How to Make Closet Rod Dividers
Just because clothing is hanging in a closet doesn't mean it is organized. If clothes aren't properly sorted they can become difficult to find. This is especially true if there are a lot of items in the closet with multiple users. Closet rod dividers can help organize closets by setting up a system for each type of garment.
The divider is a small piece of foam, which fits over the rod in the closet. They can be made round, square or rectangular, and they separate the closet into sections keeping items organized. Here's how to make them.
Supplies
- Stabilizer
- Embroidery hoop
- Scissors
- Craft foam
- Measuring tape
- Chalk
- Sewing machine
- Trim a piece of stabilizer to fit inside an embroidery hoop. Make sure the stabilizer is tight and smooth on the hoop.
- Cut a piece of the craft foam and put it inside of the hoop. Lay it on top of the stabilizer and make sure it is smooth and flat. Before sewing, lay an additional piece of craft foam on the underside of the hoop.
- Measure the width of the closet rod.
- Use a piece of fabric paper and draw a large "O".
- Draw a hole in the center of it just a bit larger than the closet rod.
- Make the outside of the "O" at least three inches wide.
- Lay the pattern across the foam piece.
- Draw the outline on the foam with your chalk.
- Use your machine to sew around the marks on the foam. Make sure to sew around the "O" a couple of times to stabilize it.
- Cut out the piece.
- Put the information you want on your divider by either printing or stitching it on to the foam "O" ring.
- Remove the closet rod from the end holders and slip on the dividers.