20 Extraordinary Uses for Old Pantyhose.

By Chrisjob

"When your pantyhouse have runs and tears in them, don't throw them away. Someone somewhere will have a use for them. Here are twenty useful ways to recycle them."

Store old bits of soap.
Hang mothballs in your closet.
Fill with lavender and scent your closet
Use the elastic in the waist to for tying objects
Tie up plants in the garden
Strips cut from the waist make good hair scrunchies (really?!)
Make soft polishing cloths
Fill with cat litter and clean up accidents
Stuff toys and pillows
Strain cans of paint
Use as a filter on a vacuum cleaner for locating small objects: earrings, contacts, or buttons.
Clean your fish tank.
Shine your shoes.
Keep spare, or used rolls of wallpaper in the legs of old panyhose.
Remove nail polish.
Use old pantyhose to hang dry sweaters.
Store onions in the legs.
Store flower bulbs in the same way as above.
Contain soil in houseplants
Clean your pool

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November 15, 2007

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eliminnowp

November 25, 2007

I always cut up old panty-hose and tights to make hair ties! Though, I find that the legs make a better size hair tie than the waist. I just cut the legs into horizontal strips and they are ready to go.

The waist is better a better size for a full head band, which I use sometimes to keep my bangs out of my face. I like it because it isn't as tight on my skull as elastic ones I have bought from the store. I find that cutting wider strips helps them stay on better.