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Liz, I used to do the same with the washing one of my daughters hung out.Hoped to do it discreetly, but she noticed alright, so was not a happy bunny.

My sister gave me a very good tip, which I always follow now.She hangs t-shirts and other tops up by the armpits, i.e, hang the top over the line until you come to the armpits, then peg them.This way, you don't see the peg marks and don't get that funny shape on the bottom hem.Can't explain this better,you would have to see it done.I too, always hang jeans up by their waistband.I always wash and hang dark colours inside out too.Didn't used to though, until someone pointed this out to me.We are never too old to learn, are we?

Hi hon, thanks for the tip about the tshirts, I know exactly what you mean as I have done that with some of mine sometimes, but his work t shirts don't have side seams so I pull them to shape and hang from the corners, he doesn't even iron them now as they come out pretty ok. We have some of those plastic hangers that have six hangers on a sort of plastic chain and we hang them from the curtain rail in front of the blind in the spare bedroom so they don't show much and they finish off in there. With all the rain we get it's the only way sometimes, and they hang straight enough to do. He has two choices lol, wear them like that or iron them!
We also have one of those plastic hangers for socks and small things, saves so much faffing about hanging individual socks on the line and if it rains is quicker and easier to bring in.
x

Hi Liz,

I know what you mean about t-shirts with no side seams.I often hang daughter's washing up, and have done the same thing you do with sil's work t-shirts.
They also used to have some of those things to hang socks etc. on.Very handy when we went camping too!

Am very careful nowadays since I hurt my hands and head quite badly, when shaking out sil and grandson's jeans.The large metal buckles etc. have hit me hard too often.

Don't you just hate finding bits of wet tissues all over the dark wash, when someone has forgotten to take them out of their pocket.I mostly check, but am still suprised sometimes.

Won't even go down the odd-sock trail....

I had tissue in wash the other day -all over dark t- shirts . When my OH puts washing out -doesn`t shake underwear out so it`s on the line all scrunched up -I tell him it`s clean !! Towels are hung longways so take up more space . He put a line up for them as says whirlie no use for drying ,
Ros xx

How many shades of black are there?
Ros xx

Ros, I couldn't help laughing at your description of the "scrunched up" underwear.I have to agree with your oh, I have one of those whirlie things, hate it.A nice couple of long lines seem to make the washing dry faster, and less wrinkled.Fine by me, because I HATE ironing.
So, you had the fun of picking bits of tissue from the dark wash too....great, isn't it?

Eileen

Eileen, and Ros, I too hate whirlies, much prefer to see a long line of washing billowing in the wind lol
Not so funny when the darn thing breaks but otherwise, is one of my favourite sights, saddo I am!
Lizx