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MotherLodeBeth
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Beth
Calaveras County California
USA
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Posted - Jan 12 2009 :  2:30:45 PM  Show Profile  Send MotherLodeBeth an AOL message
Am sure most know this, but I remember when my Mom reminded me to always turn dark items inside out when line drying in the sun, because this prevents fading.

~MotherLodebeth- I was born in the wrong era~

Alee
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Alee
Worland Wy
USA
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Posted - Jan 12 2009 :  8:17:46 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
That's a good tip, Beth! And it really works too!

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JenniferJuniper
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Jennifer
New Hampshire
USA
359 Posts
Posted - Jan 13 2009 :  06:19:02 AM  Show Profile
Beth, I used to live the South and always dried darks inside out, the UV rays will bleach those darks quicker than you think.

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Maryjane Lee
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Maryjane
CA
USA
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Posted - Mar 09 2009 :  5:29:57 PM  Show Profile
Never knew that and thanks for the great tip!

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Maryjane Lee

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K-Falls Farmgirl
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls Oregon
USA
2096 Posts
Posted - Mar 09 2009 :  5:30:46 PM  Show Profile
yep, Thats what my mama told me too..

Cheryl
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl

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Lisa
Georgetown OH
2969 Posts
Posted - Mar 09 2009 :  7:25:47 PM  Show Profile
On the other side of the coin, the sun does a great job of bleaching whites. I have had some T shirts with tomato stains(canning I am sure) that I have left out a day (or longer if I am busy) & they come out SO BRIGHT!
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southerngirl
Farmgirl in Training

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florida
USA
24 Posts
Posted - Mar 30 2009 :  1:17:04 PM  Show Profile
I am going to hang my clothes out for the first time. My jeans thank you.
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sharikrsna
True Blue Farmgirl

185 Posts

Shari
Carthage Illinois
USA
185 Posts
Posted - Jun 10 2009 :  3:26:35 PM  Show Profile
Yes the sun totally removes stains from whites! A little lemon juice hastens the process.

Shari
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katalind
True Blue Farmgirl

177 Posts

Kathy
Chapin SC
USA
177 Posts
Posted - May 21 2010 :  08:32:15 AM  Show Profile
I dry my light clothes outside in the sun and my darks under my porch on a retractable clothes line. I LOVE my retractable clothes line and you can find them on-line really cheap.
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