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NebraskaCottontail
Farmgirl at Heart

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Rebecca
Beech Island SC
USA
1 Posts

Posted - May 09 2012 :  6:00:09 PM  Show Profile
When I found your website, I read with interest the articles about the clothesline. It brought back memories of growing up on the farm. Last year I build my own and a set for my grown daughter. The only problem I'm having is finding heavy duty clothespins. Does anyone have any suggestions?

All to the Glory of God.

SpyChicken
True Blue Farmgirl

436 Posts

Christine
Fond du Lac WI
USA
436 Posts

Posted - May 10 2012 :  05:26:34 AM  Show Profile
Hmmm, not sure about the clothespins but I just wanted to say "Welcome!" I'm gonna guess maybe one of the other farm girls will have an answer for you...
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl

1044 Posts

Paula
Holt Missouri
USA
1044 Posts

Posted - May 10 2012 :  06:14:11 AM  Show Profile
Hi Rebecca,
Welcome from Missouri! I just use the clothespins I found at our local Target store...but if I have something that needs extra strength, I just double up on the clothespins and place them side by side. That might help you for now at least until you can find some super-duty pins!!


Paula

Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.

"Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better."--Albert Einstein
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl

13055 Posts


Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts

Posted - May 10 2012 :  08:48:58 AM  Show Profile
Welcome Rebecca. My husband is often asking the same question. He uses clothespins in his workshop. They just don't make them like before.
Marly

"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross
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annielaurel
True Blue Farmgirl

912 Posts

nancy
fernandina beach florida
USA
912 Posts

Posted - May 11 2012 :  05:04:23 AM  Show Profile
Welcome, I think someone will soon have an answer for you although it isn't me. I have the same problem with clothespins.

Nancy
Farmgirl Sister #2301

Make everyday a celebration of the heart.
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craftingram
True Blue Farmgirl

526 Posts

Karin
Nashville In
USA
526 Posts

Posted - May 11 2012 :  05:40:51 AM  Show Profile
Rebecca, welcome to MaryJanes! You might try looking at Lehmans website. They carry lots of nonelectric, homesteading type items. It's Lehmans.com. Hope you find what you need.

Karin
Farmgirl Sister #2708

Romans 8: 38,39
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Nana Shirl
True Blue Farmgirl

352 Posts

Shirley
Kit Carson Colorado
USA
352 Posts

Posted - May 11 2012 :  10:23:52 AM  Show Profile  Send Nana Shirl a Yahoo! Message
Check out estate sales and such...I found a big "old" clothespin bag FULL of the old ones a few years ago..ya never know where your treasure is hiding!! Hope you find yours soon..the fun is in the "hunt"!! Blessings..

You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~C.S. Lewis
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oregonatural
True Blue Farmgirl

152 Posts

Susan
Sprague River OR
USA
152 Posts

Posted - May 12 2012 :  07:34:11 AM  Show Profile
I finally found good wooden clothes pins! Not expensive either. From Lee Valley. They're longer and stronger than the junk from China. Check it out. I love mine! Good luck! Here's the link.
http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=63682&cat=2,42194
Susan

Farmgirl #4053
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl

3331 Posts

marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW Washington State
USA
3331 Posts

Posted - May 12 2012 :  3:20:39 PM  Show Profile
Thanks Susan for the information.

Welcome Rebecca. Hope you enjoy getting to know your way around.

Marianne
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Jeanna
True Blue Farmgirl

267 Posts

Jeanna
Franklin NC
USA
267 Posts

Posted - May 21 2012 :  11:07:58 AM  Show Profile
I found the heavier clothes pins at my local Walmart. They were back with the camper supplies.

Jeanna
Farmgirl Sister #41

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl

9402 Posts

Denise
Beavercreek Ohio
USA
9402 Posts

Posted - May 23 2012 :  06:16:01 AM  Show Profile
Welcome to the forum Rebecca!

The ones from Lee Valley are just like the ones we used to have when I was a kid. My mom always hung our clothes on the line.
They are definitely stronger than the cheap ones you find nowadays. You might check out your local hardware store too. I find lots of goodies there that I cannot find elsewhere.
Happy Pinning!

farm girl sister#43
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O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?

--Edmund C. Vance.
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