Your garment should not overlap the towel at all. Lay your garment flat on top of the towel, making sure the entire garment is on the towel.
Only wring out one garment at a time so that you can get the most excess water out of each garment. Once your towel has become very damp, switch towels. Your towel must be relatively dry to absorb the most amount of water. If you’re drying small items, such as socks, spread them out on your towel so that you can wring them at the same time. As long as these small items aren’t touching, it will be like wringing out one large piece of clothing.
The best hangers have notches or hooks to keep shoulder straps from slipping off. Shower curtain rods make for great clothes hanging rods. If you don’t have a shower curtain rod, make a temporary hanging rod by propping a broom (or any other long, cylinder shaped item) between 2 even surfaces.
Place small items like socks, underwear, or washcloths on the lower racks. Place large / long items like sheets, towels, and pants on the higher racks. This will prevent them from touching the ground. Put the rack near a heat source. This could be a heating duct, a radiator, or sunny window. This will help speed up the drying process. Don’t place the rack too close to space heaters or radiators to avoid the risk of fire.
Avoid hanging your bright and dark colors in direct sunlight, as the sun could make the colors fade. Hang your line high enough off the ground so that if you hang something heavy, like a blanket or something denim or made from other heavy fabrics, it will not touch the ground and get dirty. Pin your clothes onto the line using clothes pins. These can be purchased online or at most home goods or big box stores. [5] X Research source
For example, you can wash a down jacket in a large tub. Then lay it flat to dry. Remember to fluff it up to avoid the down from sticking together.
For fabrics prone to shrinkage (like wool), use the cool heat setting instead of warm. [6] X Research source
