[lace-chat] Closet Survey Final Results
You may recall that I got some responses after reporting results and decided to recompile with data received thru 1/31. Here are the final results (original totals shown in parenthesis). Total participants 52 (42); females 40(31), males 12(11). Number who make no effort at order 13(11); females 9 (7), males 4(4). Females who care: 31 (17) face left; 9(7) face right. Males who care: 6(5) face right, 2(2) face left. $.02 worth of analysis. About 25% of people don't care: of those who do care, females are 3 times as likely (I'm pushing it here) to prefer their clothes facing left, and males just the opposite. (Originally, I suggested the preference was only 2 times as likely). But we all know there aren't enough numbers here to provide anything but speculation. Susan Webster Canton, Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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At 08:59 PM 1/27/04 -0500, Martha Krieg wrote: >One small gritchy: . . . I >have NEVER had a closet with a free rod. They are all attached all >along their length to a curved metal plate that joins to the closet >shelf. Not a small gritchy at all. It would drive me to wiring in a broom handle. Well, the one time I did put a broom handle up in a closet (a cubby not meant to be a closet at all, but *almost* big enough to hang shirts in), I used a roll of sheet metal strap with holes in it meant for hanging things -- I wrapped a piece around the handle, matched the holes in the ends, and hung it on hooks a previous owner had installed. My laundry room is smaller than one of my closets. My late father-in-law installed a shower-curtain rod across it so my late mother-in-law could dry stuff on hangers. (One end is now occupied with stash -- including some yarn I hung up to dry and never took down.) -- Joy Beeson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where the sun is bright on a fresh coat of thoroughly-blown snow. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Closet survey (again).
I've had a number of responses since I thought I had all had all the answers I was going to get, so ... I will redo numbers using anything I have by Sat (1/31) and report again. Susan Webster Canton, Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Susan, Thanks again for helping me move! To me, it depends a lot on the fastening rather than the front or back of the clothes. They don't all end up consistent, because sometimes my husband puts things away. We share a large closet with deep, inaccessible ends, so stuff on my side at least tends to drift into never-never land. We seemed to try to get the fastening toward the center of the closet, thus the fronts of things could be reversed. One small gritchy: In the 23 years that I've lived in Ann Arbor, I have NEVER had a closet with a free rod. They are all attached all along their length to a curved metal plate that joins to the closet shelf. Not only does this mean that all hangers have to be put on backward (the open part of the hook has to face forward), 90% of the closet accessories are useless, since they assume that you can snap something totally around the rod. Grumpht. -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan With still more snow today, and maybe even more tonight. But rejoicing that both eye and ear exams checked out OK! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] closet survey
Hi, Susan, that sounds interesting! I always wondered why I did what I do, now I might learn why! :-) Helene, the froggy from Melbourne 1. Do you know the direction your garments (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) face without looking in the closet? Yes 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? Yes If not, go to question 6 3. Do they face right or left? Right 4. Are you male or female? Female) 5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (Righthanded) 6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed to another? The window is on the right, so is the door to the room where the closet is, but then, I also hang things the same way in the spare-room cupboard which faces the other way... My husband is left-handed, but he also hangs things to the right. http://personals.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Personals New people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > 1. Do you know the direction your garments > (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) face without looking in the > closet? (Y/N) Yes. > > 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N) > If not, go to question 6 Yes. > > 3. Do they face right or left? (R/L) Left. > > 4. Are you male or female? (M/F) Female. > > 5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (R/L) Right. > > 6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed to > another? I really hadn't thought why. I like them all to face the same way, with the hanger hooks all facing the same way too. When I go to choose a garment, my right hand takes the nearest shoulder of the hanger and pushes it to my right so I can see its front; if it's the one I want then my right hand already has hold of it and can unhook it easily. If my clothes faced the other way, the same action would have to push the garment to my left, and my arm would be across it - too awkward. So when I hang up clean clothes, I put all their hangers in the same way - shirt (say) facing me, hanger hook open on my left. DH's shirts in his wardrobe face the same way as mine because I iron them and hang them up. His other clothes hang randomly - he isn't the same kind of control freak as me. Susan, are you going to tell us the results of your survey, and your conclusions? BFN, Margery. [EMAIL PROTECTED] in North Herts, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Closet Survey Results (long)
Thank you all for your help. As one of the 25% who make no effort toward consistency within the closet, this has been educational and fun. I had no idea it could matter so much to so many. This all started due to an off-hand comment within my family. When it grew to the point where a survey seemed in order, I was merely interested in seeing if there was a correlation between the direction clothes face and sex or handedness of the owner, but other issues have added flavor. So these are the results. 42 people participated; 31 female, 11 male. Of the 11 who made no effort to have clothes face in one direction, 4 were male. Turning now only to people who cared, only two mans clothes faced left. Of the females who cared, (24), 17 faced their clothes right and 7, left. There were several people who reported ambidexterity and a couple lefties, but not enough to judge. So I conclude that females are two-thirds or better more likely to have clothes face left as right, and men tend to think oppositely (stats very low here). There are a few other considerations like closet design and which side the door is hinged on that may enter into the mix, but Ill need the govt grant to pull that together. I did learn two things we all knew. People all want the hooks to go from the front to the back and if clothes are hanging in a staging area prior to being placed in the closet, they are hung facing away from the wall or door on which they are hung and/or facing the world (instead of the wall). One woman got so annoyed at her husband for failure to follow the proper guidelines for their joint coat closet that on a bad day, she would hook his coat with the hook coming from the back in order to have the coat face properly; she said, Let him deal with it Its perfectly obvious, but how the clothes will hang on the rod depends upon the orientation of the hook at the time the clothes are placed on the hanger. For those of us who end up the clothes facing both directions, I think its because we dont have a preference for how the hook faces while putting the garment on it. One woman maintains several closets and how clothes end up in the various closets depends on where she hangs that persons clothes after she irons them. Three people (2 M and 1F (see above)) said they would change the direction of the garment if it was wrong (but this wasnt really learned from the one-owner/one closet concept), so that could be more prevalent. Only one person (Tamara) cited any reason for hanging that had nothing to do with the clothes or closet design themselves (sentiment). Two people mentioned efficiency of removal/dressing when hanging the clothes. Another matter to take up with the grant money will be an exploration of the tendency to remove the garment from the hanger while the hanger remains on the rod versus removing the hanger as well. ? One man said that not only did all his clothes have to facing correctly (R), but that they had to be equidistant from one another before he left the closet. You may recall that the first two questions were, Do you know without looking which way ? and Do they all face in same direction?. Results showed that people who answered Y to the first also answered Y to the second: with one exception, the converse was also true, but one woman was surprised to find that all hers faced alike. Several people asked why I was doing this, but only one asked if it was a joke. Yall might think I have nothing to do, but that isnt true. I have so much to do I dont know where to start, but this was controllable, so I did it. Thanks again. Susan Webster Canton, Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Susan Definition: For a garment to "face left", the front of the garment must nearer the left wall of the closet than the back of the garment (Left wall is the one nearer your left hand as you stand facing the closet). Reverse for "face right"). 1. Do you know the direction your garments (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) "face" without looking in the closet? (Y/N) Y 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N) If not, go to question 6 Y 3. Do they face right or left? (R/L) L 4. Are you male or female? (M/F) M 5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (R/L) R (ambidextrous) 6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed to another? No David in Ballarat Many thanks. (No, I'm not going to apply for a gov't grant):) Susan Webster Canton, Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I was going to answer this like Jean has done until I got to question 3 - do they face right or left - my clothes all face forward. Am I being surpressed by my parents because of their closet arrangements? Liz Jean Nathan wrote: > I maintain the closets. > > 1. Do you know the direction your garments > (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) "face" without looking in the closet? > (Y/N) > > Yes > > 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N) > If not, go to question 6 > > Yes > > > 3. Do they face right or left? (R/L) > > Left To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Closet survey.
1. Do you know the direction your garments (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) face without looking in the closet? (Y/N) Yes 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N) If not, go to question 6 Yes 3. Do they face right or left? (R/L) Right 4. Are you male or female? (M/F) Female 5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (R/L) Right handed 6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed to another? No. Shirley in Corio, Oz. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of IMSTP.gif] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type Image/gif which had a name of Stripes_and_border_lightblu.gif] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Closet Survey
1. Do you know the direction your garments (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) face without looking in the closet? Yes 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? Yes 3. Do they face right or left? Left 4. Are you male or female? Female 5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? Right 6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed to another? Yes, I like order and reason. I am a Libra and demand balance and purpose. I am also a Registered Nurse and in that profession, we're trained that way. FH Clive's side of the walk-in closet is the same way. if he doesn't hang in order, I sort the closet (and him ) out Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia, Certified Curmudgeon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi everyone Does anyone have a closet where the rods hang out from the wall and your clothes therefore face you (or, less likely, face the wall...cf. the 5 red shirts observation...)? -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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At 06:32 PM 1/23/2004, you wrote: 1. Do you know the direction your garments (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) "face" without looking in the closet? (Y/N) Yes 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N) If not, go to question 6 Yes - mostly. 3. Do they face right or left? (R/L)\ right 4. Are you male or female? (M/F) female 5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (R/L) right handed 6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed to another? l. When the hangers are inserted into clean garments, I hold the item in my left hand with the front opening away from me. Right hand has hanger with hook facing left. Insert hanger. Garments all face right. 2. When I reach for a garment (shirt - coat), I reach with my right hand, and grab the item on the right collar area. The garment is positioned correctly in my hand to put it on -- left arm in, flip around and slide in the right arm -- without having to move it around in my hands. This only works with button-front garments. DH has a separate closet, but since I do the laundry, his clothes get hung up the same as mine. He doesn't care which way they face. What he hangs up may go either direction. Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi All, -Original Message >1. Do you know the direction your garments >(jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) “face” without looking in the closet? Yes >2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N) >If not, go to question 6 Yes >3. Do they face right or left? (R/L) Left >4. Are you male or female? (M/F) Female >5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (R/L) Right-handed >6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed >to another? It's a walk-in closet and the bar is on the left wall. There's a lot of "junk" on the far wall so, if I want to see the front of the garment (which I guess I do) I stand to the left and look at the clothes. DH seems to have his clothes facing left too. He has an armoire and the door is hinged on the right side so it's easier to stand to the left. Can't wait to hear why you want to know . Jane in Vermont, USA where it was -0.7F at 8:30 this morning. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Closet survey
I maintain the closets. 1. Do you know the direction your garments (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) "face" without looking in the closet? (Y/N) Yes 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N) If not, go to question 6 Yes 3. Do they face right or left? (R/L) Left 4. Are you male or female? (M/F) Female 5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (R/L) Right 6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed to another? Never thought about it before, but when I'm deciding what to wear I naturally move the garments along the rail to the right with my right hand so that I'm looking at the front of the garment I currently have my hand on. DH is left handed, but does some things with his right hand. He's never complained about the way I hang his garments, but I just looked, and things that he has hung himself face in both directions. The ones I've hung face left. His answers are: 1. Do you know the direction your garments (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) "face" without looking in the closet? (Y/N) No 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N) If not, go to question 6 No 3. Do they face right or left? (R/L) 4. Are you male or female? (M/F) 5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (R/L) 6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed to another? No, I just hang them up. It doesn't bother me which way they face. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I’m conducting a survey. All help welcome – provided only one person maintains the closet in question. If you happen to have two closets maintained by two different people, it would be great to have a response from each owner. Definition: For a garment to “face left”, the front of the garment must nearer the left wall of the closet than the back of the garment (Left wall is the one nearer your left hand as you stand facing the closet). Reverse for “face right”). 1. Do you know the direction your garments (jackets/coats/blouses/shirts) “face” without looking in the closet? (Y/N) 2. Do all the garments face the same direction? (Y/N) If not, go to question 6 3. Do they face right or left? (R/L) 4. Are you male or female? (M/F) 5. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (R/L) 6. Is there any particular reason you hang them this way as opposed to another? Many thanks. (No, I'm not going to apply for a gov't grant):) Susan Webster Canton, Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
