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Re: 4 - 24 - 2007 Project Laundry List

Brianschef — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:11:30 GMT

Well you are familiar with out hanging out plans Pat. We are half way there, we disposed of the dryer shortly after gettng into our new home. We put up a beautiful PVC clothes line that can move with us. So far it has 5 lines with 2 more going in this next week. For supports(in the middle of the lines to hold the weight)we are using beautiful plant hangers and they are working great. And this is next to our new and expanding garden so we are placing hanging planter on these and drawing as many bees as we can. We have not made plastic bag clotheslines yet, although we did bring the one we made ni England home with us and used it temporarily in our hotel room. For rainy days we have dumpster dived 2 new clothes racks and found a beautiful Amish hand made one at a thrift store for $10. We use homemade laundry soap and only wash in cold water. When we can get those clothes to the lines we are pleased as punch! : )

Hubby's Gram has a brand new wringer washer in her basement from her little country store, it is tagged with our name anytime we want to pick it up. As it is a bit of a drive we will plan to do that when we take a vacation. : ) She also uses a wringer washer every day and is 89 years young this fall. : )

Re: 4 - 24 - 2007 Project Laundry List

ladyofthehouse — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:11:41 GMT

I have a single line outside, so I like to dry my undergarments indoors (I live in a neighborhood and don't want to display my undies!) I use a rack all the time for these things as well as sweaters. I think that keeping items with elastic out of the dryer makes them last much longer. I line dry and fluff items that become stiff like jeans and towels.

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Becky — Thu, 10 May 2007 00:36:38 GMT

I am not that old and I remember helping my mom do laundry on our old wringer machine. Then running them thru to the rinse tub, and back again, once they were rinsed well we hung them on the clothesline. I remember my mom being very picky about how things hung on the line. Underclothes went on the inside lines, then washcloths and towels, bedding etc. Then pants and shirts. I was in high school in the eighties and that is when we were doing this. We lived on a farm and the old time machine got my dads grimey clothes cleaner than the new machines. My husband and I just recently purchased a new GE washer/dryer pair less than a year ago. The repairman has been here three times already. Never had that problem with the old wringer machine.

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Deborahmichelle — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:17:37 GMT

Even apartment dwellers can minimize the use of dryers. Once the spin cycle of the washer is over with, the clothes are only damp. Regularly, I hang all lingerie & all "street clothes," (ie, dresses, skirts, tops, pants, as well as nightgowns, robe, & slippers) on hangers (plastic, not wire which can rust) along the shower bar. That leaves only socks, undies, towels & bedding. When the dryers in my building don't work, which I must admit has happened only once, I used my dryer rack in teh tub to dry the towels & bedding, carefully moving hte fabric around so that eventually each side was on top & hence could dry. I hung the socks & undies along the shower bar, too, in that case.

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dixie1596 — Wed, 09 May 2007 13:25:29 GMT

Re: 4 - 24 - 2007 Project Laundry List

ImTheGram — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:45:53 GMT

To help lessen the need for ironing, try hanging out your laundry in the evening hours and retrieving it while the dew is still on the ground in the morning. It will be much softer than laundry dried in the heat of the day. Also, if you bring in line dried laundry and put it in the dryer on no heat or very low heat for 4 or 5 minutes, it will soften up very well, too. I do that with hubby's jeans and flannel shirts since he doesn't like them so stiff. I do dry knits in the dryer because they never seem to look nice after hanging in our hot KY sun in summer. I don't hang out undies either because I don't like the thought of everyone in the neighborhood commenting on them. Of course, the upshot of that is that now they probably think I don't wear underwear at all since they never see it hanging on the line. lol!

My favorite things to line dry and admire in the breeze----my colorful quilts!

ImTheGram

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helen — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:28:39 GMT

Great site, quite interesting. I was amazed to learn that so many places don't allow washing lines. My inlaws lived in Germany for a while, and they weren't allowed to hang laundry on a sunday (or mow lawns, etc) which I think is a good idea - maybe that would be a good compromise (though, with both parents working these days, perhaps not)

I'm enjoying hanging my laundry but it IS a HUGE time consumer. By the time I get it all pegged out, then go and get it in again, and then I have to stand and iron it - I hate ironing, and I think an iron uses almost as much power as a tumble-dryer - I think it added an extra hour to my day compared to just stuffing it in the dryer and putting one or two things on the indoor rack.

I also disagree about the danger part. I'd like to know about those figures - how many of those fires were from properly maintained, modern dryers? I take the lint out of my dryer every time and usually use it on a low heat.

I used to have a clothes hoist in the laundry of my old house. My dad made it. A rack with four bars on a pulley with a rope, so I could hang the clothes up to get the warmth in winter, without cluttering up my tiny laundry. I wish I'd kept it.

Re: 4 - 24 - 2007 Project Laundry List

Pat — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:43:19 GMT

That's funny! :) I did, too. Next year, we should have a "Hanging Out Day" right here. Enjoy the web site; it's cool.

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baking23 — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:38:47 GMT

I can't wait to look at that website, and I did hang my laundry up totally by accident on the 19! :)

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pcgrandma — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:10:52 GMT

I'm glad to see a site that makes hanging laundry a good thing. I get tired of hearing how silly or time wasting it is, or having people think that only people who can't afford a dryer or to go to the laundromat would ever hang clothes out to dry.

I followed a few links around and found the "Action Center" which I liked. (http://www.laundrylist.org/actioncenter/index.htm) I'm thinking of at least contacting my legislator and might do more.

Thanks for the review.

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Brandy — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:19:28 GMT

I see they really need donations.

Other than that, it's an informative site. I like seeing some sound reasons that hang drying is a good thing. Maybe it will catch on and my family and friends will stop thinking I am destitute or bizarre for the things I do.

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Pat — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:41:04 GMT

shelliajean:
I still can remember helping Granny use her wringer washer and hanging the "flat" clothes up on the line (oooppps, guess I'm telling my age with that one). I also will be checking out the web site you referenced.

I used wringer washers by preference for most of my life. I'd still use one if I could find a good used one! :)

Re: 4 - 24 - 2007 Project Laundry List

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:29:52 GMT

Count me in also as one who hangs as many things out as I can. When we were looking to buy a house one of the things on my MUST HAVE list was .... a clothes line and the house we purchased had one already in place with 4 lines on it!! I fill them up twice a week. I also love the way my clothes smell and feel. My mother and grandmother also hung out clothes when I was a child. I still can remember helping Granny use her wringer washer and hanging the "flat" clothes up on the line (oooppps, guess I'm telling my age with that one). I also will be checking out the web site you referenced.

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Gigi — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:24:10 GMT

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oldbones929 — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:13:26 GMT

I proudly raise my hands as one who is a hanger-outer! There's nothing better than the smell of line-dried clothes and sheets and I always take a whiff before I put them away...they even make my closet smell wonderful! I even like they way they look and sound when they're flapping in the breeze.

Thanks so much for the website! I plan to spend more time there when I get a chance.

Jennifer