I like to hang my wash out. I do darks first then colors and my whites last. that way if I don't get done I can throw the whites in the dryer. I also hang by the shoulders but i put them far enough over the line so as they don't give humps. I don't clump them together unless I see I am running out of pins. I don't hang out towels. plus my lines are not in a circle to conceal other items of clothing lol. I wash when i have time or run out of clothes, I also remember using a ringer washing machine. We lived in the city when those rules were in effect. I also remember the girl who lived with us (kinda like a foster child)got her arm caught in the ringer. Does bring back memories though.