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As I was picking out nylons for the episode that we're shooting for Friday, I remembered the "What to do with Old Stockings" episode and began contemplating other ways to use them. I don't know about you, but my tights last only a few wears, so I hunted down other uses. Here are a few:
Flower petals! I found this great how-to at Etsy, who suggested using them for wedding centerpieces, but I think add them to corsages - like Rob's everlasting corsage episode - or bobby-pinning them into your formal up-do would be chic as well.
Tights with interesting patterns or colors can be pulled over flower pots or other containers as an adorable cozy. You can also draw on them to make temporary tattoos or make toy balls for kids.
Carrie commented on the stocking necklace episode and suggested using old nylons to cover silk padded hangers to keep them from being too slippery. Over on the forums there has been discussion in the past about what to do with old stockings. Ligeia suggests braiding them into a rug and KathMonkey suggests layering pairs of holey tights or just letting loose with those scissors and making more holes in them.
I also found this site where a women swears by her freezing technique to keep her nylons from ripping....Do you have any other ideas for keeping nylons/tights/stockings from going to waste?
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