You know all the rolls of paper towels you've been using after you scrub-scrub-scrub the virus germs away? I've figured a way to reuse those cardboard tubes and solve an annoyoing closet problem (annoying to me at least).
With a little sleight of hand I figured a way to prevent the horizontal crease that happens when you hang your sweater. I don't like to fold them as this produces multiple creases to deal with.
I hang lightweight (ie cashmere and merino) sweaters draped over the cross piece of those skinny felt hangers popularized by Joy Mangano. While this drape method prevents the pokey shoulders that would result from hanging like a blouse, there can still be an annoying crease across the bust line to steam out.
Materials needed:
1 1/2 paper towel tubes
scissors
tape
wrapping paper, wallpaper scraps, your kids' drawings, etc.
> Slit the tubes open with a scissors like gutting a fish.
> Tape tubes together to form a 16-inch piece
> Insert on bottom rung of hanger and seal closed along the long side. Best to use a heavier tape here, like masking tape or packing tape.
> Cut a piece of decorative paper 6 inches wide by 16 inches long.
Secure to your cardboard tube with clear Scotch tape. It will rest on the bottom and not be seen. I suppose you could glue it or hot-glue-gun it, but that seems like a lot of work.
Voila! Problem solved and pat-on-back for recycling.
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Let's call this a pandemic-time-to-spare hack only. In my real life I
would never go to all this trouble. That's what steamers are for, after
all.
Oh good idea. I drape nice sweaters also, but folded in half. Your way is better.
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