How to dry tights in a hurry

Just discovered that the only pair of tights in your house that doesn't have a ladder is the dirty pair? And that you have only half an hour before you are due at that special function? Fear not - here is an extremely simple tip for drying your tights quickly.

STEP 1

Wash tights in lukewarm water with shampoo or liquid soap for hands (anything close to hand in your bathroom that cleans the human body is perfect).

STEP 2

Get out your salad spinner and toss the tights in.

STEP 3

Whiz away to get rid of the water.

STEP 4

Hang over towel rack and dry with a hair dryer - warm to cool heat. This should take no more than 5 minutes. Clean your teeth and do your hair at the same time.

STEP 5

Another suggestion would be to roll wet tights into a thick (dry) bath towel. But do not twist or ring the rolled up towel. The towel will absorb most all of the moisture and it only takes minutes to air dry them after.

STEP 6

If you have a heating vent you can hang the pantyhose near, this can likewise act as a drier.

STEP 7

In a real emergency, (and if the weather is good) you can also dry your tights by opening your car's side window, carefully placing the upper portion (where your tummy and bottom would be) on the top of the glass, and carefully rolling up the window so the legs hang outside. As you drive to the function, the tights will be dried by the wind and sunshine. When you arrive, pull into a discrete location. Unroll the window, pull on your hosiery in the car, check that all is in order, and then make your entrance.

Tips

If you don't wear pantyhose regularly, try to leave tights out for hand washing in the shower or bath basin the morning after you've worn them to your special occasion. That way, you'll have several pairs waiting around for next time.

Buy a few spare packets and leave them unopened in your underwear drawer.

If you purchase an expensive pair of sheer tights for a special event, buy another one at the same time, just in case. Special events don't come around that often and even if you don't need the second pair, you'll have it for another time. If you do need it, you'll be eternally grateful it was there.

When putting on tights, bunch them up around the foot first, then gradually roll out the bunch rather than pulling it up. Pulling creates pressure which causes tears and laddering.

Warnings

Be careful not to be in so much of a rush that you ladder this last pair! If you do, dab on a dob of clear nail polish to stop the run from laddering any further.

Oringina xo