How do you hang yours?

KKkitty

So with the good weather I got some clothes dried on the line. With trousers and jeans I hang from the waistband. Others tell me to hang from the legs so who's right?

frag420

With a name that starts with KKK...curious to know are they black jeans you're hanging?

tomwaterford

Hang from.the legs end.....much more effective and quicker

KKkitty

tomwaterford wrote: »

Hang from.the legs end.....much more effective and quicker

I thought that by hanging from the waistband it would be more effective?

The Backwards Man

Do you know why you never see clothes hanging up on a line?

maudgonner

I hang from the waistband. My logic is that the waistband has the thickest fabric, so is hardest to dry. Gravity pulls the water downwards, so the highest part of the garment usually dries quicker.

I'm probably just being lazy though, it's easier to hang from the waistband.

KKkitty

frag420 wrote: »

With a name that starts with KKK...curious to know are they black jeans you're hanging?

I treat all colours of garments equally.

Hang from the legs so the thicker waistband can have the air circulate more freely there and dry faster. Same for anything, don't peg the thick part if there's a thinner part, let the air circulate around the thickest parts.

KKkitty

maudgonner wrote: »

I hang from the waistband. My logic is that the waistband has the thickest fabric, so is hardest to dry. Gravity pulls the water downwards, so the highest part of the garment usually dries quicker.

I'm probably just being lazy though, it's easier to hang from the waistband.

My logic too.

tomwaterford

KKkitty wrote: »

I thought that by hanging from the waistband it would be more effective?

You taught wrong :pac:


I dunno I always taught about the waist would hold the most water and having it flapping about in the wind would be most effective for drying it???





***I'm a terrible example of adulting though,so it's 90% likely I'm wrong

Hang from the legs. The thickest part is the waistband and clothes pegs won't allow the part they're holding to dry. And, the wind will blow the water from the thickest part easier if it's at the bottom.

freshpopcorn

Hang from the legs!
You need a poll!

mzungu

I hang from the waistband.

Hasmunch

Hang the tops from the bottom and the bottoms from the top!!

SEPT 23 1989

Why in the name of jaysus would you hang them from the waist ?

maudgonner

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Why in the name of jaysus would you hang them from the waist ?

Didn't I just spend 5 minutes typing out my logic! :mad:

:pac:

What I usually do is shove everything in the dryer, remove 45 minutes later. Job done, minimum angst.

pickarooney

KKkitty wrote: »

I treat all colours of garments equally.

You don't believe in keeping whites and coloureds separated?

LadyMacBeth_

My mammy always told me to hang from the legs so that the waistband (which is the thicker part) has a chance to blow about in the wind and dry more easily. I trust my mammy on these issues.

Rubberlegs

I hang jeans etc by their legs. My logic is the waist is thicker and needs more blowing free in the wind. Tops I usually hang from their bottoms too, unless they are of the style where the back is longer, then I hang from the shoulders.

When I've a top that wouldn't do well in the dryer, I hang it over the line so I can peg it in the armpits and avoid peg marks on the hem/shoulders etc. To be honest though, I haven't hung anything out in years since I've no outdoor space.

LadyMacBeth_

Candie wrote: »

What I usually do is shove everything in the dryer, remove 45 minutes later. Job done, minimum angst.

Ah now Candie, you know Irish people aren't capable of that. Sure when would we have a chance to say ''great drying weather'' then? :P And the dance in and out of the house to grab the clothes if it starts to rain. There would be no thrills left in this life.

LadyMacBeth_

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

And the dance in and out of the house to grab the clothes if it starts to rain. There would be no thrills left in this life.

Sure there is, there's always The Immersion to get dramatic and angsty about!

Did you turn it off, LMB? Did you?

Are you sure?

Really sure?

You should check.

tomwaterford

Candie wrote: »

What I usually do is shove everything in the dryer, remove 45 minutes later. Job done, minimum angst.

One of te first times I tumble dried stuff...a load of it shrunk and I was paranoid outta me head I was getting fat ;/

tomwaterford

tomwaterford wrote: »

One of te first times I tumble dried stuff...a load of it shrunk and I was paranoid outta me head I was getting fat ;/

You put it in for too long, too hot. Rookie mistake.

LadyMacBeth_

Candie wrote: »

Sure there is, there's always The Immersion to get dramatic and angsty about!

Did you turn it off, LMB? Did you?

Are you sure?

Really sure?

You should check.

I don't even have immersion here and you almost had me getting anxious about it

LadyMacBeth_

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

I don't even have immersion here and you almost had me getting anxious about it

You do. Sure you do.

I think you need to check where it is, because it might be on.

On for years and years, because you didn't know you had it.

I'd be very worried if I was you.

I wouldn't be able to relax.

I'd be nervous.

You should check.

Check now.



I think I should be a hypnotist when I grow up!

Alf Veedersane

Hang trousers from the legs. The waistband is doubled over so takes longer to dry.

Science.

Malari

Hanging clothes outside is so common :pac: Indoor line, on hangers, like a civilised person.

tomwaterford

Malari wrote: »

Hanging clothes outside is so common :pac: Indoor line, on hangers, like a civilised person.

Surly this would lead to the house getting damp?

Malari

tomwaterford wrote: »

Surly this would lead to the house getting damp?

No, not if the room is ventilated. Clothes dry in half a day.

Mena Mitty

You hang them as you wear them except for socks which are pegged by the toes, I was taught this many years ago by a lady who spent some time in a laundry.Something to do with gravity I expect.

Oink

I hang them from the legs because they dry faster. How do I know? I am a fan of the Scientific Method. You know, formulate a hypothesis, experiment, document, draw a conclusion and all that*. My conclusion: the other way is stupid.


* This may or may not describe the Scientific Method - we'll never know.

KKkitty

pickarooney wrote: »

You don't believe in keeping whites and coloureds separated?

No I don't. I'm a firm believer in equality. I throw all colours in the wash at the same time and thankfully I've had no colours running.

The Rape of Lucretia

Malari wrote: »

Hanging clothes outside is so common :pac: Indoor line, on hangers, like a civilised person.

Good God, no.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-drying-wet-laundry-inside-harmful-damp-mould-spores-a7786061.html

Hang them outside, like a healthy person.

KKkitty

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Good God, no.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-drying-wet-laundry-inside-harmful-damp-mould-spores-a7786061.html

Hang them outside, like a healthy person.

I actually got rid of my clothes horses after reading that a while back.

Surreptitious

To the left.

RoisinClare6

From the legs

I have a washing kind inside too for winter time, apparently its not healthy but I've no dryer so its either get sick from drying them or sick from wearing wet clothes

Malari

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Good God, no.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-drying-wet-laundry-inside-harmful-damp-mould-spores-a7786061.html

Hang them outside, like a healthy person.

Like I said, it's a room specifically for drying clothes. It's warm and well ventilated and never moist. I don't like the look of drying clothes in my garden.

Sam Kade

maudgonner wrote: »

I hang from the waistband. My logic is that the waistband has the thickest fabric, so is hardest to dry. Gravity pulls the water downwards, so the highest part of the garment usually dries quicker.

I'm probably just being lazy though, it's easier to hang from the waistband.

Your logic is flawed, the water will evaporate not drain by gravity. Did you ever see a pool of water around your clothes line? Unless you are putting saturated clothes on the line.

biko

I hang trousers from the leg bottoms.

Badly Drunk Boy

By the neck.


(I usually read answers to threads like this but I didn't now. I assume somebody already said this.)

Richard Hillman

Upside down. Used to do it by the waist but the mother kept on changing it around when I wasn't looking and just gave in. It's probably better to be honest. Won't give her credit for it though.

tomwaterford

Hang as you wear, doing other wise is just wrong imo especially if like me you don't iron your clothes the creases fall out properly if stuff is hung as you wear.

tomwaterford wrote: »

Surly this would lead to the house getting damp?

How else will you dry clothes in the winter/bad weather. Don't think I've ever been in a house that doesn't have cloths drying in a clothes horse. A lot of stuff isn't suitable for tumblr drying. I recon I've stuff hanging inside to dry almost 24/7 once one batch is dry another is hung up.

indioblack

Just throw them onto the hedge, they'll be alright - as long as the one next door doesn't grab them.

Lady is a tramp

Probably from the knees, but really I usually just use the tumble dryer.

Murrisk

tomwaterford wrote: »

Surly this would lead to the house getting damp?

Not at all. What I do, even in winter, is open the windows for a short while each morning to realise whatever damp air there might be in the house. That and keeping the house properly heated does the trick. Not every item is suitable for tumble-drying and a full load of washing takes absolutely ages to dry in a dryer, especially if it's a crappy washer-dryer combo.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

It's all here, even though the photo is at odds with the text.

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-use-a-clothesline-2145978

gramar

meeeeh

By the waist. Because it is least visible and most stretched part so less noticable when ironing is not up to scratch.

evolving_doors

2 pegs on one leg!!

Gives more room on the line.

Seriously...try it and you won't go back