Betty J

Lynnie, the hangers are crochet in silk thread. They are from the days of our Grandmothers. My grandmother had some and I always covered them as a child. Quite a number of years ago a very dear friend who has now passed asked me to re do two silk hangers that she had that were falling apart. I was able to copy the pattern from the existing hangers and I successfully re made them for. Then a few years later I was able to purchase a book of patterns for the hangers that had been published. the name of the book is: Six Exciting Crochet Coathanger Covers" by Margaret Metcalfe.

http://www.crochetaustralia.com.au/p...er-Covers.html

The instructions in the book say to place the cover over purchased satin covered hangers but I prefer to pad my own wooden hangers and cover the padding with a matching satin or taffeta. I also cover the hook with a piece of plastic tubing, then a bias strip of the matching fabric and then I crochet a cover for the hook.

JustAbitCrazy

All of your projects are so beautiful! You attend to every tiny detail, it's amazing. Thanks for the explanation and link about the covered coat hangers. I think I "need" that book and to make some of those. Is the hook covering a crocheted tube you slide over it? I've never crocheted a tube...