Prairie Pin Pouch Handmade Clothespin Bag – Made for Heavy Use
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The Prairie Pin Pouch is a modern rendition of a classic clothespin bag. I found these handmade laundry helpers in a somewhat unusual fashion. Some friends were visiting from out of town one afternoon when the phone rang. On the line was Julie Pruett, creator of the Prairie Pin Pouch.
As it turns out, Julie read a review I wrote several years ago on Amazon.com about a clothespin bag that didn’t stand up well to our high winds. The flimsy thing kept blowing off the clothesline, which dumped my pins 12 feet below. (Our clothesline is on our raised deck.) It was very frustrating.
Julie saved that review, contacted me about her handmade clothespin bags, and sent me a sample.
Prairie Pin Pouch Handmade Clothespin Bag Basics
These clothespin bags are made of durable duck cloth to help them stand up to years of wear. They measure 13 by 11 inches, so they have plenty of room for clothespins. If you compare my old bag side by side with the Prairie Pin Pouch (old bag is on the right), you can see how much larger the new bag is.
Stay Open Top
The Prairie Pin Pouch is also hard wired to stay open for easy pin access. If you look at where the hanger connects to the bag, you’ll see the Prairie Pin Pouch has closed wire loops, as opposed to the original pin bag which has the hooks stuck through grommets.
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Deep Grip Hanger
When you examine the hanger itself, you can see how much more substantial the Prairie Pin Pouch hanger is compared to the other bag. It grips the clothesline with over an inch of metal, so it’s much tougher to blow this clothespin bag off.
Thank You Gifts
Julie packs each bag with a little something extra – a bar of Fels-Naptha soap for laundry stain removal (or making your own homemade laundry soap) and 15 clothespins to help get your started. These are the peg styled pins, which work better on a narrow/wire laundry line. I have a thicker cloth line, but I thought it was still a nice touch. If you have the right line for them, they don’t have any springs to get unsprung in high winds. (I killed many clothespins over the years via sprung springs, until I found Kevin’s Quality Clothespins.)
The only thing I might suggest would be to tweak the design a little to place the hook towards the back like the Original Champion Bag from 1950s. I remember my mom having one of those bags, and it wore like iron. That laundry bag lasted through six kids and roughly half a century. I suspect the Prairie Pin Pouches will hold up as well. Julie has seven different fabric options shown on the site, so you can brighten up your laundry line while you hang up your clothes.
I got my Prairie Pin Pouch in 2013. Four years later and it’s still holding up well.
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Originally posted in 2013, updated in 2017.
I have made clothespin bags from little girl denim jumpers — just sew across the bottom and hang it on a hanger on the clothesline. I do need a new one now and like the looks of the hanger on this one. Would love to give it a try!!
Mine isn’t a helpful hint, but rather an idiosyncrasy. I guess I’m a little OCD, so I have to hang my laundry in order, large items first, matching, for instance, towels all in a line, from large to small, then washcloths, all the way down to socks. I’ve been known to repin some items because they were out of order….lol I love the look of the bags, my grandmother always made ours and the one I’ve had to buy is a joke! The bag keeps falling off the handle and landing on the ground.
I would LOVE to win this bag! I use a small plastic basket right now and it’s a pain! I’ve tried a bag like this before (like your old bag) and it always blew off the line!!
Received a heavy duty drying rack as a gift. Worth every penny if you are considering it. Saves on electric and easier on clothes than a dryer.
Try to get the laundry out of the washer before it starts to mold and smell. With little boys- that is the hardest thing for me to do- is remember to remove the laundry from the washer. 🙂
We use orange-infused vinegar as a rinsing agent- keeps laundry smelling fresh!
Hanging laundry is honestly my favorite household chore. A cute bag like this only adds to the pleasure.
I love making homemade laundry soap with Fels Naptha soap.It is so easy and economical.I always hang our laundry out to dry to save electricity.The sun helps to bleach the whites and I love the smell of line dried clothes!
What a great looking clothes line clip holder
Just putting up the new clothes line, finally. Will be wonderful to be able to hang the clothes outside to dry.
I use On Guard concentrated cleaner (from doTERRA) for stain removal and a laundry detergent boost! Love the way it smells too.
This would be perfect for us! Our new house has such high wind, everything is blown across the yard if I don’t use four extra pins and I have to keep them in a lidded box to make sure they stay put. I’m sure there’s a learning curve out here, I just haven’t found the line drying sweet spot yet. 🙂
Vinegar is my go to cleaner!
Baking soda, vinegar and homemade orange cleaner…my favorites for cleaning EVERYTHING!
What can I do about invading sugar ants? They are not cute any more, they took up residents in my brand new steaming iron that I put away high up in a hall closet, went to iron and ants just fell out of the bottom holes when I pressed my steam button, they need to get out of our house, what is the best way to rid them?
Mix some borax, sugar and water together, and set it out as bait. They’ll take it back to the nest and be no more.
Hairspray on ink marks … Works wonders… Vinegar in the rinse cycle makes softer line dried clothes.
I would love to win this bag!, I’ve been line drying for 13 years and shame on me, I leave the pins on the line
I started hanging my clothes again about a yr ago. Love it.enjoy the peacefulness it brings to me. Hard to find a good bag (I’ve been thru 3 already) and the pins are not good either. Found some old ones I had boxed up and it felt like I found a gold mine. Haha I encourage my friends to hang clothes. Trying to get back to Homesteading any way I can. Love your blog. Thanks for the chance to win. 🙂
Hanging out the laundry when I was a kid was never a chore. I loved it. My husband and I want to put up a clothesline and get back to basics more often.
Vinegar and Baking Soda – the two best multi use items to have in your home to clean and freshen (incl laundry) EVER !!!