i stopped at ye olde home depot on friday to see what they had in the way of drying racks to aid in the drying of laundry in inclement weather. everything they had was made in china. no joke. ALL OF IT. i was at a point where i was trying to decide whether to invest the $9.99 in a retractable clothesline, and i told myself that i'd get it if it weren't made in china... and it was. so it was a no go. i did find a cfl that fits our bedside lamp (nightlight-sized socket), also made in china, but somehow worth buying anyway (...? not sure of the logic on that).
this morning, in my quest for procrastination activities, i searched lehman's site for "clothesline" and discovered that they offer something similar to the retractable clothesline i was looking at at home depot, only better, AND it is made in the u.s.a. (by amish people, it says, but that makes no sense to me because what amish people have time to make retractable clotheslines?). it's on my desires list now. i think i may also look at their drying racks.
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I just spent a good hour looking at Lehman's on line. What fun. Thanks so much for the tip. We are going to do composting, but I think I'll build my own. And I haven't talked to Lydia yet about a clothes line, but it's tempting. Did you go to their actual store in Ohio? Is it fun?
We have that same clothes line and it snapped on us.
May I suggest just buying some rope and a couple of hooks that screw into the wall?
You can wrap the rope up when not in use and hang a pretty picture or tapestry on the hook.
that's good to know, kim. thanks.
a line and some hooks are definitely in the consideration pot, as well.
Great idea Kim. I'm going to try that.
Another suggestion...
Buy two hooks from the hardware store. Buy a length of lightweight but durable chain (about 1" length links), also available from the hardware store. Then, you can hook the chain to the hooks and hang hangers from each link, creating a lot of drying room in a small space!
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