Vintage wooden clothespins

Did you know that the first clothespins were designed

by the Shakers? They did not patent many of their inventions

and between 1852 and 1887 the U.S. Patent Office granted

146 different patents for clothes pins.

That is a lot of patents!

My mother hung clothes on the line

when I was growing up and I am sure that is so for many of you.

I , in turn, also used to hang many of my clothes

outside on the line and loved the fresh smell

when I was taking them down.

I remember many days of stiff towels and jeans

and no matter what I did, they stayed stiff

even after folding them. I did get a little wiser

at one point and put them in the dryer on

air dry only, but that only did so much! lol

I don't hang clothes out as much as I used to, but once

in awhile I will still put my linens on the line.

Nothing like fresh linens waving in the breeze on a beautiful summer day!

Do you still use clothespins?...to hang clothes or

just for crafts?

blessings~