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Post by gritzi on Jul 8, 2019 12:58:22 GMT
I air dry all of my clothes, including my jeans.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 8, 2019 13:00:00 GMT
I dry them flat. I have a device especially for that.
It is like a cloth mesh screen, but the "legs" fold up for storage.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 8, 2019 13:03:13 GMT
BTW, my niece taught me something--and I felt like such a dummy for never figuring this out myself.
She put an extra shower curtain rod (spring loaded) across the back of the tub area. She uses it for things that need to drip dry. All these years I have been hanging mine on the shower curtain rod, then having to put something under the clothes to catch the drips. (duh!)
I kept waiting for DH to install a retractable clothes line across the length of the tub. --with this idea, presto, I have a hanging rod.
I still feel dumb for not figuring that out myself.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 8, 2019 13:03:58 GMT
Sweaters, I dry flat. Anything else goes in the dryer, hang up clothes are damp dried, everything else is dried all the way
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 8, 2019 13:10:07 GMT
I will put DH & DS clothing through the dryer, and some of mine. I do hang most of my clothing to dry, though. I bought a spring loaded shower rod and will put it up in the shower, then put my clothes on hangers and hang on the rod to dry. In the morning, put the clothes away and the shower rod comes down--very easy and takes virtually no space. This is a great idea! I should do this at our lake cabin so we have extra space to hang up wet swimsuits after we’ve gone swimming, only instead of hangers I would look for some inexpensive plastic S hooks to hang them from on the rod. I have an extra one here that didn’t work out for what I bought it for but I could use it there. I also need to convince DH that he should build a PVC towel rack for drying beach towels out on the deck or in the screen porch. There never seems to be enough space to hang them all up, especially if we have guests.
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Post by MorningPerson on Jul 8, 2019 13:27:12 GMT
I will put DH & DS clothing through the dryer, and some of mine. I do hang most of my clothing to dry, though. I bought a spring loaded shower rod and will put it up in the shower, then put my clothes on hangers and hang on the rod to dry. In the morning, put the clothes away and the shower rod comes down--very easy and takes virtually no space. This is a great idea! I should do this at our lake cabin so we have extra space to hang up wet swimsuits after we’ve gone swimming, only instead of hangers I would look for some inexpensive plastic S hooks to hang them from on the rod. I have an extra one here that didn’t work out for what I bought it for but I could use it there. I also need to convince DH that he should build a PVC towel rack for drying beach towels out on the deck or in the screen porch. There never seems to be enough space to hang them all up, especially if we have guests. These are in constant use at my house: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004F3MQIM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Post by mallie on Jul 8, 2019 13:32:39 GMT
I used to have a drying rack I put in the tub and spent a lot of time and effort on doing the right thing with my clothes. My drying rack broke and I went to buy another one. Then I realized laundry falls under the heading of "Life is too short for this shit."
I am not going to buy extra equipment to dry clothes -- so I am not buying a drying rack, etc. It either can go into the dry or hang to dry or I don't buy it (and if I bought it by mistake, I will return it.)
I don't want to spend the money. I don't want wet clothes littering up my house. I don't want to remember to have to flip the clothing. I don't like the feeling of air dried clothes. blah blah blah.
Laundry needs to be quick and done.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 8, 2019 13:39:16 GMT
This is a great idea! I should do this at our lake cabin so we have extra space to hang up wet swimsuits after we’ve gone swimming, only instead of hangers I would look for some inexpensive plastic S hooks to hang them from on the rod. I have an extra one here that didn’t work out for what I bought it for but I could use it there. I also need to convince DH that he should build a PVC towel rack for drying beach towels out on the deck or in the screen porch. There never seems to be enough space to hang them all up, especially if we have guests. These are in constant use at my house: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004F3MQIM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1Nice! That would work perfectly! Thanks!
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Post by belgravia on Jul 8, 2019 13:48:14 GMT
I’m lucky enough to have a huge laundry room with space for two big drying racks because I hardly put anything in the dryer. If something comes out of the washer wrinkled, it might go in the dryer for 2 minutes and then it gets hung up to dry. I think clothes last a lot longer and look better if they don’t go in the dryer.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jul 8, 2019 19:22:26 GMT
I don’t put any of my clothes in the dryer. What brand do you use for fabric softener? I have washed and hung dry before, but even using liquid softener (snuggle brand) the clothes didn't feel as soft as they do from a tumble dry. I love hanging clothes outside to dry, but the lack of "softness" makes me not want to do that. Please share your "no dryer" tips. Please and thank you.
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Post by myshelly on Jul 8, 2019 19:29:39 GMT
I don’t put any of my clothes in the dryer. What brand do you use for fabric softener? I have washed and hung dry before, but even using liquid softener (snuggle brand) the clothes didn't feel as soft as they do from a tumble dry. I love hanging clothes outside to dry, but the lack of "softness" makes me not want to do that. Please share your "no dryer" tips. Please and thank you. I don’t use any fabric softener.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jul 8, 2019 19:31:42 GMT
What brand do you use for fabric softener? I have washed and hung dry before, but even using liquid softener (snuggle brand) the clothes didn't feel as soft as they do from a tumble dry. I love hanging clothes outside to dry, but the lack of "softness" makes me not want to do that. Please share your "no dryer" tips. Please and thank you. I don’t use any fabric softener. Do you have soft water?
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Post by myshelly on Jul 8, 2019 20:20:39 GMT
I don’t use any fabric softener. Do you have soft water? I’m not sure. I’ve never really understood what that means. Most of my clothes tend to be rayon/spandex/cotton/poly blends. Things that have stretch. Or super delicate things like tulle, lace, silk. Those don’t get stiff when hung to dry. I don’t wear jeans or tshirts. The only thing that doesn’t feel soft is my kids jeans, but I iron them with steam and then they’re soft again.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 9, 2019 13:57:16 GMT
I’m not sure. I’ve never really understood what that means. Most of my clothes tend to be rayon/spandex/cotton/poly blends. Things that have stretch. Or super delicate things like tulle, lace, silk. Those don’t get stiff when hung to dry. I don’t wear jeans or tshirts. The only thing that doesn’t feel soft is my kids jeans, but I iron them with steam and then they’re soft again. You would know if you have hard water. Hard water has a lot of dissolved minerals in it like calcium and magnesium. You get white crusty mineral buildup around every faucet tap and shower head, or on glass dishes coming out of the dishwasher. It makes your skin and hair feel dry and scaly. Soft water has little to none of these kinds of minerals in it. Usually hotel water is softened water, you can tell because the water makes your skin and hair feel more slippery in the shower and tastes kind of salty. Softened water is preferable for laundry in particular because clothes come out cleaner and softer than they do when your water is hard.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 9, 2019 14:23:01 GMT
I'm 1/2 and 1/2.. or 1/4 and 3/4 .. lol
Most everything gets thrown in the dryer. My DD who is 11 all her stuff goes in the dryer except like 2 tops.
All towels, all types go in the dryer except the microsoft kind.
All my clothes go in the dryer except a handful of shirts.. mostly tee shirts that get hung because I don't want them to shrink. I'm tall so I am desperate to keep my shirts long enough. That is the only reason I hang dry.
DH clothes go in washer/dryer (he only wears tees/jeans/sweats) DS who does his own laundry is the same way.
DD who is 22 hangs 90% of her clothing (she does her own as well) To me she goes overboard but whatever, it's her stuff not mine.
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Post by Lexica on Jul 9, 2019 14:57:39 GMT
I lay things flat on a little portable rack that I picked up from Ikea.
Also, my dryer has a drying rack that you can place into the dryer and it remains level while the dryer is in operation. I have used that function for shoes, a backpack, and on really low heat or even just air when I had a “dry flat” sweater that I wanted to wear and knew it would not be dry in time if I put it on the IKEA rack. The dryer function is awesome and cuts the time of flat drying. It also keeps things from getting beat up in the tumbling motion of the dryer.
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Post by Lexica on Jul 9, 2019 15:16:00 GMT
BTW, my niece taught me something--and I felt like such a dummy for never figuring this out myself. She put an extra shower curtain rod (spring loaded) across the back of the tub area. She uses it for things that need to drip dry. All these years I have been hanging mine on the shower curtain rod, then having to put something under the clothes to catch the drips. (duh!) I kept waiting for DH to install a retractable clothes line across the length of the tub. --with this idea, presto, I have a hanging rod. I still feel dumb for not figuring that out myself. I do that in my guest bathtub too. It is so much nicer than hanging the clothing outside where the wind may knock it down or the sun hits it and bleaches part of it put. I also buy the small adjustable curtain bars from Daiso and put them in various cupboards to hang things like spray bottles, scrubbers, and bottle brushes. I place it at the top of the cupboard and either use the handle on the spray container or one of those large S-hooks that you can pick up cheaply from the 99 cent store. I love it because it uses up space that would have just been dead space and the bonus is I don’t have any tipped over spray bottles anymore. I even have a small one in my garage freezer that I use to clip up packages of frozen vegetables so that they are easier to find. Also for any smaller bits that would otherwise disappear in the freezer drawers. I use those black binder clips from Staples to close the bags and hang them with small S-hooks. I am lazy so I tend to do a lot of prep work all at once when I am cooking things like browning multiple packages of ground turkey for soup, sautéing onions, or roasting vegetables. I figure as long as I am getting my equipment dirty, go ahead and cook it all. These get put into single portion vacuum bags, labeled, and hung on the freezer rack. With my bags of sautéed onions and ground turkey, I can whip up a batch of WW taco soup in about 10 minutes with only my Instant Pot getting dirty. Look around your house at areas that might be useful to have small rods to hang bits.
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