At home, we don’t do anything fancy: wood clothespins and some thin rope between our fence and a post from our deck. Sometimes (ok, most of the time), when I’m outside with the gentle summer breeze blowing in my hair and a basket of unmentionables and mentionables on my hip, my mind wanders and suddenly I’m a sun-kissed curvy bombshell akin to that Italian goddess in Il Postino. Who knew laundry could be so sensual? It’s not that line drying will suddenly make you the lead character in a foreign flim or romance novel, but it could leave your laundry 50 shades whiter and put some extra cash in your pocket with savings on your energy bill. Already an air-drying master? Please share your tips! Interested in giving it a go? Here’s a few helpful starter sites:
Line Drying Your Clothes:
TLC’s How Stuff Works: Tips for Line Drying Your Clothes includes answers the big question on how to keep jeans and towels from going “stiff’. TammysRecipes has great tips, including building a lower line so kids can help too (think socks!) Hello family F-U-N time! We are definitely doing that this year. Greenest Dollar – the mother-load of articles includes ideas for all types of air drying – for those in banned communities (who knew line drying was so controversial?!?!) and tips for inside drying. You can purchase clothes lines, but if you’re the DIY type, here’s a six-step tutorial on building your own.
I’m sticking with my own make-shift variety for now, but will close by wishing you a happy and green Earth Day!
