A room can feel much chillier when you’ve got a cold draft coming in from a poorly sealed window or door. Stopping up those drafts can help save energy and lower your heating bill through the winter. Here is a simple way to make your own fun, colorful draft stoppers.
YOU WILL NEED
- an old pair of tights or knee-socks
- 5 lbs, more or less, of uncooked rice or beans (or any other substrate, like sand)
- scissors
- tape measure
- Measure the length of the gap that needs stopping, or just eyeball it.
- Cut off one leg of the tights, also snipping off the foot just above the heel. Tie a knot in one end, and make sure you have a little extra material at the other end for tying the closing knot.
- To fill the draft stopper with rice without making a mess, use a funnel. Make one by cutting off the bottom of a paper or plastic cup – stick the smaller end inside the top of your draft stopper and pour away.
- Once you’ve filled the tube up with enough rice to make your draft stopper the appropriate length, you can tie off the top. Your draft stopper is ready to stop drafts, conserve heat, and save money!
Great idea…I would add a photo of the finished product..Why not! In fact have it sitting on the window sill where it is being used.