Windy washday
by Geraden
Geraden's Tips No. 7
There is no nicer sight in a garden than a washing line of hosiery drying in the sun.
But what happens when the wind springs up? The tights legs get all tangled up around each other and around the line. Worse still, the nylon comes into contact with the pegs, and any roughness on the pegs (new wooden pegs can be pretty rough) can cause a pull or worse.
The answer is to weight each of the tights legs with something smooth, not too light and not too heavy. I am not going to tell you what the best solution is, because I do not know, but here are some ideas.
Some people say, put a spoon in each leg. Well, the spoons could make a nice wind-chime!
You could attach a peg to the toe of each leg, so long as your pegs are nice and smooth. Pegs are not usually quite heavy enough, though the advantage of pegs is that they clip on the outside and do not need to be fished out of the leg when you take the tights off the line. The picture shows some pegs I attached to my Wolford Sheer 15s so that they did not get tangled round the line.
What you really want is something about the size and weight of a large walnut - but walnuts can have rough bits on them.
If I were a golfer I would probably use a golf ball - a new one - used golf balls can also have rough bits. If anyone has actually used a golf ball, please let me know how well it worked.
Any other suggestions?
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Hello Geraden,
Mine dry fast in the house. After I hand wash them, I lay the hose on a towel. I then roll the towel with the hose, it wraps the hose in between the towel. Then hang them inside. They dry in about 20 minutes. Plus no damage.
Take care, Wolfords
Hi Wolfords
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