International Clothes Line Week June 6-13

I don't have a clothes line, I don't want one, and I'm too lazy to use it. Even if I did, the dogs would probably ruin anything I put out there.

I never ever made the switch from a clothes line. Anything that is an expensive luxury will never find a place in my home. I love the smell of washing when it has been dried outside and could never see any point in having a dryer. In the winter I hang things on the internal clothes lines which I have fixed up in the bathroom and the heat up there dries and airs things just right when it's too wet or cold to put them outside.

I use a clothesline 99% of the time. If I have to wash and dry things when it's rainy, I hang them on a line downstairs, but most of the time I hang then outside. I have a dryer, but it will last me the rest of my life, no more than I use it. Not only does it save electricity or gas, it saves wear and tear on clothing.

Oh I wish I could. I'm not sure it's allowed in the trailer park. I've never seen anyone else here with a clothes line. Even if I did, I have no where to put it. There's so little space between me and the next trailer over, and there's lots of trees, my shed, and my car. Plus, my car is covered in bird poo cuz of the trees. I think I'll just continue to pay the darn power company!

I love using the clothes line. I just hung out some towels today. I always look forward to the nicer seasons so that I can use the clothesline.

Hi 3SnuggleBunnies, Yes, I made the switch a few years ago, and I am saving money now that I have retired my dryer. The only drawback was on one occasion when a bird left a present on my pretty, green blouse; other than that it's been smooth sailing. I also have an indoor drying rack for rainy days. I can't imagine going back to using a dryer, and I hope I never have to.

I love fresh air dried clothes and use both a washing line and an airer in my small garden. In the winter I will start things off in the lounge near the fire and finish then during the night on the cheaper rate electricity in the drier. I tend to set the washer at night too and wash my dished by hand which is a saving both on dishwasher products, electricity and water. Many clothes will be fine after a shared tumble in the drier if they are hung or folded straight away, saving time and electric ironing too.

I have a clothes drying rack but when I use it the clothes done feel as nice. I try to dry the things that dont touch skin. I probibly just need to learn how to dry things nicely. It saves money so I want to do it. I just need practice.

that is very cool! i had not heard of that! unfortunately, we are not 'allowed' to have a clothes line outside but that will be changing pretty soon ( we are in a condo unit) so i am looking forward to doing this! right now, i hang my clothes in my basement.

I don't know if I will go all out with a clothesline but I will probably hang more things out to dry. I have a rail and I will sometimes put things like towels and such out on my rail to dry. I think there are some things that can dry easily and others that take quite a bit of time.

I'm seriously considering it. I love the smell and feel of sheets dried outside. I don't have anyplace to put a clothes line and no way to do it myself so I will probably get a collapsible clothes dryer--I saw one at Walmart a few weeks ago--and use that. I only have one tree in my back yard and setting poles is beyond my skills. My underwear will dry out of sight on the small enclosed back porch!!

Usually by this time of year I've put up my clothes line and been using for a couple weeks. however this year I'm rather leery of using it because i have a "new" dog. Hes been wiht me since last fall after i stopped using the clothes line...however hes VERY destructive and i'm worried that if i use the clothes line i will end up spending more on clothing than it saves me on power!

oh this is about saving our environment isn't it by not using the dryer. we don't have dryer in the country. only spinner. which like taking the water as much as possible. but we have to hand to dry also. before i don't even use a spinner we totally dry the clothes by hanging it under the sun. but now it is wet season here in my country and it is raining almost everyday . we better use the spinner every time and just hang the clothes inside our room and let the air going through the window to dry our clothes. i prefer now to use spinner. cause before when we don't we have to squeeze the clothes well . and we are kind of hurry now but in summer. we still hang our clothes even without spinning it first if we have time to do it. cause in summer the clothes dry pretty quickly just like for an hour or two it will be totally dry.

I don't even own a clothes dryer. I hang everything on the clothes line. If it's raining, I hang things on an indoor rack and put them in front of the heater. Ask any fire fighter - Clothes dryers are one of the leading causes of house fires. They're dangerous, expensive, pointless and promote laziness. Use a clothes line.

I remember helping both my grandmothers and my mom hang clothes out to dry. Neither one of my grandmothers ever owned a dryer. My mom did, but, I think it didn't work because we hung clothes out, and eventually, we went to the laundry every week until they finally got a new washer/dryer. I hang my clothes out to dry. I never thought about the possibility of there being any kind of city ordinance against it. I only see one other neighbor who hangs clothes out. I think that many people don't hang clothes out anymore because they work outside of the home and can only do laundry in the evenings and weekends. I start washing and hanging clothes out in the mornings and everything is dry by the end of the day. I don't like that my towels are stiff and scratchy, but I prefer not to use the electricity it takes to use the dryer. My dryer doesn't work well anyway and it takes as long as three days for it to dry towels! I can't believe there is actually an International Clothes Line Week! Well, Happy International Clothesline Week to all you clothesline users out there!

I don´t need an international clothes line week. I have been drying my clothes in a clothes line for years. I think the last time I used my drying machine was about 20 years ago. In summer it´s easy. I have lots of hangers and put blouses and sweaters neatly in hangers to avoit ironing. Underwear I hang with clothespins. Blue or black clothes have to be out of the sun (place thyem in a shawdowy corner with wind). In winter I use the bathrooms for the purpose. I wash at night (have a deal with the electric company where it´s less expensive to use electricity after 10 PM and hang the clothes in the tub. Next day most of them are dry. The ones that aren´t, I place them in a bathroom I seldom use during the day. Take care

I do not have a clothes line so it would be hard for me to hang my clothes out to dry. In fact, no one in my neighborhood has a clothes line so I would not feel right having one. I do not have any other ways of hanging my clothes out to dry.

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