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Softer Line Dried Clothing

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Date: 06/15/2009 Topics: Cleaning > Laundry | Green Living > Cleaning  
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If your clothes are stiff when line dried try this. Hang your clothes out in the late evening and leave over night. Bring them in as soon as they are dry in the morning. They will be so soft.

By grannygirl from Lexington, N.C.

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By bird watcher (21) Profile Blog! Contact
Baking soda in the rinse water, it softens water so why not your clothes. I think that would work. What do you think?

Posted on 06/16/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse

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  • Request: Softer Line Dried Clothing (06/15/2009)
    I like the feel of linen shirts that have dried in a clothes dryer with fabric softener. But to save money, I dry them on an outdoor clothes line.

  • Request: Softer Line Dried Clothing (04/19/2009)
    I love to hang clothes on the line. How do I get them to feel like they came out of the dryer and not so hard after coming off the clothes line?

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Request: Softer Line Dried Clothing

Archived on 06/15/2009

I like the feel of linen shirts that have dried in a clothes dryer with fabric softener. But to save money, I dry them on an outdoor clothes line. Unfortunately, line drying leaves them stiff, with wrinkles. What can I do to get them soft again?

By AmnesiaWes from Hawaii

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RE: Softer Line Dried Clothing

Use liquid fabric softener when you wash them and pop them in the dryer for 4 or 5 minutes after taking them off the line. (04/19/2009)

By Anonymous

RE: Softer Line Dried Clothing

Fabric softener when you wash, and I used to put all shirts on clotheshangers and then hang them on the line. Much less wrinkles. (04/19/2009)

By vguy

RE: Softer Line Dried Clothing

I put everything in the dryer for a few minutes before I hang them outside. Clothes that shrink, I put on the no heat cycle. I try and dry all my clothes without using my dryer in the winter using wooden dryers and a cloths line in my basement. If you need the clothes the next day, a small fan on the lowest setting works wonders, and uses less electricity then the dryer. (04/23/2009)

By dduff

RE: Softer Line Dried Clothing

I use fabric softener in the last rinse, hang things on hangers after shaping/stretching them and then hang the hangers on the line. After they sun-dry I toss them on "Air-fluff" in the dryer for about a minute. Works very well for me. Even with towels! (04/23/2009)

By Cathy S

RE: Softer Line Dried Clothing

I know this can not always be done, but if you can hang your clothes out on windy days or when the wind is blowing your clothes will be softer. The more wind the less wrinkles. In the hot summer and on days with no wind, my clothes are stiff. Fabric softener helps. I do not like to use it, because it's bad for pipes and septic system. Also double rinsing clothes helps. The soap still in the clothes after one rinse makes them stiff, and clothes last longer and look better getting the soap out. (04/24/2009)

By Cindy in Texas

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Request: Softer Line Dried Clothing

Archived on 04/19/2009

I love to hang clothes on the line but hate the sandpaper, stiff feeling. How do I get them to feel like they came out of the dryer and not so hard after coming off the clothes line?

Jodi

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RE: Soft Line Dried Clothing

This probably sounds silly, but I used to dry things on the line then run them through the dryer for about 5 minutes or so to soften them up. You'd never know they'd not been completely dried in a dryer. Think of the electricity saved cutting down drying time. (05/18/2005)

By Sharon from KY

RE: Softer Line Dried Clothing

Shake them hard both before and after hanging to dry. This really helps. I like the slightly harder finish, but if you don't there are fabric softeners that go in the washer, try using less to find how much you actually need. Also stretch side seams, that helps keep stuff wrinkle free.

Smell the clothes. The wonderful smell of sundried laundry is worth the slight stiffness. (05/19/2005)

By Jeneene

RE: Softer Line Dried Clothing

My slacks and tops are placed in the dryer briefly to dewrinkle them. Then I place them on hangers and hang outside to finish drying. Most times they do not even need to be pressed. I always use fabric softener in my last rinse. (05/19/2005)

By Elizabeth

RE: Softer Line Dried Clothing

One thing I do is save laundry I want to turn out soft for a sunny, but windy day. The combination of sun and wind, along with a little fabric softener, will do as well as a dryer. For example, I can hang out bed linens anytime because the stiffness helps avoid wrinkles. I save sweaters, towels, corduroy, denim, and t-shirts for windy/sunny days. (05/19/2005)

By lulugirl765

RE: Softer Line Dried Clothing

Here's a tip, add vinegar to the rinse to soften them, or use less detergent. (03/09/2007)

By Gaab Family

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