Abstract: Embodiments of a hanger system are shown and described, each embodiment including a support member and at least one looped cord hanging from the support member. The looped cord includes a cleat or other adjustable fastener for adjusting the diameter of the loop, so that is fits around and securely holds differing sizes of items in the loop, preferably, up off of the ground or floor. The cleat may have sharp exterior corners and notches for gripping an item being held, and sharp interior hole corners for gripping the cord. An attractive hanger may be constructed by using an elongated, straight, narrow bar of wood, plastic, or metal, that has holes bored through it to receive and capture knots in the ends of the cords. Thus, several cords may hang from the support member, spaced several inches or more from each other, so that the cords hang down without tangling and the suspended items do not significantly interfere with each other while hanging or while being hung or removed.