Linen Coat Hanger Cover Tutorial
Wire hangers? YUCK.
The thing about wire hangers I can’t stand is how they create these little peaks on the the shoulders of my shirts and sweaters. ‘ Those peaks infuriate me….
However, my collection of wire hangers grows each time if pick up something from the dry cleaners. ‘ It seems like such a waste to throw out perfectly good hangers just because of one default! I decided there must be a way to doctor up wire hangers so they wouldn’t’ damage my clothes.
A linen hanger cover seemed like the perfect solution. ‘ Similar to the paper covers that the dry cleaner hangers have over them, this linen version wraps over the wire. ‘ A great thing about a linen cover is that it will prevent strappy tops and dresses from slipping off the hanger.
A nice trick, is to remove the paper covers (from the dry cleaner) and trace those onto your fabric as a pattern.
This simple craft takes hardly any time to complete and is great for anyone who is just learning to sew. ‘ I enjoy crafts I have the option of hand-stitching, so I gave my sewing machine a break for this one.
If you really want to make this easy, you can use fabric glue instead of sewing it together. ‘ I ran out of fabric glue or else I would’ve glued this together in a minute!
Materials:
- Wire hanger(s)
- Linen
- Thread and Needle (or a sewing machine)
- Scissors
Place a hanger on top of your linen and trace with a pencil or chalk.
Leave about a ‘½ all the way around for the hem.
Fold in half from the bottom and cut out the double-folded triangular shape from the linen.
Sew (or glue) one side of the linen.
Trim that edge a little to clean it up an then invert the entire cover.
Now, insert the hanger and sew the remaining side. ‘ (I like the fold and iron the unsewn hem before doing this to make this step extra easy).
And you’re done! ‘ It’s a simple idea but really looks and functions much better than a normal wire hanger!
Here is what this coat hanger cover looks like in some other colors. Get creative!
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7 Comments
M. d'Anjou
Why not add a little padding to the outer ends of the hanger to soften the contour, thus eliminating the pokes in your garment shoulderline. Wrap the wire with bias scraps of soft material from old tee-shirt, for instance.
Marsha
I like the idea of adding batting inside. It really helps avoid those shoulder peaks! To add another bit to the idea, if you have small scraps, make a crazy quilt cover out of several linen pieces and colors! A tiny bow at the top would be nice. The hanger is still light weight even though the wire has gotten thinner over the years. Also…..No waste!
Bethany
Don’t forget to add seam allowance when tracing.
Elizabeth Barnett
great idea – if you want to keep all those wire hangers (I have quite a stash myself) … but another option is to return them to your dry cleaners – they will love you forever!
FranEllsworth
If you would add twitter and Google+ I would share from here, but will still share from FB to those places. Great idea and it won’t break like the plastic hangers.
Regina
One could add a little leftover quilt batting if you wanted more padding! Great idea, thanks.
Blanche Greene
I want to thank you for the sewing lessons a lot of great ideas for me to use with my girl scout troop .I’m old fashioned and always make sure all the girls that come through my troop have basic skills before they leave and your program will be an excellent tool for me this year. thanks again . I also will be purchacing fabric once we get started