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Jenny McFarlane

This simple yet annoying laundry drying mistake could be ruining your clothes – laundry experts reveal the clever tweaks to prevent it

Washing line with white clothing hanging from it.

It might be a tad chilly outside, but the minute we get a brighter spring day, I'm straight out to the washing line. After months of drying clothes over radiators and airers, even a cold-but-crisp afternoon is a great moment to get laundry outside.

But while I'm always keen to get the air around my laundry, save money on the running costs of my heated clothes airer and dry my washing fast without my tumble dryer, I've noticed that there's one small mistake that could be ruining my clothes, and probably yours too.

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