Fluff and Fold Raleigh NC: Line-Drying Tips!
Summer is the perfect time to pick up the habit of line-drying your clothing for an Eco-friendly, rustic way to get clothing fresh and dried without the power of a traditional dryer.
Hanging your laundry out to dry instead of firing up your dryer reduces your electric or gas bill, lowers carbon emissions, helps your clothing and linens last longer by eliminating some wear and tear on the fabric (saving you even more money), is a great excuse to get outside, and gives your fabrics that natural, fresh outdoor smell (no need to use chemical fragrances that attempt to mimic it.) Even if you don’t hang every wash load, each time you do, you save yourself money and help protect the environment.
Fluff and Fold Raleigh NC | Line-Dry Your Laundry!
There are all sorts of drying line setups, but all you really need is a length of clean, strong rope that you can tie between two trees or poles. Having a tightening mechanism of some sort is a good idea, as every type of line may stretch over time. You can buy tighteners at a hardware or home improvement store; they attach to the line and make it easy to take up any slack without having to untie and retie the rope.
Be sure you hang your line high enough so that your heavy, washed items won’t brush the ground. Pick a site where no one will run into the drying laundry and also consider how far you will need to carry your laundry. Avoid putting your line under trees that drip sap or where birds tend to perch. If you are short on space, you can buy a retractable clothesline, which attaches to a wall and lets you extend the line when needed, or an umbrella-style clothesline, which is like a patio umbrella but has clotheslines in place of umbrella fabric.
For clothes-line drying tips for your summer laundry, visit back with us on our next post! Our Fluff and Fold in Raleigh NC will offer a few ways to cut costs on your power bill and get your clothes smelling fresh with help from the summer heat!
