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First glance of the first picture seemed to me like a bunch of people hung on the robes.. until I realized exactly these were.

This sounds like a good idea, but -- well -- it looks kind of messy. Forgive me, but maybe you just didn't do it right. And do wire hangers really support your clothes the way they should be supported? I know, I know, no one's going to see it except you and your roomie, if you have one, but looking at all that frayed fabric every morning would, after a time, depress me.

Oh, I like it. I feel like it's more in the shabby chic vein than the sleek, clean vein. They seem cheerful.

great idea, looks good too!

Great way to re-use old rusted iron hangers with the paint chipped off. it looks cute to and your white and other light colored clothes are safe from getting rust stains.



Jeanne

Life's to short to pad your hangers.

C'mon-- just buy new hangers! This is a project I would never devote time towards!

I have yarn covered hangers - my grandmother (who had knitting needles in her hands for most of my memories of her) started making them when her arthritis got so bad that she couldn't knit or crochet anymore. If you look up "yarn covered hangers" you can find instructions. It's very easy, and the hangers hold up for years and years (all of mine are about 20 years old). Makes a good "busy hands" project, uses up some of the icky wire hangers that somehow accumulate and yarn remnants if you or someone you know knits, and prevents you from having to buy more plastic crap.

Laurall, thanks for sharing! I recently found these really thick vintagegold metal hangers and wanted to use them in my closet in my dress section. Of course my dresses were sliding off so I was thinking of wrapping white yarn around everywhere except the hanging part so I could still have some of the original hanger showing. I'm going to look up the "yarn covered hangers" you mentioned.

Also, the thrift shop is a good place to find actual padded hangers covered in a variety of cute vintage fabrics. My grandmother used to make them for me when I was a kid!