Laced Hangers using Macrame

Essentially you will be covering a hanger in half square knots using fabric.

These hangers are the perfect solution for those articles of clothing that are determined to slip off a hanger no matter what you try.

originally blogged at http://dreamalildream.com

Step 1: Materials Needed

1 heavy duty wire hanger

needle and thread of coordinating color as fabric

no-fray stretchy nylon-like fabric cut into 2 strips 2 inchs wide of 4.5 yards length, or one strip 9 yards long. Sew several strips together to reach the length if necessary.

Comments

[ShiningIsta]

These are very pretty. My Grandmother used to be into knitting and crocheting. When we got bored one visit, she handed me and my brother each two wire hangers (used two put together), let us pick our two favorite colors of yarn, and tied both to the hanger. She then showed us how to take the first yarn pull it in a loop to the left over the wire and then with our right hand, put the ball of yarn under the wire and up through the loop we made and pull it tight. We then switched to the other color and did the same. We alternated until it was covered up. I like yours because of the nicer knot pattern. I still have the ones I made (gads almost 50 years ago), as they looked really nice for kid-made, though they don't hold a candle to the really fancy crocheted ones she gave me later on. Now you have me thinking i may have to try yours.

[b1russell]

As zleak mentioned, my grandmother taught us to do a 4-strand braid with rug yarn over wire hangers (probably 45 years ago!) and I still have dozens of them in my closet.  But this is the same idea, updated!  And using fabric, not yarn!  I have fabric - yards and yards of fabric - that needs something to do!  Thank you, very much.

[ChrysN]

Perfect, I hate when my clothes slip off the hanger!

[Doctor What]

 Very pretty!  I think I'll go with black and red, and omit the bow.

[zieak]

Wow that turned out nice.  We used to do something a little similar with yarn but it was just a knot repeated over and over on a wire clothes hanger.  It gave them some color and clothes didn't slip off of them... but you have really stepped it up from that!