Clotheslines and clothespins
 Linda and I just had finished with my beginner classes graduation, and we were going to stay at the Paw ( http://www.thepawmankato.com) and practice rally for a bit in the air conditioning. It's been super nasty weather here, and we wanted to take advantage of the AC and train our own dogs! One of the rally signs kept falling off the stand, so Linda grabs a clothespin from her bag and clips it in place.  We got to talking about all the great non-clothes uses we have for clothespins! I have a clothesline, and couldn't imagine not having it.....so I have lots of clothespins! However, Linda lives in a wooded area, so clothes would never dry, as they have little yard that is sunny. She is "old school" however, and has clothespins. We both have the "good" kind - two pieces of wood with a spirally metal clip that holds them together. We use ours for chip clips, clotheslines, rally sign holder clips, and even clipped our old basset's ears back so she could lick out a pan! I know we use them for more, but I'm coming up empty here.... How about you guys? Do you have clothespins, with or without clotheslines?? |
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| I use them too. I love mine, used to belong to my mom. I found them when she passed, complete with the homemade bag, made from what looked to be a child's dress(?). I use them for chip bags. My fav use is with a magnet attached to hold notes, pics, appt., etc on my refrigerator. |
| I live in a townhouse and association rules prohibit clotheslines. Nevertheless, I have a lot of clothespins. I hang a lot of clothes to dry inside so I clip clothespins to hangers for a makeshift drying rack. I also use them as chip clips, and as paper clips to keep papers together. They hold craft projects together until the glue dries. However, mine are plastic--can't find the wooden ones. |
| Well, when I was a kid...many, many moons ago...All my girlfriends would meet at my grandmother's house, and in the basement she had a cloth bag full of closepins~~~ we would 'clip' them on our fingers and pretend we were evil princesses with L O N G fingernails........ ((does that count???))poor grandma used to have a fit when she tried to hang the laundry...no clothepins...they were all in the yard, and of course, I had to go pick all of them up...I got in so much trouble because of those @@@clothepins!!!!...  |
I miss drying my clothes on a clothesline. I haven't lived in a place where it was allowed and/or acceptable since I lived at home.  |
| I have TONS of clothespins. I use them for what they were made for. I hang tons of stuff...inside and out. I have four hanging lines outside and in the basement. I can't remember a time when there is not something hanging up to dry. I love the smell of sheets that were hung outside. |
| I too have an outside line but haven't been using it lately as going down those steps to get to the line is a bit spooky anymore. So my clothespins stay outside waiting, but their siblings see a lot of action indoors for clothes in the closet. Skirts especially are hung with clothes pins. Ditto closing food bags in the kitchen. In the garden they help up netting and stuff. Good idea about having a few in a purse or such......you just never know...! |
| Funny this should come up right now. I just finally found a new wash post - the parallel unbrella kind - which I have been looking for. My old lines ran from post to post, right through the middle of the yard. Pain in the butt to mow around and walk under all the time. My sister was telling me that there are places that don't allow washlines, and I didn't believe her at first. I can't imagine not hanging wash. With everyone spouting "green" living I can't even wrap my head around not allowing washlines. The dryer is one of my major energy suckers. In fact I haven't used it for at least 6 weeks. I really don't understand, but then I don't understand a lot of stuff... I use clothes pins for lots of stuff too. The one I do every single day is holding my page in a book. That way I never have to hold the book open and I can do something else like fold wash or clean corn or beans or whatever. I like the two piece pins for stuff other than wash, but I prefer the single split ones for hanging wash. I have a tough time finding them though so I use whatever I have. I can always find the wooden ones at the dollar store and walmart has them too. I've never had a plastic one in my life. Shellie |
| I had the plastic ones once. They were good in the fact they didn't leave a mildew smudge if they were older and wet. However, they arent UV safe and all broke apart - so never again. Mine hang out in a clothespin bag all summer - for easy access. I made my bag too - I'll have to get a picture! I would never live w/o a clothesline either - we use ours all the time - and for more than clothes - airing quilts and other big things, drying out the tent before packing it, making forts with sheets for kids and now grandkids..... |
| And here's my little clothespin bag. I have redone it twice now - saving the hanger and replacing the fabric over the years 2 pins on the top keep it from flipping off and dumping in all our storms   |
I got a new clothes line from my DH this year for my birthday, HOW ROMANTIC  Actually it is way nicer the clothes drying on the line they seem to have that air freshness to them. By the way we call clothes pins "Pegs" here  |
| We had a clothes line growing up, but my parents had it removed 40 years ago. They have one hanging in the garage now. I have never seen one in the DFW area. Ever. |
Dawn, whever I see pictures of your property I can't help but think of "The Wizard Of OZ" and Dorothy's house/farm...Its always so beautiful and peaceful looking! I am envious  I have clothes pins but not for the clothes line. I use them for all kinds of things...seal an open bags of chips...secure a sheet over the crate in the car so the wind doesn't blow it off from the window...hold my hari back when I can't find a hair clip....holds a baggy full of twisties in the garage...lots of stuff they are useful for... |
I use a clothes line and pins to dry paper . I love my clothes line...its an old retractable one I bought at a thrift store, very 50s retro-cool. I don't use wooden pins though, as I learned the hard way that wood will absorb the dye (my papers are made of hand-dyed silk) and transfer it to the next sheet I pin it to  ...so plastic for me. My other cool "retro" tool for this purpose is a wall mounted folding sweater dryer. Its great for small pieces, or when the clothesline is full. Artists co-opt all sorts of "old" technology  , I also make use of an old washboard (for felting), and wringer washers are great for printmaking. We also used to have a "mangle" (a machine for quickly ironing sheets) at my old studio which was used for heat-setting dyed fabric. |
| After eleven years of nagging I got a clothesline last summer. I love it, and use it almost exclusively most of the year. Sometimes I do give in and use the dryer when it's below minus twenty, but then it's actually NICE to add the heat to the house. I got an eye roll from a neighbour when I put it up, but it's in the backyard so it's not bothering anyone. I could see taking issue if my multicoloured undies were flapping in the front yard, but what's the big deal in the back? And, with everyone so crazy for the environment, I can't imagine banning clotheslines. They are infinitely more energy efficient, and the smell of fresh clothes....mmmmm. I also have an indoor one in the basement that I use sometimes in the winter. The only problem is that clothes end up with that lovely Eau du Basement fragrance. |
traciels28 wrote: After eleven years of nagging I got a clothesline last summer. I love it, and use it almost exclusively most of the year. Sometimes I do give in and use the dryer when it's below minus twenty, but then it's actually NICE to add the heat to the house. I got an eye roll from a neighbour when I put it up, but it's in the backyard so it's not bothering anyone. I could see taking issue if my multicoloured undies were flapping in the front yard, but what's the big deal in the back? And, with everyone so crazy for the environment, I can't imagine banning clotheslines. They are infinitely more energy efficient, and the smell of fresh clothes....mmmmm. I also have an indoor one in the basement that I use sometimes in the winter. The only problem is that clothes end up with that lovely Eau du Basement fragrance. I have my line away from the road, but we get so little traffic it hardly matters...although it is just a few steps from the washer and out the door. Super handy. I LOVE the smell too - heavenly. I know that basement smell too - not so nice. I grew up without a dryer, so we really had to plan ahead to wash and allow dry time on the clotheslines in the basement. And this was a farmhouse basement - unfinished and musty at times. We ran a dehumidifier, but it only helps so much. And of course they dried in clumpy wrinkles (no breeze in the basement  ), so all clothes were ironed after they were dry. I am a really good ironer. I avoid it whenever possible now, but I can iron pretty darn fast! |
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