Pegging Out sheets how!!!!!!!!!

buffers

maryb wrote:

I put my dishcloth and the sponge I use for wiping worktops in the dishwasher. The bleach in the dishwasher powder does kill bugs that clothes washing powder doesn't touch. I also put the washing up brushes in the cutlery holder every wash

Me too!:D :hello:

SusanCarter

A kingsize sheet pegged at the corners? :rotfl:

I suppose it would be okay if the washing line was high enough but then I would have a job reaching it. Sometimes have to put the towels either lengthways or over the top of the line as the weight of all the washing makes the line go lower so they touch the floor.

Don't iron unless it's a special occaision or something looks really crumpled. If I dry outdoors (esp. on wondy days) it gets most of the creases out anyway. If it's too wet or in the winter (don't get enough sun in the backyard to be worth using the line) I just hang the stuff up on coathangers and hang on curtain or shower rail. Don't bother hanging small things (underwear, hankies etc) as it's not worth the effort and I don't have enough line space for everything so just put them on clothes horse.

twink

i peg my socks out by the toe and singly other way up and gran would ask if i was waiting for santa:D

nicki_2

I put my sheets over the line and then use loads of pegs but I have a reason...next doors garden is MAJORLY over grown (we're talking sycamore tree taller than the house in a 10mx8m yard as well as another tree and lord knows what else!) and also we have wire fencing around the top of the walls so should any washing accidentally blow of the washing line I would have little to no chance of getting it back in 1 piece! What doesn't help is that our yard/garden is always windy with even the slightest breeze due to the surrounding buildings so I've been cautious about loosing the washing since we moved in!

In our old house I still use to put it in half over the line and then loads of pegs, but then in that yard I could stand in the middle and touch both walls and I had big steps to contend with as well!

Chipps

Mine is mostly hung out - in half (to do with the height of the washing line & nearby plants - nothing to do with any desire to iron the things:rolleyes: ) and pegged with as many pegs as necessary, from 3 to 5 - depending on the degree of windiness! Our house is at the end of the road, with a road-!!!-windtunnel along one side.
I have just looked back through this thread & noted the comment about matching pegs.
:rotfl: :rotfl:

newleaf

Sheets:corners,1 peg in the middle.
Socks: by the top, in pairs.
Ironing: Not anything, ever.

RacyRed

twink wrote:

i peg my socks out by the toe and singly other way up and gran would ask if i was waiting for santa:D

If I pegged socks out by the tops instead of the toes my mum would tell me a bird might leave a little present in the sock. I eventually got it :rolleyes:

Oh yeah, my washing goes straight onto hangers in in the airiest part of my home. Clothes get ironed if necessary, nothing else unless the bribe is pretty decent.

Mamabear

Chipps wrote:

I have just looked back through this thread & noted the comment about matching pegs.
:rotfl: :rotfl:

'Fraid I'm a matching pegs person too :rolleyes:

Mother would never forgive me otherwise :A

As for the ironing, tried it once, didn't like it...

Oh yes, toes, corners and tops and bottoms always from the waist.

Whoosher

Mamabear wrote:

'Fraid I'm a matching pegs person too :rolleyes:

Mother would never forgive me otherwise :A

As for the ironing, tried it once, didn't like it...

Oh yes, toes, corners and tops and bottoms always from the waist.

OMG - pegs have *got* to match, and everything has to face the same way - ie socks hung by the toes with heel pointing to the left. And everything the same together - all the pants on the first line, socks on the second...small things on the inside, big things on the outside!

Edit: it's a whirly-line thingy, in case above doesn't make sense!

Nile

Here's another illogical post about pegs for you.:o

Our peg basket has a mixture of wooden pegs and plastic pegs, the type that have a spring in the middle.;)

Why do I feel compelled to use wooden pegs on jeans and towels but the coloured plastic pegs will do for all the other washing on the line?

As for ironing bedding, tea towels and socks................why?:rolleyes: Wouldn't you rather be relaxing and eating chocolate?:D