https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:13:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery/page/2#post-276276 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:44:16 +0000 Anonymous 276276@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>just a simple drawer; i usually wear hose under pants for warmth, so no need for special organisation ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery/page/2#post-276272 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:27:44 +0000 Queen Mum 276272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth~ another idea if drawer space is limited and you have the closet space is to put them in a hanging thing with pockets. Something like this. You would just have to find a way to label each pocket.... maybe mailing labels?</p> <p><a href="http://www.containerstore.com/shop/closet/overdoorStorage/accessoryStorage?productId=10000120&#038;N=62195" rel="nofollow">http://www.containerstore.com/.....38;N=62195</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery/page/2#post-276249 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:00:16 +0000 Lynne 276249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kim, I love that that dividers are moveable! April and AJ, I am a cami and t-shirt folding convert since AJ posted that link. I have one group of tights that are 'no good for skirts anymore but can be used for extra warmth under jeans'. I hate to use good tights if they're out of sight! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276221 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:54:49 +0000 AJ 276221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have that many so they are just folded and lined up in a drawer. I think labeling in plastic bags is a great idea if you have many pairs.</p> <p>OT - I used the folding method from that video that April mentioned to pack my family of five for our recent trip (I ironed as needed) and I was shocked how much more I could fit into the suitcase and how easy it was to see everything! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276199 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:40:36 +0000 Lili 276199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth, like you I have mine in their original plastic sleeve. To know which is which I write on small labels descriptions such as "black fishnet" or "gray plain" and stick the label onto the plastic. It has been working for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276197 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:35:51 +0000 nicoleb 276197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine are crammed in their own special drawer...so you'd think they'd be nicer organized in it....</p> <p>I have a friend who knots all of her pairs on a hanger though. Seems like an easy organized fix for finding what you're looking for. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276196 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:35:30 +0000 Bookarella 276196@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have mine rolled up in a shallow drawer. They are lined up by color and I also have different rows for solids and patterns. I do have to unroll the patterned ones to see which pattern they are so it is not a perfect solution, but it works well for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276192 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:24:47 +0000 LeahJanes 276192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a thong folder. I admit it. I am also a serial ironer. Even slightly shabby thrifted items look much nicer with a good press. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276148 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:26:42 +0000 Beth 276148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting ideas. The biggest issue for me is just sorting through all my black hose as I can't quickly tell what texture they are. I think I might try the labeled ziplock idea or possibly Deb's hanging organizer with labels on them.</p> <p>April, you don't fold your thongs? I do, after carefully ironing each pair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276048 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:30:27 +0000 Debora 276048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth, mine are crammed (and I mean crammed) in my sock drawer. I'm a pretty neat person, but you would never know it by my sock drawer. :)</p> <p>DD has a ton of tights and bought one of those hanging organizers with clear plastic pockets from Stein Mart when she was home for Christmas. I think it is actually for hair supplies, but the pockets looked roomy enough to hold several pairs apiece. I will have to ask her if she has tried it out yet.</p> <p>I also found this on Amazon:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Storage-Organization-Clear-Stocking-Organizer/dp/B0000TQIFM" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Storage-.....B0000TQIFM</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276047 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:28:13 +0000 taylor 276047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the ideas here...my tights are a little jumbled and that bugs me, as I like things orderly to the annoying enth degree...I am loving Joy's idea of plastic zip bags..and Angies. knotting...I may knot them and bag them:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276034 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:13:38 +0000 Angie 276034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, keeps them neat and tidy in my drawer. I LOVE to keep things neat and tidy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276030 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:51:43 +0000 LeahJanes 276030@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loop them over hangers.</p> <p>I have one hanger for coloured opaques, one for black and patterned black, one for fishnets and one for stayups and stockings. I have too many to keep neat in a drawer and this way I can pull one hanger out and choose between the categories. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-276029 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:44:12 +0000 Megan 276029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine are rolled and popped into a narrow shoe box that fits inside my drawer, there is an identical one next to it with rolled socks and another on a shelf with scarves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275979 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:18:17 +0000 April 275979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, out of curiosity, why do you knot them?</p> <p>Beth, I keep browns and blacks separated (I have very few browns, so they get thrown in a slim drawer, but my blacks are harder to organize.) I did the same thing with them that I did with my camis, which is to fold them and "stand them up" like this: <a href="http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu218/AprilYLF/Closet%20Thread/IMG_0886.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i649.photobucket.com/al.....G_0886.jpg</a> </p> <p>The basic technique came from a great folding video that AJ posted: <a href="http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/04/closet-organization-folding.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cardiganempire.com/.....lding.html</a> Very useful, though, as I have said before, I am deeply amused by the thought of ever folding a thong. (Why would you bother?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275936 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:26:28 +0000 Angie 275936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I knot mine and keep them in my sock drawer - which is large and flat so I can clearly see what's what. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275932 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:13:34 +0000 Anonymous 275932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use plastic zip-loc bags (one pair in a bag), filed in a lg. plastic shoe box, and try not to have too many pairs at a time. Right now I've got 2 pr. plain black, 1 dk brown, 1 micro fishnet in black and 2 in nude plus 2 pair of nude stockings usually used for layering for warmth. I used to have many more but found it more manageable to edit. I hand wash and hang to dry immediately after wearing. They seem to last longer and are ready the next time I want them.<br /> Sometimes a pair gets stored with boots I usually pair them with. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275919 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:37:33 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 275919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Top draw folded. I don't have too much problem finding what I want. I store them so that I can see the pattern. In summer I take them out of the draw (making sure that I throw away any with tiny ladders that I have shoved back in the draw in frustration) and store them away in those pockets you can use for packing suitcases. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275916 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:32:47 +0000 MNsara 275916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There might be some ideas that appeal to you in here:</p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-organize-stockings" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....-stockings</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275913 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:27:27 +0000 Queen Mum 275913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have this... the 8 section one. It fits perfectly in my drawer depth wise.<br /> <a href="http://www.containerstore.com/shop/closet/drawerOrganizers?productId=10022350&#038;N=69446" rel="nofollow">http://www.containerstore.com/.....38;N=69446</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275909 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:10:22 +0000 Diana 275909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine are all tossed willy-nilly into a great big bin, which is not good at all. I wonder if a men's tie rack might not be a good idea, or would the tights just slip off? I was thinking about getting one for belts anyway, so I may try hanging the tights on that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275882 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:17:24 +0000 yardshark 275882@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use one of those hanging sweater shelf thingies with the vertical compartments, with all my underthings divided by type. All thin black socks go into one segment, black tights in another, gray or colored socks in another, and so on.</p> <p>I find it much easier to see what I have when I can walk up to it, rather than having to dig through a drawer anymore. Would probably also work nicely for accessories. The one I have has 8 sections.</p> <p>I will caution though that I'm of small build with small feet, so I can stuff a goodly amount of socks into this thing. Other more normal size people (or those with big sock/foundation collections) might need more than one of these units side by side?</p> <p>The other thing is, I got so frustrated over the years with having a hard-to-wear collection of very varied hosiery, so I grew my stash of basic black items and only have a sprinkling of other things. Keeping the types of items separate with all this black is critical then for obvious reasons! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275877 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:11:07 +0000 ticksgirl 275877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I put mine back in their boxes and store them like files in a small box in my closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275872 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:04:26 +0000 Bianca 275872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From time to time I purge my hosiery that gets shabby looking. I don't have the space for a lot of extra pairs, so I only work with a few at a time. That's just me. PS they are folded in the corner of my sock draw. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275863 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:56:56 +0000 Beth 275863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Honestly MPJ, I think the only way to get me going in the morning is to simply get dressed and groomed the night before and sleep in the corner, standing up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275855 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:49:25 +0000 teri 275855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i need to organize mine too. i have thought of getting a large plastic shoe box type container and rolling them up and placing them in that </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275851 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:47:24 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 275851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Honestly (and I do NOT do this myself but wish I did) your best bet is to pick out your outfit the night before. I like the idea of drawer dividers (I have so few I do not use any), but separating colors is one thing...separating patterns within the same color family is going to be aggravating no matter what at 7 am. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275845 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:42:17 +0000 Beth 275845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So it's not just me:) </p> <p>Khris, I do like that idea. You should see me, running late in the morning, rooting around in my drawer, muttering "no, not the polka dots, not the diamonds, THERE they are! Oops no, wrong ones...those are the argyle...Aaaack!"</p> <p>Gotta streamline the morning routine. :O </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275840 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:38:49 +0000 chewyspaghetti 275840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine are just all in a drawer folded up, but I only have a few pair. If you're having a hard time distinguishing, could you get some sort of container for each pair (tupperware type), and put a close up photo on the outside of each box so that you can see what's in it?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/organizing-your-hosiery#post-275838 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:38:08 +0000 Kyrania 275838@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do the same thing....keep them in the sleeve packaging. Hmmm...it is a VERY good question and I am SO looking forward to reading any helpful tips on organizing them. </p>