Laundry collar with clip

A laundry collar, comprising:

• a laundry strap having opposing ends;
• a fastener for releasably connecting said opposing strap ends;
• and
• a clip attached on one end to said strap, said clip having first and second articulated arms each having a generally planar body portion and a free end opposite said one end, at least one of said arms defining discrete frictional contact points disposed along a substantial portion of the length of the arm and extending away from said body portion toward the other arm, said arms being movable from an open clip position to a closed clip position in which a sock placed between said arms is securely frictionally retained by said frictional contact points.

A method of holding garments such as shirts, shorts and socks together in a group laundry environment, said method comprising:

• providing a laundry holder including a strap with opposing ends and a fastener for releasably interconnecting the opposing strap ends, and a sock clip having a single pair of opposing jaws with a connecting joint and with a free end on each jaw, the clip attached to the strap with the joint between the strap and the free end of each jaw;
• passing one end of the strap in an open state through a shirt or pair of shorts from one opening therein to another opening;
• closing the fastener to secure the shirt or shorts on the strap;
• placing at least one sock crosswise between the jaws in an open state, with sock material spanning the majority of the distance between the joint and free ends of the jaws;
• and
• closing the jaws to secure the at least one sock to the laundry holder.