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grammy17 07-25-2011 06:52 AM


Originally Posted by Pickles
Love the Clothespin bags I'm thinking that all one would have to do is go to thrift stores and get a few little girls dresses are shirts and sew the bottoms closed and hand stitch a piece of ribbon on the back of the dress by the neck to tie onto the hanger to keep it in place, and you'd have a great clothespin bag. :-D

My idea too. Probably do the whole thing for less than $1.

patsyo56721 07-25-2011 07:08 AM


Originally Posted by mtspools
How meny people still hang cloths outdoors? I do and am looking for clothspin bag. I remember one that was cute little dress,can't find A pattern. Any other cute ones would be fine also.

Pick up a baby 12 month size and sew the bottom closed and use a coathanger to slide across the clothesline. You can usually p/u a dress at thrift store or yard sale for 25 cents

kay_in_pa 07-25-2011 09:35 AM

I just made one from one of my husband's chambray work shirts. Cut off the arms and across below the front pockets. Then angled from the yoke seam (about 2-3" out from the collar seam) to just below the arm. Sewed from the top of the armhole to the bottom, across the body of the shirt and then angled back across the other armhole & up to the collar/upper arm. To be sure it doesn't slide on the hanger, I put a piece of elastic inside the back of the collar to put the hanger through. I even still have workable pockets if I can think of anything to use them for.

One of the things I like about it, is that I can unbutton the shirt to get to the bottom of the bag as I use up the pins.

debp33 07-25-2011 11:12 AM


Originally Posted by kay_in_pa
I just made one from one of my husband's chambray work shirts. Cut off the arms and across below the front pockets. Then angled from the yoke seam (about 2-3" out from the collar seam) to just below the arm. Sewed from the top of the armhole to the bottom, across the body of the shirt and then angled back across the other armhole & up to the collar/upper arm. To be sure it doesn't slide on the hanger, I put a piece of elastic inside the back of the collar to put the hanger through. I even still have workable pockets if I can think of anything to use them for.

One of the things I like about it, is that I can unbutton the shirt to get to the bottom of the bag as I use up the pins.

Do you have a picture of that? Sounds neat!

misseva 07-25-2011 11:15 AM


Originally Posted by ellenmg
Oh I love to hang my sheets on the line... Got to make a bag as the cheesy dollar store one I have falls off the line. But someone tell me, where can I buy the good old fashion clothespins???? I had to get a smaller, flimsy version...They do not hold heavy things well at all.... Oh what I would give for a decent clothespin! :thumbup:

I had the same problem this week. Just started hanging my sheets & jeans outside on a line I strung up on my back porch. The pins break apart on the first pressure put on 'em. Aghhhhh. Maybe I can find some plastic ones somewhere????

misseva 07-25-2011 11:15 AM

sorry - doubel post.

tryitall 07-25-2011 12:07 PM

I am using my aunts clothes pin bag now.

toadmomma 07-25-2011 04:59 PM

I can hardly wait for the first days that I can hangclothes out side. DEB.

toodie11 07-25-2011 06:06 PM

My sister made a clothes pin bag using a little girls dress, by stitching the bottom closed,and stitching a clothes hanger at the shoulders.

lclang 07-25-2011 07:49 PM

Go to your favorite thrift store and look for a size 18 months or size 2 little boys short sleeve button down the front cotton shirt. Sew up the button placket about two or three buttons, leaving room to get your hand in and out easily. Then lay the shirt out flat so the side seams of the shirt are the sides of the bag and sew the bottom shut.
Sew a little ribbon loop on the center of the back of the collar and put it on a clothes hangar putting the hook of the hangar through the ribbon loop so it won't come off the hangar. Eureka! A darling clothespin bag! Takes all of about 10 minutes.


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