When I lived in China (10 yrs, by the way) I always dried my clothes outside, even in the winter! In fact, most people in China hang their clothes outside since there are no dryesrs. On damp days, it might take llonger to get the clothes dried, but they did smell nice! Windy days are good for drying clothes outside. I would hang the fabric outside, even in the winter, it will smell so nice!