Uses for Old Stockings and Hosiery

[Joie DeVive]

WOW! Stockings are just as, if not more so, versatile than the magical duct tape! Who knew?!

Probably our mothers/grandmothers/great-grandmothers!!

But not me!! lol

 

[Donna Stewart]

My mum always tied one leg of old pantyhose to cover the end of the tube from the washing machine where all the dirty water gets pumped out into the drain...

I think I'll try that, thanks!

Another use: cut off both legs of a pair of pantyhose, cut straight across the toes and roll them up into a hair donut, one after the other. Tie your hair into a ponytail, slip the hair donut over it, pin your hair over and around the donut and hey presto, you've got a chignon!

I also reuse panty hose that's only broken in one leg by making "franken-hose": I cut off the broken leg and pair the other one up with a second pair of tights that has received the same treatment. You end up with two panty-sections which is not very glamorous but hey, who's to know?

 

[gear-guy]

Let the men jump in here, they are the greatest bug remover when washing your vehicle. Doesn't scratch the paint and the bugs come off easily.Have also used stocking for dryer vent, and also used to filter water when canoeing or raft trips.

 

[Canadian]

At army camp, we would buy brand new stockings and use them to shine our boots. If you ever wonder why shops on army bases carry hose, that's why.

C.

 

[LizzieMaine]

An old stocking filled with mothballs and hung from a rafter makes a useful moth deterrent for your attic or garage.

 

[GHT]

Robbing a convience store.

Best answer ever. :rofl:

Ladies, you have paid a small fortune for a new pair of seamed RHT stockings, before you put them on, cut the feet off an old pair, and then use them as gloves to put on your new, yet vintage, stockings.
The 'gloves' will prevent your new stockings from being snagged by a rough or torn finger nail, damaged or brittle skin or finger adornments like your rings. No more profanities because you have laddered your new stockings, even before you have worn them.

Another useful idea is to use your pantyhose/tights as a net. You know when you empty your washing machine and there's always an odd sock? Well if you put all the socks that you are going to wash into an old pair of pantyhose, none will ever go missing. Just don't forget to tie up the waist, that's all.

 

[newsman]

We used them to keep sand and grit out of rifle barrels...

 

[St. Louis]

People use them as finch feeders (for thistle seed.) I've never had any luck with that, but it's possible that I gave up too soon. Birds usually need two or three days to discover a new food source. Personally I think the mesh is too small to allow the birds to get a good grip on the seeds.

 

[dennisb]

Tie up tomatos

 

[Renault]

Okay, I hope this doesn't start something. But we used to take a section of hose, tie an overhand knot in one end, dump in the proper amount of coffee grounds, tie off the loose end with another overhand knot, and throw the whole thing in the big 2 gallon camp coffee pot. Didn't havta worry about settling the grounds. We'd make up a mess of these and stick em back in the coffee can before hitting hunting camp.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Just make sure you wash them first.

 

[1961MJS]

O.k. y'all asked for this.

My best friends grandma (90+) used to but panty hose for Sunday dinner. She'd wring the necks or a couple of hens, tie one on each leg and toss the hose over the clothes line. She didn't have to chase them that way.

Later

 

[dh66]

One of the occupational hazards of my job is occasionally getting good and itchy from working around fiberglass insulation. I've found that old nylon stockings wadded up and used as a wash cloth do a fairly admirable job of getting it off me at the end of the day.

 

[gear-guy]

One of the occupational hazards of my job is occasionally getting good and itchy from working around fiberglass insulation. I've found that old nylon stockings wadded up and used as a wash cloth do a fairly admirable job of getting it off me at the end of the day.

What a great idea, can wait to try it though I try to avoid insulation at all cost but sometimes it is unavoidable.

 

[HeyMoe]

Something I saw my dad do once in the late 70s: Use them as an emergency fan belt. Had my mom take hers off, and used them as a temporary fix to get to the nearest gas station. He learned that trick from his Father.

ETA: Thankfully the gas station was 10 miles or less away. When we got there the nylons were pretty well trashed.

 

[Dixie_Amazon]

I put lavender in old hosiery to my sachets for drawers or to hang in the closet. You can toss one in the dryer with your sheets too.