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over door laundry basket?

By megrockstar

created on: 04/12/08

Im looking for an over the door laundry bag. Most of these get really tight as they fill up and hang over the door(see pic). I dont want that. I need something that is raised(preferably over the door) and hangs ncely. any thoughts?

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April 12, 2008
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ModHomeEcTeacher

April 16, 2008

I completely understand.

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megrockstar

April 16, 2008

am i sewing yet? No but Im at work. i dont have time to find fun fabric and do this stuff at night. My lifes' very busy. I just need theideas and I move on them whenever I can.

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ModHomeEcTeacher

April 15, 2008
Are you sewing yet?
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ModHomeEcTeacher

April 15, 2008

Go to my recently posted DIY Hangable Hamper tutorial.  Let me know what you think. 

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megrockstar

April 15, 2008

 

i'm not seeing anything!?

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ModHomeEcTeacher

April 14, 2008

O.K.-Check out this over the door laundry bag I just made to show you what I was talking about.  You can adapt any part of it. 

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kestrel

April 14, 2008

Friends of ours have a daughter that went off to college last year.  As a gift my wife made her a unique laundry basket.  She took 2 pairs of beat up jeans, ripped one set of stiches out of the legs of each pair of jeans, and then sewed both pairs together.  One leg was for cold wash items, the other for warm.  As the legs filled up with dirty laudry you could acrtually stand the jeans up on their own.  She did add a drawstring to look like a belt but you could always use a pair of suspenders instead. 

She also added some patch work pockets for holding soap, quarters and such for when she takes her jeans laundry basket to the college laundry room.

No reason you couldn't do this and mount them to a stand so that they are always upright.  Or maybe some hooks from the ceiling and bungee cords...then they can dance around.

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estasketch

April 14, 2008

We had these when we were kids. They were hung on coathangers though, which you hung over your doorknob. It was sort of like a big garment bag with a small hole in the top for the coathanger hook to go through, and a big opening on the front for your clothes to go in. No ropes or anything that got tight when it was full. Infact i think it even had a big zip opening to get everything out again on laundry day but you could make a much simpler one with the one hole only i'm sure.

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ModHomeEcTeacher

April 13, 2008

I'll try to whip one up later today to show you.

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megrockstar

April 13, 2008

Im not envisioning this. I have seen two with 2 handles but when they get tight is just tight in a horizontal. maybe Im picturing it ioncorrectly

thanks!

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ascian

April 13, 2008

You can use a round hoop that cross-stitchers use.  Sew over the hoop and you have a constant circular opening for easy tossing in of clothes.

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ModHomeEcTeacher

April 12, 2008

Well, here's my second comment to you today.  Why not make a laundry bag that has two round handles, like the plastic purse handles you get at JoAnn Fabrics.  You'd have to make the bag yourself or adapt the one you have by taking the stitching out from the sides about 8-10 inches down, reinforce it where the stitching stops, fold over the remainder of each side around the handle and stitch in place.  Then, you can hang the round handles on the doordknob.  If you need to, I could make a photo tutorial.  See purse hande on my blog-modhomeecteacher-polka dot dog leash.