I have a
hang up…. Hahaha…. I am talking about hanging up clothes! I like to use the basic plastic hangers with
a swivel top and notches for straps. My
‘hang up’ is that some garments with wide necklines or slippery fabrics slip
off the hanger and I end up with a mess.
Sometimes I have hangers with a thin foam cover. This will hold the garment securely but that
foam gets nasty very quickly and it doesn’t stay on very well either.
Fleece to
the rescue! With only 1 1/3
yd of fleece and some ribbon, I made 20 hanger covers in about 45 minutes! I am DELIGHTED with the results! This is an easy, practical and attractive
solution.
Here’s
how. Cut your fleece into rectangles
about 6” x 24”. If you use your Olfa
Rotary Cutter, the job will go very quickly and you can enhance it with a
scalloped edge.
Find the
center of your rectangle by folding it lengthwise then widthwise. At the resulting corner, cut a small square.

Now go
hang up your wide neck, slippery top and give it a test drive!
If you
have some scraps of fleece ‘hanging’ around…. Give it a try. If you want to do a bunch, I’ll do the math
for you.
Typically,
fleece is 58”-60” wide. If you buy 1 1/3
yd (48”) cut it as shown in the chart.

If you
prefer the tubular style hangers, the same method will work, just tie the
ribbon tightly so it won’t slip.