Clothes line quizzes

[petek]

Brians clothesline thread got me thinking

 

Quizzes:  What do you call it, that little thingamebob that you affix your clothes to the line with?  Clothespin or Clothespeg

 

2; Which do you prefer, wood or plastic alligator type with spring or traditional wooden peg that just slides down over the line.

 

As always THERE ARE NO WRONG ANSWERS

 

me, plastic alligator type, cheap at the dollar stores and I call them clothespins

 

[mattywashboy]

Perth

over here we call them clothes pegs and we prefer the alligator type

 

[petek]

Perth

Oh we do do we     

 

[maytagbear]

When I could hang out the wash......

I preferred the roundish one piece clothespin, made out of wood.

Ma preferred the spring loaded sort, but only wooden ones.

If I tried to hang things out here, the soot from the highway in front of the building would be counterproductive, if light-fingered passers-by didn't make off with my Very Good Towels, et cetera.

I should look into drying racks/clothes horses. However, the ones I've seen have been cheaply made, high priced, and either way too small or way too big.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[lordkenmore]

I call them clothes pins...and that's the only name I've ever heard used by people I know in "real life." Although, fewer and fewer people mention them--line drying seems to be a dead art among most I know.

The only style I've ever had experience with is the spring loaded clip type. My current bias is to buy what turns up in thrift shops, rather than new, since all new clothes pins seem to be made in China. Like everything else these days.

I've heavily used wood drying racks. The average rack is very poorly made--it is not, in my experience, a forever item. This is something else I tend to buy used, simply because they don't last. Although, buying used can be hard--many that turn up in thrift shops are either broken, or close to the breaking point. But every now and then, one in decent condition turns up.

 

[thomasortega]

Here we have both plastic and wooden alligator types

Only one manufacturer ofers a very thin plastic slide type, but those are awful and break in 2 or 3 uses.

I'd love to find a pack of those vintage wooden slide clothespins.

By the way, I call them clothespins.

I prefer an specific brand of plastic clothespins because they are more resistant, perfect for heavy items and the wooden alligator type for shirts and sheets because they don't leave any marks.

 

[ronhic]

Pegs....

...for here we either 'hang the washing up/out' or 'peg out the washing'...

 

AND....

 

blow me down if REVA clothes pegs aren't made in Australia - I nearly fainted when I saw the green and gold 'made in Australia' triangular kangaroo logo.....

http://au.bicworld.com/au/images/pdf/oceania_australia_catalogue_others_clothes pegs_2p.pdf

 

[hoovermatic]

I 'hang out' the washing using clothes 'pegs' and they are ALWAYS the wooden ones with strong springs.

 

[foraloysius]

In English I use the word clothes pin. In Dutch it is "wasknijper". I prefer the plastic ones.

 

[polkanut]

<span style="font-family: terminal,monaco; font-size: small;">We use the wooden spring type "clothespins", and I've posted a link to the type of clothesline we have.  We have the 20ft. long version.  I like this type because I can slide it around the yard to catch the best breeze, and out of the way when mowing.</span>

http://www.freudenthalmfg.com/clothes_line/

 

[frontaloadotmy]

"pins"

wood alligator type

 

[ronhic]

...and from a clothes line point of view

....we're a 'folding frame family'....

 

...which even though an Australian thing, seems very un-Australian to use.....

http://www.lifestyleclotheslines.com.au/folding-frame-clothes-line

 

[yogitunes]

clothespins

dollar store spring clip wooden ones

have many uses......potato (or crisp) bags, hold back kitchen curtains, arts and crafts.....

you can get miniature ones too....great for hanging the xmas cards like laundry in the house during the holidays

 

[launderess]

Pegging Out The Wash - Don't Use Clothes "Line"

Rather vintage aluminum wire which was sold at the time for many uses including making clothes lines. Prefer wire to cotton as it does not sag or rot. One just has to keep it clean before use. Easily done by wiping a damp rag down the length before pegging out the wash.

For pegs use either wooden spring types or round topped slotted variety. Have some plastic as well, but not that thrilled with them so they get used less.

The modern clothes pegs from China are horrible. Don't last very long. The slotted versions are prone to splitting, and the spring type often snap apart. Try to keep my stock vintage when I can find them at a reasonable price.

 

[ptcruiser51]

"Put a line of clothes/sheets/towels out"

With clothespins.  Plastic alligator.  My OL used to (in the days before pantyhose) hang her hosiery on the line with a marble in the toe to keep them from tangling or getting wrapped around the line.

 

I can't remember, how many pins was Dolores Claiborne supposed to use?  Six or eight?

 

[launderess]

Six Pins, Dolores! Six Pins ,Not Five Dolores.

Don't let my good sheets blow down to the end of the yard!

Launderess
(Sometimes being a high riding bitch is all a woman has to hold onto)

 

[hoover1100]

'Pegs'

I prefer the spring loaded 'soft grip' pegs with rubber on them, which minimise peg marks on the clothes.

For line I prefer the plastic coated wire core variety, easiest to keep clean and lasts the longest. Preferably the line should be retractable so that it isn't left exposed to rain and dirt when not in use.

Matt

http://www.hangerworld.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=194&review=write

 

[xraytech]

for me it is a clothespin

and I use the wooden spring-loaded ones

 

[spookiness]

clothes pins

I prefer spring loaded wood, but I don't actually have a line so they get used for other things.

I have a wood rack that I bought at Wal-Mart about 20 years ago when I was in college. It still has a stamp on the side "Worldsbest Industries Inc". I have another wood one which is taller, but flimsier.

Ikea has metal ones, and also various hang drying "systems" that are free standing, or fold out from the wall. If I was remodeling my laundry room, I'd have a slick system. Right now, I have a drapery rode mounted to the ceiling, and hang some things on plastic hangers.

 

[sudsmaster]

Clothes pins.

And I prefer the plastic alligator type.

I try to choose those made of plastic that will last more than a season or two.

Some are made of plastic that deteriorates in prolonged sunlight. Others seem to do better. The last batch I bought at Orchard Supply Hardware (I think) seems to be doing better. I leave them in a double thickness 1 gallon baggie with drain holes cut in the bottom corners attached to the pole nearest the "loading station" (my back porch).

Also, I use Wright Aluminum Co. clothesline reels (Made in Canada) as well as vinyl coated steel stranded cable for the line. After an initial stretch it's very stable and doesn't sag or break. Unlike cheaper stamped steel reels, the Wright aluminum ones don't have sharp edges that can cause serious damage to fingers etc. They are well worth the extra cost.

I used to like the wooden alligator types, but found the quality was lacking and they tended to break after a few uses. That was about 15 years ago. Maybe the ones out today are better, I don't know. The plastic does just fine.

I never liked the one piece wooden pins. You have to jam them on the fabric, and they vary in effectiveness depending on the thickness of the fabric and the diameter of the line. Too many, in my experience, just fall off in use.

If I had my druthers I'd be using 304 stainless steel alligator pins (with stainless steel springs, of course). I think I've seen them for sale online but they are $$$.

 

[whirlcool]

We can't hang our clothes out yet. The pine pollen "green dust" is covering everything. If we were to hang sheets outside they would be green within an hour.
It's already warming up. This morning we had 85F!

 

[iheartmaytag]

I prefer wood

Alligator type, with long ends not those weak spring short ones.   Now I just wish I could find proper clothes line.  I have been using the nylon stretch kind because I can't find "real " clothes line anymore.   The nylon works ok once you get it stretched, but usually only last for a season before you have to replace it.

 

 

 

[112561]

My clothes line had four strands of the vinyl over string, and two of them are still on there, after maybe thirty or more years. I do not remember ever seeing mom change the lines. But I know they're not original either. I do remember that originally they were on the back of the property, we had them moved to the side in early 1962, before we even had grass in the back yard.

 

And we use alligator type clothespins.

[this post was last edited: 3/28/2011-11:37]

 

[franksdad]

Wooden alligator grip type "clothespins". They were stored in a clothespin bag.

 

[westingman123]

Wooden, the strong alligator type. They last forever if you remember to bring the clothespin bag in with the last of the wash! I'm using some that belonged to Grandma.

 

[countryguy]

I also like the wooden, alligator type.  The only clothesline I have now is in my laundry room.  The house I grew up in had a back porch with a small swing out door about 1 foot wide by 4 feet high through which the clothesline entered the porch and was attached to the wall of the house.  The bag of clothespins hung on the wall.  A lot of houses had this type of arrangement.

 

Gary

 

[mayguy]

I hang our clothes with the wooden spring loaded clothes pins.<strong>
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[sudsmaster]

Go to Home Depot or Lowe's and get a length of clear vinyl coated 1/8" diameter galvanized steel stranded cable. In the same aisle should be little C-clamps that hold the ends of the wire together - either in a big loop for a double reel setup, or small loops at each end to secure to a post for a single line setup. I also got a turnbuckle to secure to one end of the line (dual reel) so that I can adjust the tension as the cable stretches. In my experience it stretches a little in the first month or so, and then not at all. My cable line has been in service for about 10 years now with no signs of failure or sagging. The vinyl has developed hairline cracks but so far these have not resulted in loss of coating, rust, etc.

Believe me, I tried the traditional poly filled lines and they are completely inadequate for a long run. They just stretch and stretch and stretch with no letup.