Boil dolly pegs before use - who'd a thought?

We have had wooden ones but with a spring Never boiled them because no one told us to (lol)

My grandparents had those type for a long time to hang cloths. Grandma was happy when the spring ones appeared, she preferred them. I never knew a person should boil them. I have seen them painted and dressed up like cute little people. It would be fun.

Well I never Judy..you find the most useful info. I never heard of this. But I love clothes pegs. And hanging clothes

I have some that were my mama’s. We call them clothes pins.

I only remember mom using the wooden clothesline clips with the spring in them.

I have never seen them.

I had never heard of boiling them either. I am sure someone will dress them. They make awesome Christmas wooden soldiers. A friend made me one.

My grandparents may have had those, but as far as I can remember my mother had spring clothes pins

We are using plastic ones.

I remember my Gramma had some of those. She preferred those as the spring ones rusted on occasion and would stain the clothing.

I know what they are but never used them for laundry, Interesting that you have to boil them, I got curious and did a search on Bing, Guess what? The very first thing that came up was this post you wrote, You're a star.

I never knew that! Nowadays you rarely see these for sale in the kind of shops that sell household goods, only in craft shops! They virtually never wear out though, and neither do the spring type ones. The plastic ones degrade in sunlight and soon fall apart.

Sounds like a pretty thin soup!

I haven't seen them in my memory, but they are beautiful

So odd they say to do that seems they should be ready for use once purchased.

I remember my mother boiling hers before use. It was supposed to make them less brittle, but they still split eventually. I think they split mainly because they were forced over thicker clothing like blankets and couldn’t take the strain. The spring-type are much more up to the job.

What are they used for?

I never used them so wouldn't know. But sure they will be used

I still have and use the plastic ones. I like drying my clothes in the sunshine.

It is amazing how items like those wooden dolly pegs can bring back memories of better and simpler times. The packet had such details about boiling them for a lifetime of use. It is interesting and I have never heard of that before. I can imagine you mother probably just used them as is, without all the extra steps, which makes sense for everyday use. We sometimes forget or don’t fully understand some of the little rituals our parents did until we did something like this. I am sure someone will have fun dressing them as dolls. Crafting with vintage items could definitely add a special charm to the creations. It could be next hit in your group. They could get a second life of creativity and fun