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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6592 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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 Posted - May 19 2014 : 4:41:42 PM
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I was trying to find the post where Connie posted about her clothesline but I couldn't find it. So, I am starting over with my new umbrella clothesline which I tried out today and loved!
I grew up with my mom using a clothesline until later years when dryers became available at reasonable prices. After hearing so many great testimonials about using clotheslines, I decided I needed to try. IT came with cheap clothespins so my next task tonight is ordering some here: http://classicamericanclothespins.blogspot.com. Mary Jane posted about this link on her RaisinJane blog and I kept the link just in case I actually got a clothesline. One of the cheap clothespins immediately broke so there is no use in waiting till they all break before ordering!
Looking forward to taking advantage of all that Florida Sunshine and saving on my electric bill!! 
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - May 20 2014 : 06:51:00 AM
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Awesome, Winnie! Congratulations! I'm so with you - I love my clothesline, too!
Our foster grandkids were here last night "helping" me take the clothes off the line. For fun, our foster grandson took several of my clothespins, and clipped them to the end of his fingers and tried picking stuff up with them like chopsticks. He also was clipping them together at the ends to try and form big clothespin circles. He had a blast, but unfortunately they, too, were the cheap ones, and quite a few broke. Time to buy new ones! Thank you so much for the link! Perfect timing!
Enjoy your wonderful line!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - May 20 2014 : 06:56:25 AM
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Oh crumbs... They ran out of their supply and won't be making more til this summer! Guess we'll just have to wait until then! :)
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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kysheeplady
True Blue Farmgirl
1291 Posts
Teri
KY
USA
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3075 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3075 Posts |
Posted - May 20 2014 : 10:19:53 AM
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How many loads od laundry can you fit on one like that? I have my line looped around a couple trees until we move and I can put in a permanent one.
Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
http://nndairy.blogspot.com/
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6592 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6592 Posts |
Posted - May 20 2014 : 11:06:49 AM
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Heather, with just hubby and me, I think it will depend on whether I am doing king size sheets/towels or regular clothing. It is all so new I will just have to wait and play it out.
Nini, I was so disappointed to find out that the clothespins are not available till sometime this summer. I plan to check in every week and will post here when I find them for sale again.
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5078 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - May 21 2014 : 10:43:38 AM
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Winnie, I love it!!! like Teri said, it does save on Electricity!! I use downy softner in the rinse cycle and hang out all my bath towels and hand towels, dish cloths hubby's T-shirts, and our work around the yard clothes, and they dry in 3 hours as opposed to 1 hour, sometimes more! in the dryer!!! I use my wooden drying racks inside,putting underwear and pj's. I love to hang out my throw rugs!I save the dryer for have to's and I will put jeans and dress pants in the dryer for 10 minutes, then hang them on hangers in the laundry room to finished drying! I enjoyed hanging out clothes yesterday, it was 78 and breezy and the sky was so blue, those days will be short here when the heat sets in, but will be great for drying clothes! and the laundry room does not get heated up from the dryer, mine is small and it feels like an oven when the dryer would run in the summer months.
as my Granny use to say, Every little bit helps!
hugs! Connie
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - May 21 2014 : 4:07:41 PM
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Awesome Winnie! Nothing like the smell of line dried clothes. Dried from the sun!!!!
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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artfulsister
True Blue Farmgirl
155 Posts
Terri
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Jul 18 2014 : 06:19:55 AM
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Wonderful! I have clothesline envy!
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