![]() ![]() When you get all the way around - go up the neck of the coat hanger for a few braids and then tie off. Continue “braiding” until you come to the neck of the wire - where the two pieces separate - just continue to braid separately. You can say under, between, over and pull as you do it to reinforce the movements. ![]() Go to the top pink strip and do the same thing - and then this one becomes the new bottom pink strip. Go back to the top beige strip and go under the wire, through the 2 pink strips, over the wire and this one becomes the new bottom beige strip. Now take the top pink strip - left side - go under the wire, through the 2 beige strips on the right side, over the wire - that becomes the bottom pink strip on the left. In the second photo above you can see the top beige one just being poked up between the 2 pink ones. I usually finish off by making the ends into a little flower, but you could always stitch on an artificial flower or something else to decorate the hanger. Once you get the hang of braiding with 4 strips the hanger is covered quickly. Go to the top pink strip and do the same thing - and then this one becomes the new bottom pink strip.Ĭontinue “braiding” until you come to the neck of the wire - where the two pieces separate - just continue to braid separately. let’s say beige - right side - it is the first one to go down underneath the wire, through the two pink strips on the left side, up and over the wire and becomes the bottom beige strip on the right side. You start with the top strip on one side. Now look at the strips and place them between two fingers on each hand. Hint: I put the coat hanger between my knees when I do these.Īrrange the 2 strips of one colour (pink)– on one side of the hanger – let’s say left side of the hanger and the beige strips are on the right side. You now have four strips of material - 2 pink, 2 beige. Put the tip of the coat hanger in the centre of the “cross”. This is the centre that goes on the tip of the coat hanger. patience as sometimes getting started takes a few triesįind the middle of the two strips and put them together as if making a cross.the original material was Nylotex or Phentex.2 strips of material (let’s say pink and beige) - approximately 3.5 to 4 yards long each.Good places to find this are in thrift stores, Freecycle groups or on Kijiji. I’ve still got a stash of some in limited colours and amounts. Now these are almost impossible to find, though you can pay a small fortune for some on Ebay. You use Phentex or Nylotex material strips. Before I had the pattern I tried unravelling one to see how it was done but I couldn’t figure it out. If you don’t get it the first time, keep trying, as it does get easier.įrequently the finished coat hangers turn up in thrift stores and garage sales. This is not my original pattern but I did adapted the wording a bit to make it more clear. Even though out of print, you can still find the original pattern book for sale, you just have to use a search engine to find one. The instructions I use were shared by SusieQ on a crafting bulletin board a long time ago. The original pattern is in the image below. The leaflet also includes patterns for slippers, a placemat and a covering for a lawn chair. Of course I had to have the pattern and cliceked to purchase it right away. I did a search and found someone selling that pattern booklet on etsy … and better still this seller was in Canada. I never knew where the original pattern came from but then a visitor to my site let me know it was originally by Qualicraft. I have a pattern available to print that is my version of a pattern shared with me many years ago on a crafting bulletin board. This has proved to be one of the most popular posts on my site … an old craft that is becoming popular again. You could use long strips of material or even extra wide ribbon. I’m not available in stores, but it does turn up in thrift stores from time to time. Do you remember the old craft of braiding long strips to make a cover for a wire coat hanger? The original material was Nylotex or Phentex, a stretchy, nylon material. ![]()
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