QOTW:What Do U do with old pantyhose?

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QOTW:What Do U do with old pantyhose?
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Mon, 02-20-2006 - 10:20am

I was reading an article about "what to do with old pantyhose & old socks" and there were some really clever ideas!  How many unique ideas we can come up with to use old pantyhose and socks...............


Here's one for starters:


--Stretch pieces of panty hose inside your clay planting pots or containers over the hole.  Allows water to drain but not the soil.


 

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 02-20-2006 - 11:42am
Hi Suzan,
Never thought of that .. a great idea.
I toss mine ::gasp::

Looking forward to some better ideas that that :)

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Mon, 02-20-2006 - 11:46am

That's a pretty good idea Suzan.

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Mon, 02-20-2006 - 11:46am
I just throw them away but in the past I have used them to hold up a tree, you know...when a tree has been damaged or it's leaning.

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Registered: 03-22-2005
Mon, 02-20-2006 - 11:51am

I dont wear panty hose.But i used to have to for my job.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 02-20-2006 - 12:02pm
Nothing clever here... I just throw them away.

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Mon, 02-20-2006 - 12:14pm
that was one of the ideas , they are very strong...
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Mon, 02-20-2006 - 12:15pm

come back towards the end of the week Jodi, and maybe we will have some great ideas so you don't have to chuck them....


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Registered: 09-30-2005
Mon, 02-20-2006 - 1:21pm

Here's a few to get you started:

1.Keep an old pair of pantyhose in the trunk of your car as a tie-down for the trunk. Use it like you would a bungee cord.

2.Make a cat toy out of an old sock by filling the foot with pieces of old fabric, then sewing up the opening. Add a bit of catnip for an extra treat.

3.Put a tennis ball in an old sock and tie a knot to fashion a great toy for a dog.

4.Old nylon stockings come in extremely handy for cleaning sinks without scratching them. Just cut off the foot of an old nylon stocking, roll it up and it's ready to use.

5.Cut a slit in the bottom of an old sock and slip over a child's ice skate. This will better insulate their foot inside the skate. Secure with hook-and-loop straps.

6.Old pantyhose work great for applying varnish or finish. They allow you to get into the hard-to-reach places where a brush won't fit.

7.On extra-cold days, use old, but clean socks as mitten liners for children. They are ideal because they can provide warmth at least up to the elbow.

8.Use the top of a pair of pantyhose as a large rubber band to take out the recycled newspapers and magazines.

9.Make a door snake to prevent drafts by filling a long sock with sand and stitching the end closed. Place at the bottom of the door to prevent air from seeping inside.

10.Use an old sock for toting around small toys such as action figures. This tip is great for a road trip.

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Mon, 02-20-2006 - 2:26pm

Well, you aren't likely to encounter this situation often but...

When we lived in London, we bought an American-style dryer (Long story) which required ventilation to the outside for the exhaust hose BUT that wasn't allowed in our burrough (something about an ancient law about "holes" in buildings which allowed entry for rats...)so...

enter the panty hose. Tied around the exhaust hose with a rubber band, the panty hose acted as a lint filter and allowed us to safely "exhaust" the drier into the laundry closet! LOL Just needed to change out the panty hose every once in a while when it got lint-clogged...



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Mon, 02-20-2006 - 2:48pm
Hi and thank you for your wonderful and complete input!

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