Do you hang clothes to dry?

I think it takes too long and my clothes would come out twice as wrinkled as the do in the dryer.

No being that we live in an apartment complex; I don't hang my clothes. If I hand wash something I will hang just that. At my mom's if the weather is nice; clothes get hung outside.

I hate tumble drying my clothes because it is a huge waste of electricity and they come out creased. I much prefer to hang the clothes on the line in the garden, because they smell so much nicer and natural when they have been hanging out, but through the winter it is not possible and I have no choice but to tumble dry or leave them hanging around the house, which makes it look more like a clothes factory!

I usually will only hang clothes to dry when it's a nice day outside, but more than likely I will hang clothes to dry in the summer time. I find by doing this it helps them to dry a lot faster.. Especially on a nice hot, sunny day outside! . . There is nothing like the smell of fresh, yet clean blankets or clean clothes that are hung out to dry in the sun.. The only thing that I won't hang to dry outside is towels.. The reason for this is I find that by doing this the towels tend to become stiff.. And I don't find that to be a very nice feeling when you are using them to dry yourself off after a bath/shower personally. But sometimes I've found if you take them off when they are just slightly wet from being outside.. That throwing them in the dryer for a short while helps to make them less stiff.. But sometimes I have found by doing this that it just makes more work for a person! . . But for the most part I would much rather use this method.. As it as well helps to save on save on energy, but it also can help to make your clothes be a lot softer by doing this. It's nice to save on electricity instead of having to run up the bill! Especially when it's such a nice day outside.. It would be such a waste in my opinion if one was to do this.. In conclusion I prefer this method sometimes over just having to throw our clothes in the dryer.. I find having a clothes line outdoors to be not only refreshing, but also very pleasant at the same time. I find it helps to create a nice atmosphere. But I find the smell of laundry dried by the sun helps me sleep better.. I think it's due to how fresh your clothing/belongings may smell in the end! . . Thanks for allowing me to share. xx

Absolutely, it makes them smell so good, it cuts down on the electric bill. It gets me outside. Go to Wal-mart and get one of those clothing racks. At night I will fill it up with sock and underwear and even in the winter, if it is going to be sunny and not snowing, I put it out to dry first thing in the morning. No numb fingers this way. The next day will be bigger items, I can't do more then a load a day like this. But if you are home and can get out to re-arrange and refold so that the sun gets to every thing ---I can do queen size sheets on it.

It is funny that I would come across this today. Just yesterday, my auntie and I were talking about how my mom hung clothes out on the line to dry. I don't think we could afford a dryer, but we had a washing machine. My sisters and I loved the clothes line. We would get milk crates, put our dolls in them, and then put the crate on top of the line and slide it across and pretend like the dolls were on a ride at Disneyland. Come to think of it, we were some pretty goofy kids. LOL.

I hang them out if the weather is nice but if it isn't I have shower rods hanging in my door ways the ones that are extendable. That way I don't have to use the dryer any more than I have too. If I have company all I have to do is twist them and take them down.

Our clothes are washed using a washing machine. And after a complete cycle, the clothes are almost dry already. We then just hang them outside in our backyard to let them completely dry under the sun. Sun-dried clothes smell better than the non sun-dried clothes.

I have 2 clotheslines in my basement and hang up everything I can. I do still use the dryer though also for many of my husband's clothes. They come out less wrinkled and he doesn't like the smell of his clothes if they've been hanging. I don't notice it but I wish I could hang them outside sometimes instead. We don't have enough nice weather days to really do this though.

Sometimes I hang my clothes out to dry. I think it can be a better alternative to using the dryer especially when watching money.

I always hang my clothes outside in the summer and inside in the winter, undies usually go on the radiater in the kitchen. I do have a dryer but only use it when i need something drying fast.

Yes I do hang things up to dry. Dryers also cause clothes to lose their fit or shrink with time. I dry my towels, whites, and clothes that are a bit too big in the dryer. Most other items get hung up to dry- We have an outside clothes line out back and this is what I use in the spring-summer and fall (before its too chilly) and in the basement we have a clothes rack and hooks on the ceiling for hangers. I hang my sweaters and shirts on hangers and put them on the hooks- Jeans and pants go on the racks to dry. Clothes keep there coloring longer and their fit longer when you don't use the dryer. I must admit I tend to throw the jeans in the dryer for a fluff when they are dried. great question!

i have a dryer room!

I use the line in my backyard most of the year. When it is damp out, I either machine dry, or use a wooden drying rack inside. The racks only cost about $15 new, and can hold a medium load of laundry.

There are times during the spring and summer when I hang things out to dry. The sarongs are the easiet because theare just one panel and flat. I am more serious about the husband blue jeans though. I hang them out because they are think and would take more energy to dry than being outside would.

I don't really have a lot of choice .. I have a lovely garden and clean fresh country air .. but I am disabled .. and these days I simply cannot stand still long enough to put the clothes out on the line .. I use two walking sticks so would even have trouble just getting the clothes to the line and back to the house once dry .. I have a small clothes hanging gadget that I hang in my bathroom ... I can put all my undies and small items on there and then I open the window (unless it's very cold or windy) and let the clothes dry like that .. bigger items I have to put in the tumble dryer in winter .. or use a clothes horse near an open door in summer .. There is nothing like the smell of washing fresh from the line though .. that lovely 'outdoorsy' smell ..

yes i do. I do that outside to have quick dry by the sun

of course. i always do it.that's because i wash my colthes by myself. i don't use wasing machine

In summer, I hang most of my clothes on the line outside. In winter, I have a line in my hall that I use for blankets, rugs, sheets, ect. I do dry my clothes in the dryer so I can use a fabric softer sheet to keep the static from building up. Static is a major problem here in winter.

yes.. but only on summmer. not in winter