I wonder how many people in the world use coat hangers for their clothing and how many hangers that adds up to. I wonder what people who collect interesting coat hangers are called and how many kinds of coat hangers there are. I wonder about their origin – um, the coat hangers, that is; however, the people who collect them are likely interesting also. And what a thought to think that all sorts of people in all sorts of places are daily using hangers for all sorts of garments; what a connection! what a collection!
Always on the alert to acquire more coat hangers that have a personal touch, my own influence being particularly satisfying, for some reason, this morning, with fifteen minutes free before I had to leave, I thought of hangers and ties, simple wooden hangers, a comlement of the two that would retain the character of the tie, a simple procedure.
Well, by golly …. within fifteen minutes I had come up with this!
That is not a true Windsor knot, I don't think; it may be a half-Windsor; oh wait, maybe I am thinking of half-hitch and macrame; where is one's father when one needs him.
In any case, I am pleased; all the criteria were met. The ladies at the church thrift store were more than helpful (as usual) at coming up with the certain type of hanger I need to do more. In the last major simplifying I culled 144 ties from my collection but a quick delve into the tie suitcase turned up a dozen or so and what a delight for the chance to turn them into something both decorative and functional.
I will post the method soonest!
(These photos are awfully dark; click on them to enlarge and then click again to see the colour and the pattern; don't know why they are so dark – it was sunny!)