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Do you hang things to dry?

No, I throw everything in the dryer

[ 11 ]

I throw most things in the dryer but hang some delicate things

46%

[ 112 ]

I only use the dryer for underwear, socks, pjs and hoodies, I hang everything else to dry

46%

[ 111 ]

I don’t have a dryer

[ 7 ]

Total Votes : 241

amother

Sapphire

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 8:22 pm

She means she doesn’t drape her bras over the dining room chairs

shabbatiscoming

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 8:26 pm

Evrything goes into the dryer except my husbands shabbat shirts.
I hate hanging things
We ought a,dryer before we got married. Never thought of not having one or not using one.

Elfrida

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 9:16 pm

amother Sapphire wrote:

She means she doesn’t drape her bras over the dining room chairs

My father used to say he dreaded the day when he would walk into the bathroom and find it hung all over with feminine undergarments. My mother taught us all to hang then in our rooms to dry.

newinbp wrote:

Also don’t you find when you hang clothes especially cotton, they look wrinkled after? Whereas if you dry them they don’t look wrinkled?

So that begs the question - do you iron your Children’s clothes?

Thanks all Smile

My mother used to iron everything. My sister hangs everything to dry outside, and doesn't iron anything. We live in different countries, so my parents only visited two or three times a year, but when they did, my mother used to spend her spare time ironing the children's clothes, including baby items. She always said that my sister and her husband could look a mess if they wanted to, but her grandchildren were going to have properly ironed clothes as long as she could manage it!

lovelylife

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 9:30 pm

I hang basically everything, but I'm in Israel so the sun is faster than the dryer.

amother

Chartreuse

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 9:39 pm

I dry boys weekday clothes except if something is stained or a special more expensive t- shirt (1 per season max) as well as dh's work clothes
I hang button down shirts, most shabbos clothes, skirts, dresses( except sweat shirt or velour fabric) & most of my own clothes. & bras of course.

amother

Hyssop

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 9:47 pm

I hang Shabbos clothes, 90% of my clothes and any "Jewish" clothes. Socks, underwear, pajamas, undershirts, my husband's white shirts, and regular (ie; Chidlrens place, cat and jack, old navy) shorts and clothing in general I dry.

dankbar ↓

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 1:57 am

Cords and velour are nicer from dryer

↑ dankbar

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 2:04 am

I dry underwear, socks/tights, linen, towels, velour pjs, velour robes, kids swim wear and bathrobes, rags, and cord skirts/jumpers and everything else gets hung, like pants, sweat tops, tshirts, shirts and girls and my tops, skirts, and uniforms.

Occasionally if something isn't dry in morn, from hanging, that kids need to wear then, like pants, uniforms then I'll dry few minutes

Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 2:09 am

newinbp wrote:

Thanks! Can you link the cleaning packets? Mine is a top loader, I’ve run vinegar and didn’t seem to make a difference:(

Do you ever do really hot washes? You should. Your machine is full of bacteria if it stinks.

Ruchel

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 3:18 am

I know few with a dryer. But our homes are are well heated

renslet

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 3:23 am

I live in a hot country and dry almost everything. Towels and things like that, I stick k in the dryer for ten minutes once they are dry so they should be soft.
It's one of my pet peeves of Jewish clothing, why can't pajamas, tshirts etc go in the dryer

amother

NeonBlue

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 7:47 am

I have no dryer and air dry everything. We found creative ways to install drying space in our apt. Occasionally dh will go to the Laundromat in the basement and dry stuff if he needs it fast. In my childhood we had a clothesline outdoors and I still miss it. Nothing smells as fresh as laundry dried by the sun and the wind.

↑ newinbp

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 10:21 am

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

Do you ever do really hot washes? You should. Your machine is full of bacteria if it stinks.

Thanks. How do I clean it? I’ve don’t hot hot wash with vinegar thinking it will clean it, still smells.
Any assistance would be great, thanks all.

amother

Maroon

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 10:32 am

Hanging absolutely everything whenever possible. We have a dryer but use it only in winter during rainy spells. We're in Israel, so the summer is rain-free and hot. A lot of times during winter one can also hang outside, but it takes longer to dry.
Only rain will force us to use the dryer.

On those occasions when we use the dryer, I find that it makes clothes, towels and everything else thinner. Things lose substance and get threadbare. And their fibers can be abundantly found in the fluff sieve, recognizable by the color of the wash load.

amother

Calendula

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 8:19 pm

I had a seamstress put elastic in the neckline of my tee shirts, so now I hang all my tee shirts up to dry.

Magnolia72

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 8:21 pm

Depends on the item.

amother

Bottlebrush

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 10:51 pm

I didn't answer the poll because none of the answers are right for me. I dry underwear, undershirts, socks, pajamas, weekday pants, linens, and towels. I hang shirts (Shabbos and weekday), Shabbos pants skirts, dresses, bras, and shells. Hanging instead of drying keeps the clothing looking much fresher. With regular pants, I don't see much of a difference though.

amother

Myrtle

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 11:10 pm

I air dry most of my clothes but throw the kids stuff in the dryer. My husband damp dries his shirts and then hangs to prevent wrinkles.

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