would like to launder $50MM through your startup please

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

Just send us your dust and we’ll weave new dollar bills from it

[-] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Send me a matrix account and im sure we can come to an egreement

[-] Plopp@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Protip: add cats to the factory to increase high quality weavable dust. Cats are also good for microchips.

[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 14 points 9 months ago

Do you have connections with Dustbringers and Lightweavers, by any chance?

[-] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

They prefer "releasers"

[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago

Probably not realistically. Weaving fiber into thread relies on those fibers being long enough to hold onto eachother. Dust particles are too small for that. Even dryer lint doesn't work well - anything you made would pull apart much too easily.

[-] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 21 points 9 months ago

I think you've invented dryer lint.

[-] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 5 points 9 months ago

Dryer lint, steel wool, and a 9V battery can make a nifty little firestarter

[-] scottywh@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

There was a time when I thought it might be an interesting idea to try and make pillows using dryer lint as the stuffing...

Never actually tried it though .. 😂

[-] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Cloth, probably not. But look into homemade paper - you might be able to turn vacuum lint into something like construction paper, but ew.

Edit: Found this - instructions on turning dryer lint into paper

[-] argentcorvid@midwest.social 12 points 9 months ago

It's called felting.

[-] antidote101@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

It's more likely to need a wet felting process... Even then you'd probably need longer strands involved.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Just save the bag for starting camp fires.

[-] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 2 points 9 months ago

Maybe with a lot of glue?

this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2023
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