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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Quick tip: No-slip Slippers

Back in November I was lamenting that these adorable granny-square slippers might be too slippery for a toddler when an ingenious anonymous commenter suggested adding hot glue to the bottoms. Brilliant! So after Clare slipped for the second time in her very much NOT handmade (but oh-so-cozy) Old Navy slippers, I decided to take action and try this tip out. Very clever and YAY for no trips to the emergency room!

Labels: Kids, The Season of Cozy, Tips, Under an Hour

10 Comments:

Jaime said...: we have the same slippers and the same problem! i'm going to do this right now.; December 30, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Laura Webber said...: Heh, heh! I have heard of adding 'puffy paint' o the bottoms of non-grippy socks too! Yep, I'm a child of the '80's!; December 30, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Mayya @ Sew Chic and Unique said...: WOW i love this tip just yesterday i bought some home slippers for DD2 and noticed that they were very slippery...not anymore going to get my glue gun!!

Thanks for the GREAT TIP; December 31, 2009 at 1:22 AM
Casey said...: that's a really good idea! especially if you don't have fabric paint on hand (which I don't!); December 31, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Desiree said...: Oh my word -- brilliant!; January 3, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Jaime said...: hi i fell down WHILE HOLDING SCARLET and have a humungous bruise on my already failing hip - hot gluing my own slippers now too! p.s. she's okay she landed on top of me; January 5, 2010 at 10:31 AM
Kriss said...: I can't wait to get home and hot glue my daughter's slippers, great idea!!!; January 5, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Kriss said...: Also, I'm glad that you and Scarlet are ok, other than your bruise!; January 5, 2011 at 10:37 AM
bethanycavanaugh@gmail.com said...: Seeing this post got me going--I have been wanting to make slippers out of felted sweaters, but was worried about the slippery factor! Because of this post, I got 'er done--check them out! http://bethbeingcrafty.blogspot.com/2011/11/so-in-love-with-these-upcycled-slippers.html; November 15, 2011 at 11:53 PM
bethanycavanaugh@gmail.com said...: Just a note--I tried the hot-glue sole, and I don't know if it's the type I'm using, but it dried pretty hard instead of tacky, so they're not too grippy. Fabric paint gave me a much grippier sole, but it does tend to come off after a while (which the glue does not).; November 22, 2011 at 10:48 AM

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Quick tip: No-slip Slippers

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