Old-fashioned clothesline drying...

[Aunt Marg]

Have the pulley type and hang them outside in nice weather. Not sheets though, too hard to hang. Bird droppings; maybe once in many, many years and I do have birds in the backyard. The worst I can expect is someone left a kleenex in their pocket! My hubby has allergies and hanging clothes outside doesn't seem to make a difference.

Ah, yes... the old Klennex in the pocket thing. Dealt with that before... along with a miscellany of nails, washers, nuts, and bolts that came from dear husbands work pants pockets, and then when the kids were little, pockets full of loose change and whatever else they collected over the course of their travels.

 

[Camper6]

Why move the house when you can just move the pole?

Never thought of it.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Back on June 24th,1950,my mom was hanging clothes out to dry. She stepped on a board and her leather-soled sandals slipped and she fell on her backside.She was 8 1/2 months pregnant with me. I was born 2 hours after her fall.

Yikes, that's scary, could have been a few not so welcome outcomes happen instead. Glad her slip had a happy ending.

 

[Keesha]

Excellent idea, but what about bat poop?

We get quite a few bats here at night. They eat the mosquitoes.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Nothing smells better than drying outside. This is a little complaint, spent 28 years on the farm, and waited all those years for a line to be put up, hopes for that failed, had lines downstairs, hung stuff down there, only used a dryer for towels and underwear, or if i was in a hurry for something. When i moved to my house in town, used drying stands, and my railing on the back deck for big stuff, smells so nice, winter, stands are downstairs for drying, still only use the dryer for towels and underwear. My opinion of dryers is that things fade very fast in the dryer. I have bedding that are over 12 years old, no sign of fading, many pieces of clothing still look brand new.

And that's a fact, the wear-and-tear modern electric tumble dryers have on washables is tremendous.

 

[Aunt Marg]

My clothes line is on the back porch.
Only hang sheets & pillow cases.
Or drapes .

Have to watch sheets , wind twists them around send them into porch railing or post.

Reason its on the back porch is hubby always managed to tear down the clothes line.

With longer items such as bedding and such, I often fold the sheets over once again and then place two pins at either end to hold them. I leave them loose enough to allow for the breeze to weave it's way in and out, but not so loose where gusts of wind can pull on extended lengths hanging from the line.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Never put good clothes in the dryer cuz the colors fade quicker so its on the clothes line in the basement with the door open to help them along....

The good ol' trusty basement line! I have one, too, and use it often.

 

[Aunt Marg]

And welcome to the SF @Aunt Marg......You're already fitting in nicely xo

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Why thank you so kindly, PopsnTuff!

Thanks to everyone here, not only do I feel as though I fit right in, I feel like I've been a fixture here forever!

 

[Aunt Marg]

Never thought of it.

Should help save you a little time and labour.

 

[old medic]

Just put a line up yesterday to go with the ability to wash clothes here at home now....
LOVE THE SMELL... of our sheets last night... may wash them every other day now... LOL

 

[Aunt Marg]

Just put a line up yesterday to go with the ability to wash clothes here at home now....
LOVE THE SMELL... of our sheets last night... may wash them every other day now... LOL

Good on ya!

Do enjoy! As for myself, not only do I love line-drying in general, I just love the old-fashioned, nostalgic look of an outdoor line dressed in washing! There's something so warm and homey about it.

 

[Em in Ohio]

I use the backs of chairs, the shower stall, the tub, and hangers - all indoors. Since I 'naturalized' my outdoor space to attract birds and bugs, I have enough areas to clean up droppings outdoors without having to re-wash clothes. But, I could use one of those indoor drying racks - great idea for me!

 

[Ruthanne]

I recall drying clothes outside on the line in the 60s and then in the 80s when we had a yard with a line. Nothing like the smell of freshly dried clothes!

 

[Aunt Marg]

I use the backs of chairs, the shower stall, the tub, and hangers - all indoors. Since I 'naturalized' my outdoor space to attract birds and bugs, I have enough areas to clean up droppings outdoors without having to re-wash clothes. But, I could use one of those indoor drying racks - great idea for me!

Nothing like finding a happy-medium!

 

[Aunt Marg]

I recall drying clothes outside on the line in the 60s and then in the 80s when we had a yard with a line. Nothing like the smell of freshly dried clothes!

Not only do I love the scent, I love the look!

 

[Camper6]

I use the backs of chairs, the shower stall, the tub, and hangers - all indoors. Since I 'naturalized' my outdoor space to attract birds and bugs, I have enough areas to clean up droppings outdoors without having to re-wash clothes. But, I could use one of those indoor drying racks - great idea for me!

If you dry cllothes indoors get an oscillating fan and you will be surprised how much faster the clothes dry. I use it when I wash sweaters and socks by hand.

 

[jujube]

I can remember my grandmother hanging her "unmentionables" out on the line either inside a pillowcase or pinned under the sheets. Heaven forbid any of the gentlemen in the neighborhood should see her lacy drawers...….. I don't recall that delicacy extending to grandpa's BVD's, though.

 

[Aunt Marg]

If you dry cllothes indoors get an oscillating fan and you will be surprised how much faster the clothes dry. I use it when I wash sweaters and socks by hand.

Nifty tip! When using my wooden drying rack I open up both banks of windows on either side of the porch to allow for a cross-breeze through the room. Makes a huge difference in drying time.

 

[Aunt Marg]

I can remember my grandmother hanging her "unmentionables" out on the line either inside a pillowcase or pinned under the sheets. Heaven forbid any of the gentlemen in the neighborhood should see her lacy drawers...….. I don't recall that delicacy extending to grandpa's BVD's, though.

Me on the other-hand, I pin all up proudly for all to see no matter what it is! LOL!

 

[Camper6]

Nifty tip! When using my wooden drying rack I open up both banks of windows on either side of the porch to allow for a cross-breeze through the room. Makes a huge difference in drying time.

In winter I have the fan going on low speed all the time . It makes the room more comfortable.

 

[Aunt Marg]

In winter I have the fan going on low speed all the time . It makes the room more comfortable.

Makes perfect sense. I see it helping mix the air more efficiently.

 

[grannyjo]

Hang my clothes out on the line whenever I can.

Live in a 24 flat block with 6 clotheslines - you had to watch your washing like a hawk, or someone would pinch your sheets or towels.

One strange bloke had penchant for ladies underwear and if you didn't watch it would all be gone.

 

[hollydolly]

I can remember my grandmother hanging her "unmentionables" out on the line either inside a pillowcase or pinned under the sheets. Heaven forbid any of the gentlemen in the neighborhood should see her lacy drawers...….. I don't recall that delicacy extending to grandpa's BVD's, though.

My mum did the same or, never put them out preferring to hang them indoors on the kitchen pulley

 

[hollydolly]

Hang my clothes out on the line whenever I can.

Live in a 24 flat block with 6 clotheslines - you had to watch your washing like a hawk, or someone would pinch your sheets or towels.

One strange bloke had penchant for ladies underwear and if you didn't watch it would all be gone.

When I was first married, in the mid 70's and living in Forces married quarters, I had no dryer, and so my washing all went outside. Our back garden although fenced off but just with chicken wire was easily accessible to any trespassers.. and our washing (every bit of it ) got stolen twice in the 12 months we lived there..

 

[Ken N Tx]

My wife hangs out towels/sheets/curtains....