Hell HAS Frozen Over! (Clothes On The Line)

[hoovermatic]

I had one of those retractable line thingys in the house but it broke so I bought a washing line and made one myself which gives me about 100 feet of indoor drying space and swear by it. I can never be arsed to hang out underwear and socks so I dry all that stuff indoors all year round and give it 10 mins in the dryer to air it all off and then it goes straight in the drawer. I hate ironing with a passion and will do anything to avoid it.

As a child, my Mum used to iron socks and underwear and even towels. It has taken me years to get her out the habit but I think with persuasion, I may have convinced her what a waste of time and effort it is.

 

[lavamat_jon]

Airers

We've used clothes horses for years to dry the non tumble dry stuff in winter - have to say that they seem to leave everything relatively crease free - they do leave a line where the wire on the clothes horse is but if you shake out the laundry they come out pristine and not needing to be ironed - hold the fabric conditioner smell in well too - and gives the same effect an air freshener does to a room.

I've also found using the stairway banisters is great for drying heavier items such as jeans or even duvets - I think the airflow in stair wells must have something to do with airing the laundry much better than normal.

Jon

 

[kirk280980]

HM,

One of my aunts irons towels, bras and everything else in between, and I do sometimes wonder to myself how she finds the time. Only things I iron are shirts and sometimes polos, and everything else looks fine as long as it's hung or folded promptly and not left in a heap somewhere. Must be working, because nobody can seem to tell the difference.

Jon,

The upstairs landing banister is a great place to dry duvets, usually they're ready to use again within a couple of hours. With the central heating on you can sometimes feel the warm air currents rising up the staircase from underneath the hall ceiling, so in effect I guess it works on the same principle as a drying cabinet.

Cheers,

Kirk

 

[intuitive]

Sun kissed washing....

Nothing beats freshly sun dried washing.... Our local council are trying to make all new developments (units & town houses) install clothes lines spaces. Personally I dont want other people being able to get at my smalls !!!! I have a big timber deck in our courtyard & we manage to get most washing on the Mrs Peggs line...It can easily hold a FULL 7.5kg load from the Fisher & Paykel. it will dry in a day & sometimes I can get two separate loads dried in a day!!

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