How to Hang Sweaters
Almost everyone has dealt with hanger indention on the shoulders of their sweaters at one time or the other. This is one of the dangers of hanging up your sweaters. However, they do not have to look like this. There is a way to correctly hang sweaters up without them losing their shape. Not only will your sweaters look better from not having been hung on a hanger but your closet will have much more space in it. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Find a plastic hanger with a bottom bar. These can be found at your local Dollar General store or Wal-Mart.
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Fold two sweaters length wise. It is easier to hang sweaters when the arms are folded side by side.
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Hang one sweater over the bottom bar. Top and bottom of the folded sweater should hang at the same length so that it will be harder for the sweater to slide off the bottom bar of the hanger.
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Drape the other sweater over the hanger hook. The arms need to hang to one side of the hook with the rest of the folded sweater hanging to the other side.
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Push the bottom of the arms and rest of the sweater over the bottom bar. This will help keep the top sweater from sliding off.
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Tips & Warnings
It is possible to hang a sweater as you would a button down shirt but the hanger needs to be padded. Using a hanger with a lot of padding helps to protect the shoulders of your sweater from getting tugged out of shape.
There are tiered hangers that lets you hang multiple sweaters, pants and skirts on one hanger.
There might be a time you have to hang a sweater on an outside clothes line. The best way to do this is hang the sweater over the clothes line just under the arm holes with the sleeves hanging down. Secure to the line with clothes pins. It is better to let a sweater dry on a towel than to hang it up though. The sweater keeps its shape longer this way.
You can lay tissue paper on the hanger first so that your sweater will get no snags from the hanger bar.
Never use a metal hanger to hang sweaters. They are not sturdy enough and tend to leave stretched out spots on the shoulders. This can also happen with plastic hangers.
