Sunday, April 27, 2008

Clothesline Chic

I have been eco chic long before it was fashionable. I even had a Canadian Tire clothesline set shipped to England when I lived there as it was impossible to find a pulley clothes line! Can you believe the home of the Industrial Revolution did not have a simple pulley clothesline for sale to the common masses? Neither could I but months of fruitless searching left me desperate. Eventually, friends visiting from Canada asked what to bring as a gift. Foregoing the usual jug of maple syrup I requested the clothesline, much to their disbelief also! Anyway, since returning to Canada I have reinstalled a new clothesline - I left the other behind in old Blighty, to the delight of the new homeowners. Something I did purchase while visiting family there recently were these super little silicone covered soft grip pegs . I purchased them at a store called Lakeland but have since found you can get them here also at Solutions.- although I have only found them in white. They are brilliant for delicate fabrics like lingerie, soft knits and some synthetic t-shirts as they grip well but leave no marks.

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