Tool Time Tuesday...Eliminate Hanger Crease

Can you picture me every time I'm in any store? I'm the one with the far off look on my face, deep in thought. I walk very slowly and look closely at every item. When I'm shopping...I'm thinking Tool Time!!
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When I saw these polyethylene pipe insulation tubes (first picture below), I knew one day they would be a blog post. What is polyethylene...it's a foam that they use for everything from cushioning items in packing, to insulating pipe, to pool noodles. They use it for everything.
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Today, I will be using the foam tubing they use to insulate plumbing pipes. It keeps the pipes from freezing. They are in hardware stores and I even found this one in a discount store. They are cheap, cheap! I paid 95 cents for this piece. They usually come in 6 foot length and are hollowed out in the center usually sized in the diameter of the pipe. I have seen 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch size. They also have a pre cut slice down one side to easily wrap around the pipe. I think it's best to go with the 1/2 inch. The measurement is for the pipe that goes inside the hollow center.
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Ok, enough of the description...onto today's project.
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Here's the 6 foot length of insulation tubing.
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This is the pre cut slit on one side.

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For this Tool time, all you will need is a coat hanger and scissors.

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Measure the tubing up to your coat hanger. Depending on the hanger size, you can probably cut 5 pieces from the tubing.

The tubing cuts very easily with scissors.

Open up the sliced edge and...
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just slip in your coat hanger. Once you start to use your hangers (examples below), you may need a spot of hot glue so the tubing won't spin on the hanger once the item is on it.
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spaceNow, here you have it. A covered coat hanger that prevents the dreaded (maybe only dreaded to me though) coat hanger crease! Don't think I'm nuts, but I hate those crease marks.
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spaceHere is the first example of how it can help. My husband's suit pants will no longer have that wrinkled line across the knee that I have to iron out whenever he wears them. The roundness of the tubing keeps the pants smooth.
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I also like it for my table cloths. I'll have my Thanksgiving table cloths all ready to go when I need them and no lines every where.
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The last idea might be the best for quilters. Do you have seasonal quilts that you store a way when not in use. Well, to keep those unwanted fold lines away, just hang your quilts on the tubing!!! This is really great for wall hangings too.
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The way I figure it, one plastic coat hanger is under 10 cents a piece, because you buy them by the bunch. The tubing is mostly under $1.00, so each section is about 20 cents. So for a total of 30 cents, you have something like those expensive trouser hangers. Even those trouser hangers still give you the "Dreaded Crease"...say crease with an echo...it has more drama than just a post about a hanger!!
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Have a wonderful Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday....I like that echoing special effect,

~Karen~