We were tired of our kitchen towels constantly slipping off the oven handle and winding up on the floor, so we devised this handy solution. It works quite well and we think it looks pretty cute, too!
All this takes is a few lengths of leftover ribbon or yarn and some bull clips. Tie the ribbons in a square knot around the handle ("right over left, leftover right, makes the knot tidy and tight!") so the ends lie flat and the knot stays tight even after repeated use.
Towels are held securely by the bull clip, but they're still easy to grab with a simple tug on the bottom. Clipping them back in takes no more time or energy than slipping it around the oven handle did.
Problems of slipping hand towels, solved!
Related: Tip: Drape a Towel Over Your Mixing Bowl to Avoid Messes
(Image: Emma Christensen)
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I see things like this and smack myself in the forehead for not thinking of it sooner.
Awesome. I know what I am doing after work.
Nice. I could adapt this method to mount a clip next to the sink, too. Or, glue a magnet to the clip and put it on the side of the fridge.
Clever! Thanks for sharing the tip.
@ heather77, they make clips like these with a magnet already attached. They should be easy to find, wherever you are.
Great idea. I hang my pot holders on the side of my fridge with magnetized clips, but as similar as this idea is, I just know my brain wouldn't have made the leap. Thanks!
Had the same problem - so I ordered some extra magnetic hanger hooks and clips that I use on my outdoor grill. They work on the fridge, dishwasher and commercial grade stove. Called 'Magneto' - the paper towel holder is the best I've ever used.
An alternative that I use is the metal rings that go on a shower rod. I put them on the handles of stove, fridge or eyelets that I screw in things and use either golf towels that come with a grommet already in the towel or some towels have a loop-type label or I install grommets using the grommet kits that you can get in the camping equipment aisle at many stores.
With this method the towels do not come off quickly [you have to open the ring] but to use in-place for a quick hand wipe or such, they are the ticket.
Yeah, but towels still brush the floor when you open the oven door all the way. Gross. I fixed the towel-falling-off-or-brushing-floor problem by getting a small, cute, brushed-metal over-the-drawer rack from Target. I just move the towels to the rack when I'm cooking in the oven.
my mom sells dishtowels on etsy:
www.kav122.etsy.com
that is all :/
This is so great! I have a rack next to the sink but the towels are always hanging crooked or sliding off, and I've been getting really sick of it. I'm off to fix it right now, thanks!
Yeah, this is great. Why didn't I think of this.