The life span of your average pantyhose is, what, 2 months? I have actually had some pantyhose for years, but thats because I only wear them a couple times a year. So lets say you get 5 good uses out of a pair of pantyhose - what else can you do with them?
I did a little research and found a bunch of ways to reuse your old, tared, lots 'o runs pantyhose.
I did a little research and found a bunch of ways to reuse your old, tared, lots 'o runs pantyhose.
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I love this little trick. My friend was as basketball player for halloween and wanted need fake tattoos to complete her costume. She didn't want to draw on her arm so she drew her designs on a pair of nude pantyhose and wore it on her arm.
I tried this and tried to trick my roommates. I drew a flower on the pantyhose then put it on my arm. When I showed it to each of my roommates they were like, "thats great you drew a flower on your arm....". When I pulled down the pantyhose they were like, "WOAH I TOTALLY THOUGHT YOU DREW THAT ON YOUR ARM". True story - and it worked on 4 different people!
I tried this and tried to trick my roommates. I drew a flower on the pantyhose then put it on my arm. When I showed it to each of my roommates they were like, "thats great you drew a flower on your arm....". When I pulled down the pantyhose they were like, "WOAH I TOTALLY THOUGHT YOU DREW THAT ON YOUR ARM". True story - and it worked on 4 different people!
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Your pantyhose idea sounds great. My problem, I am a single guy, and don't currently have a girl friend to ask. I am too embarrassed to buy them or to ask any girls I know.
Women, If I were your boyfriend, or even just a close friend, would you think it odd if I were to ask your and explain why?
I wouldn't think it was odd. But when I worked retail it wasn't unusual to have guys buying stockings . I never asked, but I'd bet they'd just say they were getting them for their mom.
I saw on TV the other day, one of those commercials of inventions that people have thought of and are selling. The commercial had what looked like a headphone headband with the speakers removed, and they showed it to keep your phone strapped to your head. I think it was called a Go-Joe? Not sure. But the idea was the tension in the 'headband' kept the phone plastered to your head/face. Did not seem too bad once you thought about it...I thought of your project with the pantyhose, and had to tell you about it...
Slid a single stocking onto each blade. Keeps them clean for ages, and saves heaps on time and energy cleaning them.
Use singles not pantyhose, because it needs to have the 'band' around the top to hold onto the fan blade.
Use white stockings on white blades, etc.
Also, I agree, ph are very strong for binding and toting items. When moving I bundled books in groups of fifteen with pantyhose. Made easy burdens for children to transport. Also I rolled up, tied and stored a 9 X 12 ft rug with ph. Have used them countless times for anchoring items to roof rack of car.
26. Fill the foot with climbers hand chalk powder and tie it to your belt for easy access while on the ropes. Just give it a squeeze with one hand at a time.
Wrap hosiery over your car air filter and get out of there.
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1) As ties for delicate plants. They work great to help stake young trees, tomato plants, etc.
2) As hair-bun enhancers. A pair of stockings that match hair color are great when stuffed with a like-colored material (I buy cheap wigs and use the hair) for enhancing french-twists, chignons, even as a better alternative to those "Bump-its". They work great and are much less noticeable than many items sold for the same purposes.
3) I use knee-high stockings with our rechargeable pool vacuum. I find it collects much more debris than the filter the vacuum came with, and have happily noted that where all our neighbors have had to buy new vacuums each year and have their filters repaired regularly, we've had no such problems.
4) to stuff the tips of shoes that might not quite fit right. I, like many people, have one foot bigger than the other. Add to that the dilemma of having feet that grow a good size-and-a-half when I start back up my power-lifting routine, and it leads to a lot of cute shoes that don't quite fit so well. Tissue is a pain--especially if it's summer and your feet sweat. Stockings the color of the shoe or the stockings you are wearing are a perfect alternative.
Might have more if I think about it. :) Great start to a terrific forum!
b) I enclosed the entire bin in the "butt" of a pair of panty hose and use the legs to tie down and secure the opening so any bugs inside can't get out and no bugs outside can get in and into the worms food. some how I still have crawly/winged creatures in there but none of them are fruit flys or gnats and they don't seem to be taking over like the flies and gnats do.
I used the Tatoo idea many years ago when I wanted to make my arms look like they were algea coverd ( I was a water fairy) I just put the knee highs in a bowl and dripped green food coloring on them. It ran and seeped in irregular patterns and when I put them on my arms, my own skin showed through in patches and the green looked like ti was growing up my arms.
I also have put the slivers of my favorite soap all together in a knee high panty hose to use in the bathroom. I never lose them down the drain anymore.
I had to use panty hose as a hair tie back because my afro was so big, and panty hose was the only thing long enough and gentle enough to not pull my hair out. It's great to use on children's hair, cause they have sensitive scalps and pulling out hair is no fun.
I think everyone has used pantyhose to tie up garden plants.
I'm gonna use the toe of panty hose to cover my kefir jar. let the air in , keep the bugs out. No losing and looking for rubber bands.
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