Line Drying Your Clothes Can Have Several Advantages
July 28, 2010 – 11:28 am by MarinaHanes
When you see neighbors line drying their clothes outside, you might think that they’re out of their mind. Or it might remind you of your grandmother. Either way, your neighbor or grandma is smart and not so crazy after all. In addition to saving energy, there are many other benefits to drying your clothing outside.
Capture Nature’s Scent
There are a variety of laundry detergents out there that promise to give your clothing a mountain or fresh rain smell. Of course, these detergents do smell good, but you can achieve nature’s natural scent by drying your clothing outdoors. All you need is a simple clothesline, which you can attach to two trees or from a shed to a tree. However, just be sure that if you live in a subdivision that you check the guidelines of the homeowner’s association, because a clothesline might be prohibited.
Eliminate Ironing
Who really likes to iron clothes? When dress shirts and clothes with ruffles get wrinkled, it can be a pain in the you know what to get them looking decent again. Hanging the clothes ensures that the garment is flat and able to catch the oncoming breeze. For shirts and other delicates, you might want to hang them from the bottom so you don’t get clothespin marks on the shoulders or waistlines.
Preserve Clothes Longer
After a load of laundry, what do you have to do before putting another bunch of wet clothes in the dryer? Why, of course, you have to empty out the lint trap. All of that fuzz is actually from your clothing being worn away. Zippers and buttons can even cause snagging in clothing so they wear down even faster. A solution is to line dry them so the clothes aren’t rubbing up against each other. Then you can wear the garments for longer.
In addition to all of these advantages, you also save money since you’re using less energy on a regular basis. If you have a larger family, you will save even more cash, because you probably have to do several loads of laundry every week.
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