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 oncein 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~
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