My grandma made me some slippers for Christmas. Problem is we have all tile or wood floors in our house so they are slippery. Is there anything I can put on the bottom of them to make them not slippery.
2007-12-16 09:10:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Clear silicone bathtub caulking (available even in supermarkets) works very nicely. Work it into the sole of the slippers a bit. Plus, unlike leather, it can safely be washed without being removed from the slipper. Puffy paints also are supposed to work, so is the paint on rug backing that is available where one buys latch hook kits.
2007-12-16 10:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by mickiinpodunk 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Go to a craft store and get a tube of puff paint for fabric. If the slippers have cloth or leather soles you can make a tread pattern on the soles with the paint, and it'll provide some traction. To the previous answerer: sandpaper would scratch the floors. :P
2016-03-16 01:15:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on what you made them out of..... if they are 100% wool, i do not recommend the iron on soles, they just don't work out as planned. I do recommend using the sew on leather soles, they are wonderful and will last you forever. If you don't want to spend money on those you can take fabric glue that will dry clear and just do some swirls on the bottom. It works, does not last forever but is easily re done.
2007-12-16 09:57:55 · answer #3 · answered by Kayt K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try getting that RTV rubber adhesive (sold for joining materials together with quick setting). Put small stripes on the bottom surface of the socks and it will dry to make non-skid treads.
2007-12-16 09:13:55 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i also had this problem of slippery feet in pj's and like jeffey k answer the stuff is non slip shelf liner 1 roll would do both feet just cut to shape and fabric glue on your good to go. the shelf liner can be found in any dollar tree store and the fabric glue in Michel's or other craft stores.
2007-12-16 10:35:28 · answer #5 · answered by hi people 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Get some fabric paint. Put dots all over the bottoms. You can color co-ordinate to your slippers.
2007-12-16 09:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by dalbax2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You get this shelf liner stuff that's like thin mesh coated in rubber. Cut to shoe size. Knit to bottom of slipper.
2007-12-16 09:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by Jeffery H K 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
If you can sew, you could put on some non-stick cloth, like the bumpy stuff on the bottom of sleeper pajamas for little kids.
2007-12-16 09:19:09 · answer #8 · answered by Bethy Mac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
puff paints help, you might also get the non slip things for bath tubs, they have an adhesive back, and you need only a few bits for each slipper.
2007-12-16 12:23:54 · answer #9 · answered by mliz55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sell rubberized fabric that you put on the bottom of childrens pajamas. It has a lot of little knobs that feel like rubber.
2007-12-16 12:47:25 · answer #10 · answered by Bernadette B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋