Comments on: Line-Dried Clothes

By: Frugal Spring Cleaning : Domestic Cents

Frugal Spring Cleaning : Domestic Cents — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:37:09 +0000

[...] Spring time is when I wash a lot of extra things like curtains, bedspreads and rugs. The bedspreads I have are too big for our dryer at home, so when I have to wash them in the winter (which I avoid) I have to dry them over the shower rod and it takes days. I choose the first sunny, windy day of Spring and wash one in the morning and let it dry outside all day – it’s completely dry by evening and it smells divine. As soon as spring rolls around I try to use my dryer as little as possible – you all know I love line-dried clothes. [...]

By: How I Keep Our Laundry Frugal : Domestic Cents

How I Keep Our Laundry Frugal : Domestic Cents — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:33:21 +0000

[...] seasons a year I line dry almost all of our laundry. I say almost because sometimes it just doesn’t work out. [...]

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:52:55 +0000

We live in a retirement community and aren’t allowed to have a clothesline outside. My solution was to hang a line in the garage where my washer and dryer are and have two drying racks inside the house. It works great- the garage is at 90 degrees in the afternoon and evern quite warm in the winter- we live in the southwest. Clothes dry quickly and I feel like I’m doing something positive.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:46:33 +0000

I am so glad to see the salt mentioned. My Dad told me about that years ago, but I wasn't sure if he was pulling my leg... Karen’s last blog post..Our Latest Freebie...

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:43:13 +0000

I started hanging my laundry outside last week. I start line drying laundry when my daughter was born 6 years ago and we were cloth diapering her. I have even hung laundry out in the winter time. Add salt to the wash to prevent it from freezing. I also toss the laundry in the dryer for a few minutes after line drying to soften them up on those sunny, but not windy days.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:08:27 +0000

Hi there! I found your blog through your comment at "Cents"able Momma. I wrote the guest post today about cloth napkins. I just thought I would check the comments and found your blog. I love it! This is a great post, as I have been thinking of putting up a clothes line. Thanks for the info! Sara’s last blog post..Fareway Deals 03/24-03/30

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:14:05 +0000

I live in China, and most apt. are made with some kind of porch to hang laundry on. My porch is enclosed so we don’t have to really have our clothes outside. We don’t have a dryer and hang our clothes all year long.
I loved the tip on what to shake and what not to shake, it makes sense to me!
In the winter when it is really cold on the porch and I need things to dry faster than two days, we hang a travel line in the bathroom or use the shower curtain rod and hangers.
I do miss a dryer for bath towels, but using fabric softner helps keep them softer.

By: How to Make Your Clothes Last « Simple Savvy

How to Make Your Clothes Last « Simple Savvy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:50:30 +0000

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By: SavvyChristine

SavvyChristine — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:46:17 +0000

Excellent, I've never known just how to hang up my clothes (never having had a clothesline before). I think I'll link to this from my post about how to make your clothes last. Thanks! SavvyChristine’s last blog post..How to Have an Eco-Wedding

By: Nicki

Nicki — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:03:17 +0000

I actually do think this is true. I have allergies too, and when the pollen count is high I’m careful about drying my sheets outdoors.

Has your hubby tried Claritin-D? It really helps me. You have to make sure it’s the “D” though, the other versions aren’t strong enough.