subject: Clothes Pegs Are Not For Clothes Only [print this page] Clothes peg, also known as clothes pin is a pin or prong that is fixed on clothes for drying. In general, they are used as a gripping material. Clothes peg varies in designs and can be made up of different materials. Clothes peg works by the use of a lever, when the prongs are pinched at the top; the prongs open and close when released.
The older version of clothes peg is one-piece and has no springs. The conventional ones are those made up of plastics or wood that interlocks with a wedged spring. The design was pioneered by David Smith of Springfield, Vermont in 1850s. A benefit of plastic pegs is that they do not stain clothes when wet; the downside is, they are easily broken. On the other hand, those which are made up of wood are more durable, but leave dark marks on clothes when being rained or wetted. Be careful on the springs of clothes peg as they may also stain through rust. Wooden clothes pegs made in UK are made from willow.
The following are some uses of Clothes Peg:
Clothes pegs are used for closing grocery bags or plastic bags. The use of clothes peg is a lot easier than using a piece of rope or a rubber band.
Clothes pegs can be used in games such as pegs in the bottle.
Hilariously, some people use clothes peg for their nose, thinking that theirs grow pointer. On the other hand, clothes pegs can be used to pinch nose to block or cover up filthy smell.
Besides from closing packages in grocery stores, clothes pegs are also used in the kitchen such closing packs of foods such as pasta and chips.
Leaving a note is possible using clothes pegs. They can be used as refrigerator magnets; attach cloth pegs to small magnets and put them on the fridge door. You can hand a note to your husband or kids; or clip yourself of such. You can also hang anything on them such as a list of items to be bought in the grocery.
You can use clothes peg in conjunction with hangers on drying clothes indoors.
For bulky paper works and your paperclip cannot bear them, you can make use of clothes peg. Clothes pegs can also be used in separating any pieces of writing.
For the record, Garry Turner of UK set the Guinness World Record of having the most number of clothes pegs clipped on face. There are 150 clothes peg clipped on his face. In the UK history, clothes pegs used to be a craft of gypsies.
