I haven't used/purchased fabric softener for quite some time now. I read that a rolled up ball of tin foil put in the drier will eliminate static cling. I tried it; it works. PLUS I also put a clean dry bath towel AND a clean (new from the 'can') tennis ball in. The bath towel absorbs some of the moisture from the clothes, so they dry quicker, and the tennis ball bouncing around helped the towels to be fluffy.