One for the rural gals - if you have a Rayburn or Aga then all you have to do is buy a metal drying rack that sits on the top and it uses the heat you have anyway - better for the environment than tumble dryers etc..as well as being cheaper. In fact the kitchen is warm anyway so start everything off on a normal old-fashioned wooden drying rack overnight and they are pretty dry by morning....
... not really relevant to the OP but as the discussion was developing.....!
Hurdity x