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Lauren Bradbury

The 4 laundry items you should never dry on a washing line — or risk damaging your wardrobe for good

Clothes hanging on a washing line in a garden.

Is there anything more satisfying than seeing a load of washing drying on the washing line? Didn’t think so. And if you’re anything like me, you probably want to whip the washing line out as soon as the sun starts to peek through the clouds. But it turns out that there are some things you should never dry on a washing line.

Yep, although the best heated clothes airers are my saving grace during the colder and wetter months of the year, there’s nothing quite like drying laundry items outside. Everything dries so much faster, it smells better, and it doesn’t take up so much space in the house. And while I’ve tended to opt for the ‘shove everything on the washing line without thinking about it’ method, recent conversations with laundry experts on drying clothes quickly have me doubting everything.

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