The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #104602   Message #2149829
Posted By: wysiwyg
15-Sep-07 - 10:24 AM
Thread Name: BS: Organizing/Household Tips
Subject: RE: BS: Organizing/Household Tips
Need a non-slip or oversized clothes hanger? Cut two pieces of a foam POOL NOODLE to approximately fit the garment's shoulders. Slit each piece lengthwise to slip over a sturdy wire hanger. At each end, if the foam's length runs past the end of the hanger, make another 1" slit (or longer) so the foam will catch the bend of the hanger out at the end, and so the initial slit doesn't lie against the top edge of the hanger and fall off. One noodle will do several hangers. They are easily found (cheap) in the summer at WalMart, Dollar General, etc., but can be gotten all year online at various prices. When using, let the garment collar fall close to the hanger's hook, inside the start of the foam, to keep it on the hanger just where you want it for best shoulder shaping. (Make the first one long and trim back as needed before making a full set, so you know what adjustments to make for your particular size requirements.)

I hang blazers/jackets and any seldom-worn dressy items inside out so the dust stays off the show side.

Any garment I can re-wear before it has to go to the cleaners also is hung inside out after the first wearing. That way I'll know it's been worn and may need to go to the cleaners after the next use.

~Susan