Over time, any thing becomes unusable and there comes a time when you need to throw it away. There are 10 ways to use old tights to good use and not throw them away as soon as they lose their presentable appearance.
10. Onion storage
Many people spend their summers in the country, growing fruits and vegetables. And, of course, everyone in the country will find a bed with onions, and maybe even not one. This is where old nylon tights come in handy. The easiest way to use old tights to good use is to store onions. The advantage of this method of storing onions is that oxygen is accessible from all sides to the onion, and this prevents the onions from rotting and rotting. Bulbs are stored in tights in limbo, away from open sunlight. The room in which the onions will be stored should be well ventilated. Then it will be possible to preserve the bulbs for a long time after harvesting.
9. Vases
For the manufacture of vases and tights, you will need old tights, PVA glue, a bottle, a deep plate, graffiti paint, scissors, Moment glue and rhinestones for decoration. Trim the pantyhose up and down, leave the part that is worn on the ankle. Pour PVA into a plate and soak the tights in it for about 5 minutes. Put pantyhose on the bottle. Tuck the ends of the fabric into the neck of the bottle. As a decor, folds are made on tights. Leave the pantyhose bottle as it is until the glue is completely dry. After the fabric dries, it is stained with spray paint. Wait for the paint to dry. Then decorate the bottle with rhinestones. And the part of the fabric that was tucked into the bottle should be carefully trimmed.
8. Artificial flowers
For the manufacture of flowers from kapron you will need a multi-colored kapron or paint, wire, thread. Make petals out of wire. Then tighten the frame with nylon and fasten the bottom of the wire with threads matching the color of nylon. The remainder is carefully cut. Then paint the petals with paint and leave the capron to dry. The greens for flowers are made according to the same principle. To make a pestle and stamens, the wire from above is decorated with beads. Then collect all the petals in one bud, attach the greens and fasten all the parts of the flower together. By this principle, you can make any flowers. Of different colors made of nylon, make up beautiful bouquets.
7. Eggs for Easter
There are many ways to paint eggs for Easter. In the store you can buy dyes, special paints, jewelry, stickers and much more. But the simplest and most proven way over the years that our grandmothers have been using for many years is to paint eggs with the help of nylon tights and onion husks. In the pan, sleep onion peel, pour it with water and boil until the water becomes a saturated red-brown shade. Then you need to cut kapron tights into several parts. Various leaves or flowers are laid on the eggs and a nylon stocking is put on. Place the eggs in a pan with onion husks and cook them until tender. After the eggs are cooked, the capron is removed, and the shell leaves an imprint from the leaflet and a beautiful shade.
6. The net
From the old kapron tights you can even make a net that is suitable for fishing, cleaning pools and much more. To do this, the net will need a long, straight stick and thick wire. If necessary, the stick should be planed and polished so that it does not have a splinter. Twist the ring from the wire and attach it to the stick. Put a stocking on the ring, stitch it at the base of the ring. The main thing is that the stocking is firmly attached to the ring. It is especially convenient to use such a device for fishing in small ponds, where the fish swims mainly in schools. In such a simple way, you can give an old pantyhose a second life.
5. Crocheted rugs
To knit rugs from tights, you need to trim the upper and lower parts of the tights, then cut them into strips, 2 cm wide. The strips are pulled so that they take the form of threads for knitting. After that, all the strips are connected together. The main thing is that the nodules are not too large and not too noticeable, but strong. Then, using a hook, they knit a rug. Loops do in a circle. For knitting a rug from kapron it is better to use multi-colored tights so that it does not turn out too dark and gloomy.
4. Toys from tights
To make toys from kapron you will need a synthetic winterizer, foam rubber, kapron tights, thin wire, rhinestones and ribbons for decoration, threads and needles. Cut off the hosiery part of the tights. Then make a wire frame for a toy snake. Wrap the frame with foam. In the place where the snake’s head should be, there should be more foam rubber. After that, pull on the tights, and sew them in place of the head so that a mouth is obtained. Eyes can be painted with acrylics or buttons can be sewn on. In the place of the seam on the back of the snake, sew ribbons and rhinestones so that it is not noticeable. To decorate a toy, you can use everything that allows you to come up with your fantasy. Such toys can be sewn with children to have fun and to entertain the child with an interesting thing.
3. Vacuum cleaner nozzle
Another unusual use of old tights is to use them as nozzles for a vacuum cleaner. If you lost a small earring or another small one, but you really need an item, but you can’t find it yourself, a vacuum cleaner will help. You need to remove the brush from the vacuum cleaner, put on nylon tights and walk on the floor. As a nozzle you need a very small piece of kapron. Kapron will not let a small object suck the vacuum cleaner, and you can quickly find it on the floor. In such a simple way, you can reduce the search for things lost on the floor.
2. Polishing furniture
When the tights completely deteriorated, they can be used as rags for polishing furniture. Tights are sewn from a fabric that polishes wardrobes, shelves and other furniture products well. To give shine to the cabinets and shelves, the tights are moistened in a special polishing agent, and then carefully pass along the surface of the furniture. Also tights are suitable for washing glasses. The stalks are first sprayed with a detergent, then they are passed with a regular rag. At the end of washing the windows, they are polished with nylon tights. After that, the glasses are perfectly clean and shiny. And most importantly, you do not need to spend money on towels for cleaning, because every woman will have a couple of unnecessary tights.
1. Wash
In the wardrobe of almost every woman there are delicate, lace things that need to be washed very carefully. Otherwise, you can just ruin the thing. If there is no special mesh for washing things, old tights will come to the rescue. From the tights you need to cut off the hosiery, place things and tie the stockings in a knot. Put in the machine and turn on the desired mode of streaks. In such a simple way, you can save delicate, delicate things while washing in a machine.