Drying clothes when the washing line is not an option can be a hard and costly task – but these hacks could speed up the process
Drying washing in the winter can become a problem with many people resorting to airers, tumble dryers and radiators. But one TikTok user concedes it can be a problem – especially if you have family round and your home is littered with clothes. The user, who goes by the name @livingwiththeevans, clearly has large family and faces the issue of drying clothes as bills rise. She says: “Anyone else seem to drown in washing at this time of year? We have a tumble dryer but it’s SO expensive to run and I find we can’t afford a heated airer or dehumidifier. Here are some things I do to speed up the drying process.”
She goes on to list four things which help dry her family’s clothes. They include the following methods which she demonstrates in her short video.
The home hacks are particularly useful if you do not have much space and are struggling for places to dry clothes. In her four genius hacks she instructs families to use an airer. She first says: “Hang clothes on an airer & if it’s dry pop it outside, if it starts to rain it’s easy enough to grab and put inside. Put the airer close to open windows. When the heating is on, put your airer in a small room and close the door. Hang bulky/thicker items on a curtain pole with the windows open.”
The Mirror reported how a home cleaner came up with a super fast way to dry your clothes in winter without the need for a clothes drier. The TikTok user who calls herself @neat.caroline proceeded to share her tips and show her followers how they can quickly dry their clothes,.
“Here’s a really easy way to dry your clothes fast. Lay a towel down flat. Place your wet garment at the base here. Gonna do the burrito method.” She instructs viewers to “place a garment on the towel” and is seen grabbing the base of the towel and rolling it up with the clothing item inside. She adds: “Then you’re going to press down on the towel with your knees to wring out excess moisture.”
Caroline is then seen unrolling the ‘burrito’. She says: “You can just hang the shirt on your drying rack and it will dry in a couple of hours rather than overnight.” Her clothes drying tips continue in her video: If you really need it very fast grab a hairdryer and just start drying.” She captions her video saying it took her 1 minute.
She adds that the hack is ideal if you are on the move. The poster says: “This is a great method to try if you are travelling and you’ve hand-washed something but don’t have a dryer at home or your dryer is broken.