Although I am knitting away on bandages, I have projects that I’m trying to fit in here and there as part of my organized home quest.
Wire hangers distort the shape of your clothes. Yesterday I began sewing clothes hanger covers to cover generic plastic hangers—some are literally meant to just cover the hangers and then your clothes are hung over them, like this one.
There are numerous versions of hanger cover patterns (see resources below) but I used one from Needlecrafter.com. During my spring and fall cleaning missions, I can simply remove the covers to wash and iron them.
In a closet, dust tends to settle on the collar and shoulder area of your clothes. So I modified the pattern to make covers that fit over my clothes instead of just the hanger by adding ½-inch all the way around to make shoulder covers. You can simply add more to your measurements to fit thicker clothes items.
You can make them fancy by using fun fabrics, bits of lace, or even embroidering them. But I’m using an old cotton sheet I found for a $1 and, since it’s a queen-sized flat sheet, I can make lots of covers quite inexpensively.
Not only does dust settle on your clothes but on your closet rod and hangers, too. I’m removing everything from my closet, purging like a mad woman, and cleaning everything—walls, floor, shelves, closet rod, and the hangers.
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15 comments:
I've been meaning to make hanger covers for ever. The dust thing is a real problem when your 'good clothes' come out as rarely as mine!
this is a great idea. I've worried not about dust but light since we have a small, high window in our closet and I've wondered about fading. This would help both problems.
What a great idea.
I'll have to save this link for later
Wonderful & clever!!! love having the cover hang over the clothes!!
blessings,
kari & kijsa
Oh my gosh- you read my mind :) I have been wanting to cover those hangers- Thank-you, Thank-you Junie :)
crystalxo
So very pretty.... and feminine :-)
My bandages are drying as we speak and I'll get them out priority mail tomorrow......don't want them to be late!
I love the covers!! I'll add this to my list for after Valentine's Day. The cloth cover over the hanger will help low cut tops from slipping and falling to the bottom of the closet.
Thanks for sharing, Junie Moon!
Hugs, Joni
This is so smart! Just think how nice it will be to be greeted with that cheery print each morning. I need to make some covers because my clothes slide off the hangers too often. My grandmother used to knit me hangers and I treasure those.
Very pretty!!!
Rosemary
How pretty, what a great idea!!!
Hugs,
Kelli
OH June that is wonderful! I need to do something like that too. I always find dust on clothes that I have not worn for a season. It makes me so mad! I have to clean everything before I can wear it! Thanks for the post!
Can you come visit me for a month or two?
PLEASE!
Recently visited a store called Jan De Luz in St Helena Calif. They have beautiful french linens and a great hanger cover made from white linen with a silk organza semi-transparent pocket in the middle filled with lavender. You can buy from them (check out their site for a pic under the gift section). I bought some but also am making some out of old French linen sheets and linen dresser scarves and giving them as gifts. A pocket could be made to open so that they could be washed or refreshed with new lavender.
Greetings Junie. So glad to take a tour to your wonderful blog. It was really a wonderful modest fashion loving experience. The sewing cloths hanger covers you embedded in this post look so gorgeous and appealing. The color combination also eye-catching. Thank you very much for mentioning all the resources. Definitely it will be helpful. Anyway I also would like to share a good hanger and rack related site hoping all the fashion lovers will be benefited taking a visit to this Unique and unique hanger. Thanks for the precious efforts and time you have scarifies for your readers and fans.
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