I guess we all have some time on our hands, with this Coronavirus quarantine going on. One of the things I do when I have some spare time is browse through my Pinterest files. In my "For The Home" category, I have this item as a way to use up fabric scraps. The directions are here. Very simple, really.
I used some of the (boxes full of) trimmed selvage strips that I have kept. (I did throw away some, though. I mean, why did I even bother to save a strip that is about 1/4 in wide?!?)
Corrie's directions (in the link) said to use plastic hangers without hooks on them. All of my plastic hangers have hooks on them. So I just kind of worked my way around the hooks. Yes, they don't look quite as nice as the hangers without hooks, but they're ok with me.
I decided to try it with wire hangers, too. The only difference is that since it's a smaller diameter, I needed to wrap more times around. But I have lots and lots of selvage strips, so I don't see myself running out any time soon!
Corrie said to tie a bow when you get back to the top, so I started leaving a good size tail at the beginning, too. She also said to secure the fabric at the beginning, and at the joins with either masking tape or a hot glue gun. I started out using masking tape, but the second day I used the hot glue gun, as I thought that would make it "cleaner." Wish I had my low temperature glue gun, as I got quite a bit of it on my fingers! No bad burns, though.
Do you ever do this with your wire hangers? I sometimes bend the "arms" down for a particular blouse or top. That way I don't get "dimples" on the shoulders.
I got quite a few of them finished. With this quarantine, the whole house may become wrapped in fabric strips! Maybe even the wooden hangers?!?
Did I mention that this makes a good activity to do while watching a favorite movie?
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