Sunday, March 18, 2012

Get a Grip!

Throughout the ages man has been faces with an annoying dilemma. Certain clothing items were not designed to stay put on hangers. Wide neck openings, silky materials, thin straps, all prove problematic when organizing your closet. Never fear! I will provide you with a simple solution requiring supplies you most likely have laying around the house. 

For this project you will need:
-Hot glue gun and glue sticks (Low temperature is best)
-Scissors
-Permanent Marker (optional but helpful)
-Non slip Drawer liner (If you don't have any laying around you can find it in just about any store's kitchen department.)
-Hangers to non-slip-ify

Step 1:
Cut strips of the drawer liner about 3" long and wide enough to cover the top and sides of your hanger. I have wooden hangers so my strips were about 1.5" wide. For  plastic hangers 1/2" wide strips should work well.

Step 2:


Place one of the strips toward the outer edge of the hanger. Use a permanent marker to mark where the ends of the strip lands.

Step 3:

 Line up your hangers and use the marked hanger as a guide to marks all the other hangers on both sides.


Step 4:
Apply hot glue around the edges of the hangers where the strip will be, using your markings as a guide. Quickly place the strip on hanger. Be sure to use a little pressure to make sure the glue has adhered to the strip. You can touch up any edges that didn't stick completely.

*WARNING*
The hot glue is hot! The drawer liner has holes in it that the hot glue will seep through. That is why I strongly recommend using a low temp hot glue gun. You will get hot glue on your fingers during the adhesion process. High temp hot glue will burn you. Low temp hot glue reduces the risk of burns.

Step 5:
Once the glue has completely cooled your hanger is ready to keep hold of whatever clothes you need it to keep hold of!