Comments on: Living(mostly) without the dryer http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/09/livingmostly-without-the-dryer/ cheerfully living on less Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: April Jo http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/09/livingmostly-without-the-dryer/#comment-39367 April Jo Mon, 17 May 2010 20:54:13 +0000 http://thefrugalgirl.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-39367 I have bcome a clothesline fanatic! Dont ask me why but it almost seems theraputic to me!! And they have to hung in a certain way and all! Wrinkles? When something is wrinkled, I simply toss in the dryer for maybe 5 minutes-it does like a charm! I usually take all my shirts when I wash them and put them all in the dryer to toss them about. I have bcome a clothesline fanatic! Dont ask me why but it almost seems theraputic to me!! And they have to hung in a certain way and all!
Wrinkles? When something is wrinkled, I simply toss in the dryer for maybe 5 minutes-it does like a charm! I usually take all my shirts when I wash them and put them all in the dryer to toss them about.

]]> By: Carole http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/09/livingmostly-without-the-dryer/#comment-19715 Carole Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:11:33 +0000 http://thefrugalgirl.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-19715 I live in Massachusetts and hang my clothes out ALL year long. I have had to put boots on some days when the snow is a foot deep. Many times the clothes freeze dry, which just makes them more soft. Yes, sometimes due to the shorter sunlight days, the clothes are not quite dry. I just hang them around the house to finish. The house smells wonderfully outdoor fresh and the moisture from the clothes helps eliminate the dry air in the house. Add a cup of white vinegar to the rinse water to ensure soft clothes. I will compare the softness of my line dried towels to the dryer/chemically saturated dryer sheet finished towels any day!! I live in Massachusetts and hang my clothes out ALL year long. I have had to put boots on some days when the snow is a foot deep. Many times the clothes freeze dry, which just makes them more soft. Yes, sometimes due to the shorter sunlight days, the clothes are not quite dry. I just hang them around the house to finish. The house smells wonderfully outdoor fresh and the moisture from the clothes helps eliminate the dry air in the house. Add a cup of white vinegar to the rinse water to ensure soft clothes. I will compare the softness of my line dried towels to the dryer/chemically saturated dryer sheet finished towels any day!!

]]> By: The Frugal Girl » Monday Q&A-My siblings, my childhood, and my clothesline! http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/09/livingmostly-without-the-dryer/#comment-19705 The Frugal Girl » Monday Q&A-My siblings, my childhood, and my clothesline! Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:06:17 +0000 http://thefrugalgirl.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-19705 [...] How To (mostly) Give Up Your Dryer [...] [...] How To (mostly) Give Up Your Dryer [...]

]]> By: The Frugal Girl » Why I’m looking forward to warmer weather. http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/09/livingmostly-without-the-dryer/#comment-3977 The Frugal Girl » Why I’m looking forward to warmer weather. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:52:15 +0000 http://thefrugalgirl.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-3977 [...] -hanging my laundry outside again. I’ve been air drying at least some of our clothes all winter, but I really don’t have the patience to wait for things like jeans to dry indoors. Outside, though, even a heavy pair of jeans can be dry in a couple of hours, so I hardly use my dryer at all when it’s warm outside. [...] [...] -hanging my laundry outside again. I’ve been air drying at least some of our clothes all winter, but I really don’t have the patience to wait for things like jeans to dry indoors. Outside, though, even a heavy pair of jeans can be dry in a couple of hours, so I hardly use my dryer at all when it’s warm outside. [...]

]]> By: The Frugal Girl :: Perfection, and laundry. http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/09/livingmostly-without-the-dryer/#comment-778 The Frugal Girl :: Perfection, and laundry. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:23:20 +0000 http://thefrugalgirl.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-778 [...] and those alone would more than fill up my drying racks for 24 hours. So, I reminded myself that line-drying is not an all-or-nothing sort of thing, and I dried at least three whole loads of laundry in my [...] [...] and those alone would more than fill up my drying racks for 24 hours. So, I reminded myself that line-drying is not an all-or-nothing sort of thing, and I dried at least three whole loads of laundry in my [...]

]]> By: Two other things about cheap laundry. « The Frugal Girl http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/09/livingmostly-without-the-dryer/#comment-248 Two other things about cheap laundry. « The Frugal Girl Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:10:37 +0000 http://thefrugalgirl.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-248 [...] talked about thinking out of the box when it comes to drying solutions and gave several suggestions. However, I forgot to mention this [...] [...] talked about thinking out of the box when it comes to drying solutions and gave several suggestions. However, I forgot to mention this [...]

]]> By: Kristen http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/09/livingmostly-without-the-dryer/#comment-247 Kristen Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:08:12 +0000 http://thefrugalgirl.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-247 LOL! Yes, I do have an iron and an ironing board. But, I'd really prefer not to have to iron every article of clothing that the six of us wear over the course of a week! =P If it was just me, maybe, but not with six of us. Some things just do still need ironing even with my dewrinkling measures, so my ironing board comes out once a week. I actually do like ironing(I'm weird) but it would be hard to find time to iron more than I do. LOL! Yes, I do have an iron and an ironing board. But, I’d really prefer not to have to iron every article of clothing that the six of us wear over the course of a week! =P If it was just me, maybe, but not with six of us.

Some things just do still need ironing even with my dewrinkling measures, so my ironing board comes out once a week. I actually do like ironing(I’m weird) but it would be hard to find time to iron more than I do.

]]> By: Leigh http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/09/livingmostly-without-the-dryer/#comment-246 Leigh Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:00:02 +0000 http://thefrugalgirl.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-246 Lol, I loved the bit about how you don't want to wear creased clothes! Haven't you heard of an iron and an ironing board?!?!?!? It must be a cultural difference between the US & UK, it's been a bad year weather wise here but we still do most of our drying between April and October on the line........ Lol, I loved the bit about how you don’t want to wear creased clothes! Haven’t you heard of an iron and an ironing board?!?!?!? It must be a cultural difference between the US & UK, it’s been a bad year weather wise here but we still do most of our drying between April and October on the line……..

]]> By: Reason to line-dry « The Frugal Girl http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/09/livingmostly-without-the-dryer/#comment-245 Reason to line-dry « The Frugal Girl Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:49:15 +0000 http://thefrugalgirl.wordpress.com/?p=414#comment-245 [...] nice side-benefit is that my clothes never have static cling. While I do implement some de-stiffening(I know…that’s not a real word) measures, my clothes are still not soft enough to be [...] [...] nice side-benefit is that my clothes never have static cling. While I do implement some de-stiffening(I know…that’s not a real word) measures, my clothes are still not soft enough to be [...]

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