Works for Me Wednesday- Drying Homemade Clothes

Posted on February 27th, 2008 by TheHappyHousewife

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I love to sew and make clothes for my family. Even though I finish all the seams I have found that some of these items do not hold up to frequent washing and drying. Now I wash my garments on the gentle cycle and dry on a drying rack. The clothes look great and should last through many kids.

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As a side note, I have a HE washing machine and have found that I am able to wash all of our dry clean only clothes on the gentle cycle as long as I air dry. I am not suggesting that you throw your wedding dress in the washer, but it might be worth trying on certain items. I have washed a suit coat, wool skirts, cashmere sweaters, and costumes in my washer without damage to the fabric.

The Happy Housewife

 

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3 Responses to “Works for Me Wednesday- Drying Homemade Clothes”

  1. Minkydo, on February 27th, 2008 at 7:40 am Said:

    I’ll have to keep this in mind. Thanks.

  2. heather, on February 27th, 2008 at 9:58 am Said:

    I wash everything. I haven’t had too much trouble with things not holding up in the washer but then I prefer to work with stretchy materials–not sure if that makes a difference.

  3. wearethatfamily, on February 27th, 2008 at 11:07 am Said:

    Great idea. I’ll have to try it!

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