Summer Laundry Made Simple: Best Tips for Crisp, Clean Clothes

We like to keep our laundry routine simple, natural, and non-toxic. In this video, I am sharing what that looks like from DIY laundry powder, to stain removal, to hanging laundry in the early summer breeze.

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[melissacarter]

I LOVE THIS. this is so inspiring to slow down and appreciate life. I'm sorry to hear about your sweet horse..

[desertcandle]

I love hanging clothes outside. My dryer died several years ago and I have been hanging to dry ever since. It saves so much money too plus my clothes last much linger.

[machellem]

I hang my clothes out from May to early October. I use hangers too. On a breeze day they come out looking wrinkled free. And you can’t beat the smell from hanging your clothes outside and your sheets, crawling in bed at night with that wonderful fresh smell !!

[heatherwhite]

I use your recipe, but always use bars I’ve already used in soap dishes. It works great, and it’s a great way to use up leftover soap. I let them dry out before grating of course…

[carolschedler]

I love line dried towels too! and I love hanging laundry! 🎉

[TRuth.T]

Thanks, for sharing. Interesting that you have a outside laundry. We live in WI. (it can get -25' ;( on a 200 acre farm. Personally, I mostly only like sheets/blankets/coats on the clothesline... Enjoy your summer :)

[ellenchappell]

I am in the midwest and it is laundry line season for me. 😊 I have racks that I use inside during the winter.

[shandellelitavish]

I do love to hang our clothes out to dry! We are in the high desert here in San Diego mountains so we do get snow and rain in the winter only on the bad days do I use my dryer

[Lanavirtue]

Thank you Anja! Greatly appreciate it🤗❤️

[robinwillis]

Thanks for sharing. I love to hang our clothes out to dry. It’s such a good feeling and I also make my own laundry soap. You are such a joy to visit with. God bless

[pisicacutecat]

I tried to make my own laundry detergent many years ago. Unfortunately Borax makes me itch really bad. Do you have any recipe without it?

[debarnold]

I live on a farm and we get dirty...I use the quick cycle on my washing machine and it really saves energy and I can get all the laundry done in one day. It cuts the wash time in half and the clothes still get clean. I also use a clothesline to dry my clothes.

[KitchenFairy]

I use hand sanitizer on oil stains, it works great. My silly husband got some transmission oil all over his jeans and tee shirt. It took a lot of washes and hand sanitizer to get the oil out of his clothes.

[MichaelKells-qxro]

In Australia, most people hang their washing outside, although, as the city apartments take over existing house blocks, those people use dryers, as a lot of corporate body rules abound about not hanging washing on their patios, even if the unit/apartment belongs to the resident!
Out in the suburbs and country though, we hang our washing in the glorious sunshine as much as we can.

[KitchenFairy]

Using soap is okay, but over time it turned your clothes dingy and you need a laundry detergent to get your clothes truly clean. There's a great video about the differences.
I have a clothesline that I use in the summer and fall. Too much spring pollen makes us miserable.
I have solar panels on my roof to help offset the price of electricity. Here in Connecticut we have the highest price for electricity in the country. We got sold a bill of goods by the head of Enron in the late 90's who convinced our state legislators that we should deregulate our electricity supply because it would "save" us money. Well it didn't and we're stuck with it. It's a failed experiment and we're stuck with the results.

[klimtkahlo]

This is how people still live in most Europeans countries! No dryers ever for monetary but also environmental reasons. When it rains we dry the clothes inside, in the basement if you have one or in an ikea wire rack for clothes, in the summer outside. Even apartment buildings have the drying clothing set up. Looks very third world country but it is definitely still a thing!

[ladybugsy]

Miele = VW Kaefer ..."Er laeuft und laeuft .. " :D / Miele = VW Beatlebug .. "Keeps running and running" . I do hang my laundry outside as well under one of my covered porches. Saves money and its smells better :)

[FrankGutowski-lsjt]

You don’t need two water softeners. Looks like you copied some clueless mommy blogger’s recipe.

[FrankGutowski-lsjt]

Clueless. Borax are baking soda are not substitutes. Borax is a stronger base (well over 100 times) and is used as an old fashioned water softener. Baking soda is just partially neutralized washing soda.