Why is it with everyone "going green" I cannot find a good clothespin bag for hanging out laundry?
[2007-08-06 09:49:05]

Q: I live in a small town, grew up hanging out clothes (even in winter). My dryer recently died and I was without one for a month, with 4 kids. So I was literally hanging out all the clothes. I don't really mind hanging out clothes but cannot find a large,

A: Believe it or not, I found one at the local hardware store (I live in a small town too). Or you can make one from an empty ice cream bucket. Just detach one end of the handle to hang it on the line and then reattach it. Instant clothes pin bucket!

Cleaning & Laundry »

what can i use for a temporary clothespin bag?
[2010-04-09 07:31:05]
Tartan Peg Bag


I'm going to guess you want this at the line. A plastic milk jug will work but stiff and awkward to use. As the mother of nine children I've hung a LOT of laundry outside. Once I cut off an old pair of jeans, sewed the leg opening closed and just hung

Dry your clothes on the clothesline

23.02.01

Line drying is back! True, electric clothes dryers aren’t going to disappear anytime soon. But, as you may find simply by strolling around your neighborhood on the next sunny Saturday, it seems like more people than ever are returning to the tried-and-true combination of sun, wind, and clothesline to dry their clothing and linens. Earlier this year, the Los Angeles Times reported that the trend was becoming popular among celebrities, even as some ordinary folks had to battle with local home owner associations that banned the practice as “unattractive.” Hanging your laundry

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Zoology »

What kind of bird lays pale pink eggs?
[2009-07-20 17:51:33]
Blue Ditsy Floral Peg Bag

I found a nest in my clothespin bag and it had one pale pink egg in it. The nest looks like that of a Carolina Wren but the egg looks like it came from a tree swallow. I've only caught a glimpse of the mama bird, but it doesn't look like a tree swallow.

its an Indian paradise flycatcher i use to own a mother bird (i bought it unknowingly pregnant)

Hobbies & Crafts »

Another sewing question,have you ever made clothespin bags?
[2007-02-01 16:14:24]

I'm making some now,they look like little dresses,so cute.Tell me what kind have you made and where did you get the idea?I'm always looking for new,simple easy things to make with fabric that people will like.I just love to sew..wink...

I've seen them made out of baby dresses. Sew up the bottom of the dress and use the neck as the opening. Very cute.

Clothespin Bag - News
Nature's 'dryer' stirs crisp memories
Greensboro News & Record - Feb 23, 2012
And we never, never left the clothespins on the line. My job was to place the pins Mother handed me as she took down the clothes in a special bag sewn by my grandmother, Annie Somers. If the weather was nice, Mother folded the clothes as she took them