IT can be incredibly difficult to get clothes dry indoors when it's cold outside.
But one laundry pro has shared her genius hack to help them dry faster and, as an added bonus, it helps reduce wrinkling too.
All you need to do is give the clothes a vigorous shake when you get them out of the washing machine.
The shaking technique helps to "relax the fibres" in the clothes, which speeds up the drying process and reduces creasing.
Fabric care expert Mary Marlowe Leverette also shared how to hang the clothes on your airer to get the optimum results.
When it comes to trousers, you want to match up the inseams and then "hang them from the dryer rod with the waist down".
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"Clip the shoulders of shirts and tops to one of the dryer rods with pegs," she added.
Bedsheets and blankets should be folded into halves or thirds, and then draped "smoothly over the widest dryer rod".
Use pegs to hang towels and tea towels from the airer, or fold them in half over the rod.
And with bras, you want to "reshape the cups" before hanging them over one of the airer rods to dry.
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It's also a good idea to utilise your washing machine as much as possible before hanging up your wet clothes.
"Check the spin cycle setting on your washer," Mary told The Spruce.
"The higher the setting, the faster the spin and the more moisture that is removed."
And for hand-washed items, you can place them on a thick towel, before rolling the towel up to "absorb as much excess water as possible before hanging the garment and the towel to dry", Mary explained.
Mary also suggested adding a dehumidifier or fan near your wet washing to speed up the drying process.
"Improve the air circulation by adding a fan or dehumidifier to the drying area, turning on a bathroom vent fan, or opening windows to increase airflow," she said.
"In the winter months, place a portable drying rack near a heating vent."
Remember to also keep the airer in the middle of the room if possible.
"Place it away from walls to prevent the moisture from being trapped," she said.
"This helps reduce the chance of mould and mildew forming."
In terms of sticking to a laundry schedule, Mary noted that it depends on the amount of people in the house.
Understandably, those with more children or babies end up doing more frequent wash loads.
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However, if you can, it's a good idea to aim to do one washing load a week.
"To prevent your home from being covered with drying clothes, wash a load of laundry weekly and put away the freshly dried clothes as you hang the freshly washed load," she concluded.
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