mamagrande

So I have a swimming pool and there are days that I have lots of family over to swim...not all of them remember to bring towel. I have plenty of large heavy towels... Now to the problem, I had about 7 large towels to wash and because I did not want to run my dryer for a long time I put them in about 5 min. i thought to fluff them up, and then I hung them up on a line. When I took them down they were really rough and kind of stiff.

I remember hanging up wet towels on the line when I was young, ( I am 77) and I don't remember them being so rough. What am I doing wrong, because they were not super dirty I washed them in cold water and Gain. Gee, maybe old dogs can still learn from other.

cashs_mom

I always remember towels hung on the line being rough. I've never hung towels because of that.

quiltingcandy

We lived on a lake and my mom never had a dryer - we hung up towels outside all summer long. She used fabric softener but the towels were never as soft as the ones I get out of the dryer. Not a big deal, we used them anyway and they would soften up with use. My niece does not used fabric softener - she uses dryer sheets and her towels are never soft.

Anniedeb

I dry my towels for a few minutes, them hang them outside. When I bring the towels in, I fluff them in the dryer to soften them up.

bearisgray

Why not dry them on the line? I actually like the feel of a rougher towel on my skin. I feel it helps get rid of the loose skin I have.

notmorecraft

My husband and son prefer summer towels to winter towels, I live in Scotland summer towels dried on line and are rough, in the winter in the drier and they are soft.

institches33

My mother always hung laundry outside. When Mom finally got a modern washer & dryer my father said the towels didn't feel like carpets anymore.

mermaid

I'm with you, bear--Ilove the way rough towels stimulate the skin--I feel cleaner. I used to hate bathing at my in-laws..she used so much softener the towels would not absorb the water on my skin. I always felt ''still wet'' as I got dressed.

bearisgray

exfoliate was the word I wanted - for line-dried towels

Karamarie

I used to hang out laundry and found you need a good breeze to get fluffy towels and oh they smelled so good!