Brightly colored towel with palm tree pattern draped artistically over a chair and wrapped together/held by a binder clip

Craftshion Alert: Binder Clip Meets Towel

Brightly colored towel with palm tree pattern draped artistically over a chair and wrapped together/held by a binder clip

The craft alarm did not blare in the usual way. There was no need to alert neighbors or family about the dangers of ridiculously large scissors (which I can’t help but run around the house with), hot glue guns with exploding battery pack chargers, or machine-gun style staplers. Simply put, the presto-change-o feat I needed to keep private would stay under wraps with minimal effort on my part.

So no need for alarm, yet. Here’s the project:

Last week, I wrote about my water aerobics adventures, as well as my inability to do the “change-your-clothes-under-a-towel trick” in the locker room. I thought a NoPeek towel would have me covered, but the website for buying the towel is no longer working.

However, a very clever blogger named Ilsa Rey suggested, in the comments, that I use a binder clip. Well, I tried it, and it worked! (Thank you, Ilsa!!!)

So, today’s project mixes craft with fashion and practicality. It’s a craftshion project that requires practically nothing at all on your part. Here’s what you do:

  • Get yourself a pool/beach towel. Make sure it’s really, really long and super cute. Think stripes, bold colors, cats, palm trees, flamingos, friendly sharks that only eat mangos, etc. Make sure the towel is fluffy, but not too thick around the edges.
  • Find or buy a sturdy binder clip. NOT a paperclip. Clippy, Microsoft Office’s virtual assistant and smart ass, will be of no use to you here, which shouldn’t really surprise anyone, I suppose. 1997-1999 for me, was just a blur of senseless Clippy advice, every time I tried to type a paper. Don’t want to relive that while I’m getting dressed under a towel in the locker room at the local Y. Down, Clippy! Down! Yes, I remembered to save my work.
  • Wrap the towel tightly around your body, just under the armpits.
  • Place the binder clip at the top to hold the whole ensemble together.
  • Now, both your arms are free to shimmy out of a bathing suit and into undergarments.

What a relief to not have to throw in the towel! I can wear it like a second skin, looking craftshionably fabulous!

Your Turn: What is one thing/gadget that makes your life easier?

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22 thoughts on “Craftshion Alert: Binder Clip Meets Towel”

  2. I have one of those clips, several in fact for extra security. They would be even more vital for changing on the beach at the seaside, a great British tradition. I do cheat by having a beach hut ( six foot by six foot wooden box ) with curtains to close. On a windy day one needs to peg the curtains together to avoid being revealed.

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  7. Hair clips, I still didn’t master the skill to open doors with them but happily use them keep my cardigans closed, to alter my trousers size around d the waist , remove batteries when stack too tight, and I’m sure some other use I now forget 😉oh yes occasionally I use them to keep my hair in place, that’s it!😂

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