for all of you asking for a clothes line, I love mine. I love sheets hanging out the most but not so much towels. We even hang ours out a little in the winter. I think they freeze more than dry, but my mom says they dry and we put them in the dryer for a few minutes. But this year we're getting a drying rack to put next to the wood stove that's going to go in our kitchen for heat this year. I try to be old fashioned when I can, but with some things, I do keep up (technology for one so I can help my dad understand when the computer doesn't work) but oh, how I would love to have a treadle! all you who have one are so lucky!!