Advantages of Clotheslines
String 'em up and teach 'em a lesson Drying laundry on a clothesline or clothes drying rack is relaxing and peaceful work, and it musters images of a simpler time. It's true that powered dryers work faster, but do you really need more time to sit in front of your computer? Grab a handful of clothespins and head out into the fresh air. You can breathe easy It's no accident that laundry chemicals try to imitate the smell of air-dried clothing. Dump the chemicals and get the real thing. Your clothes will smell better naturally, and you can skip the conditioner altogether. You'll notice you're getting more hugs too. Children love to help, and you all could use more time in the sun. Hand kids the clothespin basket, and let them feed clothespins to you when you need them. It's therapeutic for all of you. Or just go out by yourself and use the easy, hands-on work for quiet meditation. You'll find yourself slowing down just to enjoy the moment. Bring it inside in the winter, when your house has naturally dry air, and drape wet clothing over clothes drying racks or retractable clotheslines. The added humidity is great for your skin, and wooden furniture will suck it up. Humid air feels warmer, too, so your furnace won't have to work as hard. Remember, when your dryer pumps air outside in the winter, it's stealing the warm air from inside. Didn't your mom once scold you for trying to heat the whole outdoors? |  |
More wear, less tear
All that lint you pull out of your dryer came off your clothes, like sawdust from sanded wood. Same for pilling on your nice sweaters. Both the heat and the abrasion of powered dryers wear down clothing. Clothing line-dried naturally doesn't need softener because the gentle breeze keeps it moving. Your clothing lasts far longer, which means less shopping to replace favorite outfits, and less junk in the landfill.
Remember when those expensive jeans fit so perfectly? Maybe you got bigger, but more likely your dryer shrunk them a little bit with every load.
Less ironing, anyone? Wrinkles naturally pull straight when clothes are dried on clothes drying racks or clotheslines. You won't see those annoying rolled up hems on your favorite jeans, and your elastic will last far longer too. Air drying may take a little longer, but you'll spend less time shopping, ironing and mending the damage caused by machines. Let nature take its course and do your work for you on a clothesline or clothes drying rack.
