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Cleaning Up:  crusty clothes on the line...  |
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
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 Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 7:58:23 PM
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Hey everyone, we do line drying only. My son really misses super soft towels and soft jeans. Is there a way that I can keep the clothes soft and still use the line? Everything comes out a bit like cardboard...
Oh Mr Darcy!
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 8:01:52 PM
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You can add liquid fabric softener in one of those downy balls. I dont know if you use natural laundry soap, but the downy balls work great for those stiff clothes.
hugs
Jessie
"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go." ~Abraham Lincoln
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 9:41:07 PM
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I forgot about the vinegar. Definitely better as far as going natural. :D
hugs,
Jessie
"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go." ~Abraham Lincoln
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2010 : 08:14:48 AM
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I do the dryer thing. I take things off the line toss them in the dryer for 10 minutes and they are lots better. I have also learned that if you just give them a quick touch up with a steam iron they soften up.
Farmgirl Sister 572
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cjclark
Farmgirl at Heart
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Chris
McKinney
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 02 2010 : 8:52:49 PM
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I usually give everything a hard snap or two when I hang them up and when I take them down. It helps. I have noticed the clothes come out best on slightly breezy/windy days though. They move around more on the line so they stay softer.
Otherwise, I have noticed that with clothes at least, once you have them on a few minutes they start softening up. Towels... not so much! Think of it as extra exfoliation! ;) |
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sharikrsna
True Blue Farmgirl
185 Posts
Shari
Carthage
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Feb 03 2010 : 7:15:08 PM
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Oh but the towels are so ultra absorbent off the line, aren't they? I love it!
Shari
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 03:38:57 AM
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So jealous here.
I miss being able to line dry.
We live on a dirt road, so even on those benificial breezy days it has the potential to make everything dirty again.
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CascadeFootHillsFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
133 Posts
Stephanie
Granite Falls
Wa.
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2010 : 10:06:52 AM
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Hi~ I am all for extra exfoliation and ultra absorbent for some things but I'd like to try the vinegar for towels and my daughters clothes......how much do you put in the downy ball? Thank you so much, newbie: Stephanie
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2010 : 09:22:33 AM
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Instead of using Downy or whatever you can use the same amount of regular white vinegar.
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2010 : 4:16:14 PM
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I smiled when I read the name of this thread. I remember my mom hanging out closthes until they frozen, then thawing them by the oil stove.
"You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd.....
But you can be happy if you've a mind to. All you've gotta do in knuckle down, buckle down and do it, do it, do it!" |
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