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canvas curtains? Sara Lorimer 04-23-2007
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Posted by Sara Lorimer on April 23, 2007, 5:52 pm
Would I regret making bedroom curtains out of canvas? I'm looking for
thick curtains to block the lights out of a baby's bedroom, and -- while
looking on-line for barkcloth -- found some canvas I like the looks of.

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SML

Posted by on April 23, 2007, 6:35 pm
Dear Sarah,

I suppose you could use canvas, if you use a lightweight type like
duck. But why not put up a rolling shade? It will block the light,
can be decorated to go with the baby's bedroom, and then you could use
any fabric you want for the curtains.

There is a big difference between home dec fabric and dress fabric.
Canvas in any color other than natural, will fade within six months.
That's why home dec fabrics are sold in a separate department. The
dyes used for their manufacture are more permanent and also more
expensive. Synthetic fibers are colored in a different way, so their
colors are retained better than natural fibers.

Teri


Posted by Sara Lorimer on April 23, 2007, 6:40 pm

> Dear Sarah,
>
> I suppose you could use canvas, if you use a lightweight type like
> duck. But why not put up a rolling shade? It will block the light,
> can be decorated to go with the baby's bedroom, and then you could use
> any fabric you want for the curtains.

There's already a venetian blind in the window, so there's no room for a
rolling shade, but it's not enough on the mornings. I want to have a
blind _and_ curtains, in the hopes that she'll sleep past dawn. I'm one
step away from lining her window with tinfoil.
>
> There is a big difference between home dec fabric and dress fabric.
> Canvas in any color other than natural, will fade within six months.
> That's why home dec fabrics are sold in a separate department. The
> dyes used for their manufacture are more permanent and also more
> expensive. Synthetic fibers are colored in a different way, so their
> colors are retained better than natural fibers.

I didn't know that. Thanks.


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SML

Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 23, 2007, 7:04 pm
Sara Lorimer wrote:
>
>> Dear Sarah,
>>
>> I suppose you could use canvas, if you use a lightweight type like
>> duck. But why not put up a rolling shade? It will block the light,
>> can be decorated to go with the baby's bedroom, and then you could use
>> any fabric you want for the curtains.
>
> There's already a venetian blind in the window, so there's no room for a
> rolling shade, but it's not enough on the mornings. I want to have a
> blind _and_ curtains, in the hopes that she'll sleep past dawn. I'm one
> step away from lining her window with tinfoil.
>> There is a big difference between home dec fabric and dress fabric.
>> Canvas in any color other than natural, will fade within six months.
>> That's why home dec fabrics are sold in a separate department. The
>> dyes used for their manufacture are more permanent and also more
>> expensive. Synthetic fibers are colored in a different way, so their
>> colors are retained better than natural fibers.
>
> I didn't know that. Thanks.
>
>
Why not make curtains using blackout curtain lining? It looks cream,
but blocks all the light. I've used it several times and it works well.

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Posted by Donna on April 24, 2007, 9:43 am
$8744$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net:

> Why not make curtains using blackout curtain lining? It looks cream,
> but blocks all the light. I've used it several times and it works well.
>

This is what I would do. Find a fabric you like for the bedroom to show on
the room side and line with the room darkening fabric. That way you get
decoration and light blocking without interfering with your blinds all in
one fell swoop. I knew Kate would answer eventually :)


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~Donna
http://www.frugalsewing.com

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