Remember the scent and feel of line-dried linens? They reflect a soulful task--a labor of love that connects mothers and grandmothers to the simpler times spent sharing household secrets, recipes, and remedies over the back fence. With tips for creating a fabulous laundry room, information on laundry collectibles, hints for easy car of heirloom linens, and traditional wash-day recipes like lavender ironing water and verbena soap, The Clothesline will put a positive spin in anyone's rinse cycle.