Old Curtains

champys

Old curtains are so useful! We recently used them again to protect some nice antique furniture we collected from my mother's flat. DH has used them in a hot summer to build a 'tent' to protect young tomato plants in the veg plot. I had some nice ones I turned into 'morsbags' (https://www.morsbags.com) both for my own use and to put Christmas presents in.

steerpike

If you are handy with the sewing machine - old curtains can be recycled as gifts such as peg bags, oven gloves, hot water bottle cover, car seat covers for dog owner...and for canary or budgie owners - a cage cover for night time would be a much appreciated gift
How about some curtains for the garage/shed windows to keep the cold out and keep your potatoes and cuttings frost free?

welshlil

If you decide to donate curtains to door collectors check you know its a registered charity. We had a bag pushed through the door the other day. Looking into it [as it didn't look like the norm] it stated that they were collecting for the Chernobyl relief union [ or words to that effect ] Apparently for every ton they collect they will donate £50-00 to this charity. Fine you might think, but chenorbyl was years ago and rags I believe are only realising £7-00 a ton. This doesn't add up. Looked this firm up on the web [wish I could remember their name] Southampton based, and a lot of interest created by the Office of Fair Trading - they do say although what they are doing is not illegal it is amoral. I rang our OFT just to let them know they were in this area now.
The bag is orange and black, pick up between 7 - 8pm. Quite often left.

Take the curtains to the RSPCA or similar, with all this cold weather, more on way, they are crying out for bedding.

welshlil

If you decide to donate curtains to door collectors check you know its a registered charity. We had a bag pushed through the door the other day. Looking into it [as it didn't look like the norm] it stated that they were collecting for the Chernobyl relief union [ or words to that effect ] Apparently for every ton they collect they will donate £50-00 to this charity. Fine you might think, but chenorbyl was years ago and rags I believe are only realising £7-00 a ton. This doesn't add up. Looked this firm up on the web [wish I could remember their name] Southampton based, and a lot of interest created by the Office of Fair Trading - they do say although what they are doing is not illegal it is amoral. I rang our OFT just to let them know they were in this area now.
The bag is orange and black, pick up between 7 - 8pm. Quite often left.

Take the curtains to the RSPCA or similar, with all this cold weather, more on way, they are crying out for bedding.

steerpike

welshlil wrote: »

If you decide to donate curtains to door collectors check you know its a registered charity. We had a bag pushed through the door the other day. Looking into it [as it didn't look like the norm] it stated that they were collecting for the Chernobyl relief union [ or words to that effect ] Apparently for every ton they collect they will donate £50-00 to this charity. Fine you might think, but chenorbyl was years ago and rags I believe are only realising £7-00 a ton. This doesn't add up. Looked this firm up on the web [wish I could remember their name] Southampton based, and a lot of interest created by the Office of Fair Trading - they do say although what they are doing is not illegal it is amoral. I rang our OFT just to let them know they were in this area now.

:mad: I have noticed this going on in our area (N Lincs) too - last year, we had flyer stating that charity collectors would call and would take virtually anything...old electricals, furniture, clothing, tools... for charity but they were exposed as a scam by local radio bfore they got round to our street. Apparently not exactly illegal but definately not charity!:mad: