Stockings

[Carol Ann]

I hand wash all my stockings in Woolite and cold rinse them, now my question is do they make a product to put your stocking in the helps them fit like new again?. As you know they loose that elasticity after a few wearing's and washing.

But I just love to hang them outside and let the sunshine dry them and it looks great when you have 10 or 15 pairs drying

[Davita]

I didn't find anything about how to fix the saggy baggies, but i found how to not get them that way so fast. See http://www.estylingerie.com/Lingerie-Bl ... and-Tights.

Hope this helps.

[DonnaT]

Steer clear of nylon, and go for pairs that are at least 15 percent Lycra or spandex -- they're the most durable and less likely to sag.

When new, run your new hosiery under the faucet, place in a freezer bag and freeze. Freezing actually strengthens the fibers, allowing the material to last more than a couple of wears. After 24 hours, remove the pantyhose from the freezer and let it thaw/dry naturally. They'll come out stronger.

May work after wearing and washing. One way to find out.

[Carol Ann]

TY Donna, something I never heard before

[SilverLady(SO)]

Thanks, Donna . . . we've never heard of that trick!


- SL

[Eileen (SO)]

I tried freezing pantyhose a few times. It's important to remember to take them out in plenty of time to thaw.

Eileen

[JessiEM]

And dont put them on frozen...you'll walk funny

[Gina L.]

I agree with Carol Ann a line of stockings gently blowing in the wind is an awesome sight. A line of pantyhose is only a line of panthose. Thanks Davita for that link I learned a few new tips.

[Diana Michelle]

I have tried freezing pantyhose but it makes them tough to pull on. All joking aside hand washing is the only way to go with hose be it pantyhose or stockings. As for the loss of elasticity, bagging at the knees at the knees and ankles, if it has even 5% Lycra or Spandex in them that is not an issue it only happens with 100% nylon hose. Nylon has no elasticity in it so it stretches as you walk or sit. Ergo the bagging and sagging!

But I just love to hang them outside and let the sunshine dry them and it looks great when you have 10 or 15 pairs drying

Personally I would never hang my hose or unmentionables out to dry for everyone to see. In my never to be humble opinion that is just way too much information to give the neighbors! If I want someone to see my underpinnings I will let them get a peek or more on my terms and in my own way!

[MichelleZ]

I have to be careful when the door bell rings - I wash and hang my best nylons over the shower rod to dry. Yes, I've forgotten and answered the door letting buddies in

[Carol Ann]

TY ladies ,

Carol Ann lives out in the woods and my cloths lines are out back behind the house. Only thing that may see my levies are the deer and the squirrels

[Eileen (SO)]

This topic is getting amusing! My husband wears panty hose more often than I do nowadays. He hasn't bothered to freeze them yet, just a hand wash with Woolite. and dry on the shower rod. He buys the most inexpensive brands.
And he does get great pleasure being able to hang his PH to dry. Any visitors would assume they're mine. It's these kind of shared secrets we have that make his CDism more fun for both of us.

Eileen

[Carol Ann]

Eileen,
Having a crossdressing husband can be real fun at times, after all these years the wife still enjoys Carol Ann getting all dolled up for a Sunday outing and she has told me she wishes she could still get dress up together as we done all the time in our younger years.

PH I will wear but still prefer my garter stockings as using the rest room is a pain pulling them back up

[Deidre Taylor]

Personally I would never hang my hose or unmentionables out to dry for everyone to see. In my never to be humble opinion that is just way too much information to give the neighbors! If I want someone to see my underpinnings I will let them get a peek or more on my terms and in my own way!

I'm with you on this one girlfriend! I can remember my mother always telling my sisters as we were growing up "A lady never shows her unmentionables unintentionally." When my BF spends the night at my place he is always complaining about getting strangled by pantyhose and bras hanging from the shower rod. I tell him to use the main bathroom if he doesn't like it but he insists on using the en suite shower. Is he a sucker for punishment or just being a man and complaining to hear himself talk?

[Requal Jo]

I too love to see the pantyhose and stockings hanging on the line with all my other female attire.

My wife is in the same mind as you Eileen. She does not mind having my washing hanging on the line and if anyone wonders they would think it was hers (my wife's). It is our secret.