Back to Basics: Air Drying Clothes on a Clothesline
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Today, we're taking you on an unexpected journey as we face a common household challenge with a touch of creativity. In this video, join us as we tackle a broken dryer heating element by setting up an old-fashioned clothesline in our backyard.
In this adventure, we'll share the story of how we turned a hiccup into an opportunity to embrace a more sustainable way of drying clothes. Watch as I string up a clothesline between two sturdy trees, transforming our backyard into a picturesque drying haven.
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I LOVE how clothes and sheets and towels smell from drying in the sun!
There's nothing better than line dried clothes and it saves money too ❤😊😊😊🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
There is definitely something cathartic about hanging clothes outside. The smells, the sun, the clothes blowing in the wind- the simplicity of it is good.
Yes all of this!
Love to dry clothes outside until a flock
of 🦅 birds relieve
themselves on the
clean clothes.
Yes when it rains of bad luck it becomes a hill of trouble! 😊
I was gonna say the same, simpler times
Love my clothes drying outside, that fresh smell.x
Every homesteader should have a clothes line. Have buddy put in a proper clothes line. Great for rugs and such
Love you Steph, thank you for your humor, honesty, and for lovin' the experience of hanging your clothesline, while hearing birds, the wind chimes, the smell of the clothes, and that feeling of inner peace ❤🙏❤
I love the smell of the sheets after they have dried outside. Such a great smell laying on sheets that dried outside. That’s homesteading. ❤❤❤❤❤
I love the smell of laundry that's been hung out
Venting is ok we all do it!!!! Then count ALL your blessings!!!!
I don't understand why, in the hot climate of Texas, you all use a dryer. They dry in no time on a clothesline. Most people in my world in Queensland, Australia air dry the washing. We only use a dryer in wet weather or winter. I love the fresh air smell of my clothes, towels and sheets especially when they're air dried.
I air dry most, but alot of people hate the feel of air dried stuff, 🤷 my hubs hates it😂. Also, not the case with Steph obviously, but in alot of places they aren't allowed....some say it looks trashy, I LOVE air dried sheets tho😊
I’ve always felt like air dried clothes are stiff.
@bethjoh here in the United States we choose not to dry our clothes outside. Using a dry is much faster than doing it the old way. When birds fly by they will poo and it will get on your clean clothes and towels and sheets
Yes, especially sheets!
@@debbiebaker6692 exactly...
Here in England we only use a dryer if it's raining. I love the clean fresh smell of washing dried on the line. It also saves a fortune on electric bills ❤
That I was thinking . Electricity is very costly here in uk
Steph, I love all the things you do on your channel. 🙏😊💕
Good morning my Texas family,I love y'all ❤❤❤❤❤
Steph, all those ancestor genes are waking up. You are only about 80 years away from that life. 😎😎. I loved having a clothesline with my babies, cloth diapers, and the feeling of freshness it brought to them. Good luck. I hear we have some tropical weather heading for the Gulf and Atlantic. Oh, btw, I do hang clothes on my screen porch to dry. Floridian here!
❤️ the old days your reminiscing ❤
I love hanging my clothes on a line outside to dry, the smell is amazingly fresh ❤
Nothing beats the smell of sheets fresh from the clothes line!!!
You are so sweet Stefanie you always think of the good and everything you do!
Clothes dried on a clothesline smell so wonderful. I can see how serene that must be with the wind chimes going as you hang the clothes up. I can see you having more kids. You're such a great mom.
I love how you take your lemon and make lemonade. I am sorry your having so much problem and the heat and no rain.Prayers
I love the smell of sheets that have dried on a clothesline!
You cannot beat the smell of sun kissed laundry. My clothes line came down last year, miss it like crazy.
I never use my dryer in the summer, I always use my clothes line , it's a huge saving on our electric bill !! Im old fashioned I love hanging our clothes on the clothes line especially the bedding ❤. A tip to cut down or double up on your clothes pins, join your clothes with the pins don't hang them all separately!!
Yes! The power bill! 😱
This video brought back memories of hanging clothes at home for six people, and at my grandmother’s for three people. Then taking all of the laundry down. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. ❤ (Sheila T)
Hi Stephanie, my name is Kim from New York. I’m a Special Education Teacher and have watched your family on the Hill for several years. Todays video prompted me to comment because the SAME THING JUST HAPPENED in our household. When the dryer breaks everything seems like a huge chore UNTIL YOU HAVE ALL CLOTHES HANGING OUTSIDE, THE SMELL IS SO NOSTALGIC. I think in your past life you may have lived on a prairie with several children and Buddy was a horse wrangler! 🤷🏻♀️ Just a thought. Anyway, here in the North our Amish Communities hang their clothing outside in the dead of winter! Imagine that. They just break the ice of the clothes and bring them inside. FASCINATING 😮 Thank you and your family for all your beautiful content and the sweet spirit you show in everything you do, truly refreshing. Hope to talk again….. Kim from New York 👩🌾
I love love love my sheets dryed outside!! Nothing compares to slipping in between clean/air dryed sheets..❤❤
When I was young drying outside was a must. Loved the spring smell outside.
There is nothing better than sleeping on line dried sheets. They smell so good.
I always loved hanging out clothes. ESPECIALLY sheets they smell so good when you remake the
I love clothes drid in the air. The smell is so good
I enjoy all the videos, but this one is my favorite!
Love your video Stephanie, I hope keep everything gets back on track.
I loved to hang clothes. My mom even used the lines in the winter and we lived in northern Mn. She was a very frugal single mom when my brother and I were little.
Clothes lines are always handy to have ❤
After more than 100+ consecutive days of over 100⁰+ heat using a clothes dryer or dishwasher would never occur to me. It's already miserably hot - I would avoid adding more heat. In reality I haven't utilized my clothes dryer in over 20 years. I'm not certain it still functions. I hang my clothes on hangers to dry and have a retractable clothes line over a tub and another in the garage. I keep 2 collapsible clothes drying racks in the garage to handle smaller items. Georgia heat isn't as extreme as Texas but laundry also dries quickly here - less than an hour during warm weather. The smell of laundry dried outdoors always triggers fond memories from my youth. Steph's positivity and caring heart is always a treat! Obviously Levi bringing her clothespins touched her. Steph and Buddy are indeed a couple to be admired.
❤ you, Stephanie !
I love a clothesline. Your really got a good attitude during trying times. This to shall pass keep smiling.
Id say time for a new dryer 😮😂❤ Ahh bless Levi ❤
Levi’s so sweet! And bless Kim!
I love your sense of humor! You have made me feel so much better about how my day is going. I have a lot of those “when it rains it pours” kind of days. Thanks for the chuckles! You are awesome!
Brings back memories of my childhood. My parents are from Ireland and she rarely put clothes in the dryer (even in winter), because she never had one growing up. Well several friends from Ireland moved into our neighborhood and you could tell the immigrants homes, everyone had clothes lines, no Americans did 😂 I also grew up with “put a sweater on, if your cold” that heat wasn’t going above 65, no matter what. Again, they grew up with no heat in the house and it’s freezing in Ireland in the winter, you do get use to it and adjust (we went home often for Christmas), my dad’s favorite “the wind is lazy in Ireland, it sooner go through you, then around”
Oh, this all changed once I had children, their home was like a furnace so they could “keep the kids warm”. They also got the great snacks, name brand cereal and sweets. I always laughed and gave my parents a hard time (for fun) 😂. They were wonderful and miss them everyday
Sheets off the line are the best!
I lovehanging my laundry outside. Especially bedding. Oh my goodness it smells soooo good
I so enjoy clothes hung outside the smell is wonderful
Steph when I had my oldest daughter, was the first time in my adult life I didn’t work, I was a stay at home mother. I felt I would do my part and use cloth diaper and hang all my clothes to dry. Some of my favorite memories of her when she was little was putting her in the clothes basket as I hung all those cloth diapers on the line and watching her play. She was born in 1984 that truly was a simpler time. 💞💞
Counting blessings....very good reminder...thank you.😊
Steph, I’ve learned to look for the positive in the negative. Thank God you still have your washer and you have the heat outside ..it takes 20 minutes to dry.. means you will save on your electric bill.. it sure does make us appreciate what we do have.. big hugs from your neighbor in Santa Fe Texas ❤❤
So true!
Stephanie, you made me laugh when you said you were going to air out your dirty laundry! 😂😂 And yes, when it rains it pours, but you want real water from the sky, not problems! And yes, we do have so much to be thankful for, just a blip in life!🤗💖
I love clothes lines. The clothes smell good
You actually made me tear up for some reason. Clotheslines, fresh garden meals and my dad on tractors were part of my childhood. It actually made me very nostalgic and now I want a clothesline again ❤️. I do hope you get your dryer fixed though. My son and his family’s air went out yesterday. They have to have a new unit. We live in Alabama with this crazy heat too. He has a disability and her income is all they have right now. They are resourceful though
karenallen9868: I hope your relatives got their a/c fixed by now. When we had to have a new (outside) unit installed several years ago (because it had been hit by lightning) our homeowners insurance/mortgage company paid for it. Then a few years later when the inside unit had to be replaced, the power company paid 60% of the replacement cost because we had them come out and do a "power usage" inspection before getting the new unit. That helped a whole lot. Y'all stay cool up their. We live just over the Alabama line in the Florida Panhandle.
@@ladybee883 thank you, they did! It was just old and had been worked on several times. They were able to have it put onto their power bill and they received some discount too 😃. You are in a hot spot there too. Stay safe
@karenallen9868 Very glad to know they were able to get it replaced. These 100°+ days are getting so old. I was telling my husband that I will be so glad when winter (or at least fall) gets here. We usually get some cooler temperatures in December, at least in the 70's, but I'm not sure that's gonna happen this year.
@@ladybee883 it has really been a long, hot, dry summer. I’ll be glad for some rain without heavy storms and cooler weather. You be safe
Oh the smell of fresh air on our clothes/sheets/blankets !!! ♥️ I put tops, tee shirts, dresses or whatever I could on hangers. Double clothespins.. when dry just put them in the closet. 🤓👍🏼♥️
I love line dried clothes😊 smells so good
Sometimes when it rains it pours, but you made a positive out of a negative.
And to think how much better the clothes smell outside when you hang them that's what I love specially the sheets and then you crawl into him at night and you can smell the outside❤
I remember many days having to wear not dry enough jeans to school because we did not have a dryer! Also in winter, the jeans would just stand up by themselves when we took them off the line! 😀 I'm thankful I have a dryer now but I do like the fresh, clean smell of clothes dried on a line! Keep on keepin' on!
I remember hanging clothes on the line when I was little. Then many years later we moved to England, as my husband was in the Air Force. I hung all my clothes out from about April till October when it got to cold. The British would hang their stuff out all winter.
I love the smell of laundry hung outside. So fresh.
You can stretch your clothes pins by connecting your items. Self sufficient!❤
It’s so relaxing to hang them out. You have time to think with no interruptions. 🇺🇸‼️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻‼️
Good morning Stephanie your clothesline looks great I love clothes drying on a clothesline versus a dryer You're clothes smell so fresh and you're absolutely right when it rains it pours it's like the domino effect when one thing happens a lot of things happen thanks for bringing us along this morning Catch you on the next one try to stay cool God bless❤❤❤❤
We grew up hanging clothes outside on the line and they smell so good 👍
Keep your head up Steph....and good point, least it wasn't your AC!
I love the smell of the clothes from out doors. Then when they are dry l put them in the dryer to soften up. God Bless and l love yall 💕💕💕
That Levi is a sweetheart!!!
I used to have an umbrella clothes line and I loved it!! Then it broke in a storm and I never replaced it. There’s just something about it that feels so nostalgic and simple! I love to take a drive in the country and see a farmhouse with clothes hanging out on a clothesline….just blowing in the wind🥰 It really takes you back in time when life was much simpler and care free ❤️
I find it very therapeutic to hang clothes out. I’ve always used a cotton clothesline. That dip you got in the line with the towels/blankets? That’s the nylon rope. You’re going to be tightening that forever because the clothesline stretches. 🤷♀️
But you cannot beat the smell of outside dried clothes! Particularly the sheets and towels! Stay safe and blessed! ❤🙏❤
If you hang towels outside to dry you can always use some fabric softener in the rinse cycle or even throw a dryer sheet in to help keep them soft! My mom had a clothes line in the back yard. I love the smell of sheets dried on the line. They always smell like spring time and sunshine to me!
I love to get my clothes outside to dry they smell so good 👍
Hi Stephanie, you're such a hoot today. 😂❤
Kim did such amazing job with the two boys Levi and AMD your husband. Levi a good men
My anthem is “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger…” So we just have to keep ending and THIS TO SHALL PASS…..
Sending prayers and blessings to Denman Homestead!🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
Also, you can use those metal clips from your office to substitute for clothespin as well until you can find some! You also know that since you have a clothesline….it will probably rain!!! I hope it does!
lots of people hanging out laundry probably with the power being out so long. I was able to pick up this song right away - I can't get some of Lesters but this was leaning on the everlasting arms YAY!
I remember hanging clothes with my mom, it was a chore. But it was definitely worth the smell of fresh air
Clothes smell so good when dryed outside
I love really fresh line dried clothes. The smell and effort are real mood boosters for me. I prefer line dried over dryer except my towels I want soft and fluffy. Great job steph.
Thank goodness for the breaker! This thing happened to a friend of mine and she lost her entire house!!
I LOVE the smell of lined dried linens
Steph I hang clothes for yrs & yrs diapers no 1 I became the ultimate winner in the cloths pin game at baby showers brings back a lot of memories Steph trials & tribulation for the rest of your life I’m 75 it’s how u come out in the end 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍👍👍
You found one of the best kept secrets - the happy place of hanging laundry. Glad you enjoyed it and although it takes extra time it is very satisfying. Laundry is one of my favorite things. I take photos of the full lines on laundry day - kind of like a laundry diary. One little tip I can give is to fluff them up in the dryer before taking them out to the line - the items will be easier to hang. They do sell small umbrella style sock hangers for the socks.
Good morning ☕❣ I miss drying on a clothesline, for clean fresh air! Ya, when it rains it pours!😊 I truly think electronics have expiration dates on them! Things are looking up🤙
Have a productive day🤗
You'll be surprised how much you will save by using that clothesline opposed to the dryer. And like the others here, I absolutely love it and I think you will be hooked now.
I still hang our sheets out to line dry, fresher scent. You’re right Steph “ when it rains it pours”
I love clothes hung on line. The smell. Thats what Mom used growing up because otherwise we went to Wasateria. Good Luck. Youll do great!!
I feel your pain. Our lawnmower broke twice, husbands car broke down at work, and our dryer broke 2 days before we went on vacation! Oh and so much more! Lol. But got through it. I'm praying for rain for you all love and hugs to all the families dealing with stuff.
Steph, there you go! Great solution, for the moment during a drought! Hopefully the drought will ease up soon.😌👌
I used to join 2 ends of clothing together with one pin. It will take a short time for clothes to dry, anyway..
Best Wishes❣️
You're going to love the smell of the sheets ❤nothing like it
Love the music you used for the video Steph❤❤
I love the smell of line dried clothes, both my boys wore cloth diapers and I hung out year round.
Oh Stephanie, we still have the clothesline my father built in the 50's. Iron steel T poles on each end and 6 heavy wire lines We just use for rugs and quilts, maybe anything very large to dry now. We got lazy, use the dryer for everything else. Ours just recently went out. My sister refused to hang outside on lines ( she hates this AZ heat)so I made 3 lines inside the laundry room until it was fixed. We still have mom's clothes pin sack that hangs on the line as you hang clothes, has so many pins inside. Memories always hanging clothes with mom ( we did not have dryer then) grandma had lines, used a Y end tall pole to raise the line after she hung the clothes so they wouldn't touch the ground. Cool Memories.
Steph, you can fold the sheets all lengthwise folded 2-3 times. Then hanging. Same with T-shirt’s. Over night they will dry but with shade you can turn them half way thru. I found this in Europe and hang all my stuff that I don’t want in dryer. Been doing it for about 30 years. Super fast if in the sun! Good luck:)
Showing my age here but, when my oldest 2 kids were babies I used real cloth diapers, and there was something really pretty looking at those clean perfectly white diapers drying on the line in the breeze. Thanks for bringing me back to that memory.
I have a dryer, but prefer to use my washing line it smells so naturally fresh..
I only use my dryer when it rains for weeks.
Even in winter when it freezes I prefer to use my clothesline. It then dries so fresh and soft that no fabric softener can beat it.
It's nice to see that it actually turned out better for you drying your laundry outside.
Have a nice weekend for everyone
I love air dried clothes, I love the smell, I love the feel of my lined dried clothes and sheets. Fortunately I live out in the country, no evil HOA to forbid me from line drying my laundry. 💖💖💖
I was kidding about HOA I know you all live in Morrow hill!! I hear do many people complain sbout not being able to put up clithes lines. I gave a rack in the yard that is around 70 years old! I have hung laundry out in nice weather for years! You’re right nothing better than smelling fresh laundry off the line! You should smell it in the spring!
Love your videos!
I miss hanging clothes outside. That fresh air scent is amazing. If they are too stiff, then place them in the dryer for 5 minutes. Well, that is when your dryer is working again.
Fresh air makes the clothes smell nice.
Hey Steph I’m 81 and totally remember there was was nothing like a clothes dryer and every one hung clothes out to dry. When I first started my family and we used cloth diapers it was just expected to hang all the baby clothes out to dry. Something about it being more hygienic if they were sun dried. I loved laundry day the smell of the clothes and the whiteness from the sun and the satisfaction of perfectly folded piles of folded laundry. Call me crazy but I miss doing some housework that wasn’t 😂🧺🧹🪣done by an appliance.
I loved hanging laundry out back when I was in a house and had clotheslines. I hung everything! Clothes, sheets, towels. It didn't matter. If it got washed and it wasn't below 32° or raining outside it got hung to dry. The sheets especially smelled so good on the bed.
I'm going to be interested if this is something you well delve into a little more. It will make your dryer - once repaired, or replaced - last longer as it will have fewer hours usage.
I'm sorry that so many things are 'going south' on you and the family. But, as you said, everyone is well and that's all that counts!
Thank you for sharing Steph!!!!!
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LOL - I did not think it would go from fresh clean laundry to fresh killed chicken! LOL you crack me up, but yeah I can see where you could feel that way - so pioneerish!! LOL this is great! I enjoyed it and maybe got inspired to do a little laundry line myself and test the waters a bit. You might even learn to LOVE it! 👕👕👕👕👕
When i was a little girl we had a clothes line in our backyard. I loved the smell of the clothes when they came in fresh off the line. In the heat we are having in Texas, the clothes should dry quickly. If you can't find clothes pins...go to the office supply isle and get the metal binder clips. They come in all sizes and can be used to close chip bags, i have even temporarily hung curtains up! They work great!❤
My mom always line dried our clothes in the summer. They smelled like sunshine when you put them on. ❤
You’re hilllarious!!!! I totally get ya