Preparing for winter II

DebtFree2012

I think people use safety pins?

redlady_1

My curtains are thermal lined, as are the linings on my curtains! I have done it so that the linings or in your case the fleeces, have header tape (thats the stuff on top of the curtain). Then, with the curtains hooks, they are attached to the curtain header tape. You would probably be able to attach the header tape on the fleece with wonderweb??

muffin_man_7

mrsr wrote: »

Hi
Can anybody suggest the best way to line curtains with fleeces,i'm not good with a needle so need something really simple.when we had the conservirtory fitted onto the dinning room we had the patio doors taken out,thankfully i kept the curtains up which i need to draw accross in winter to keep the cold coming through from the conservitory out.Reading the tips on fleeces i thought adding a extra layer may keep evan more cold out.Any suggestions on a easy way would be a great help.
Thankyou

Hi mrsr i just used safty pins i got them in a sewing pack from £shop can never find a sewing needle when i need one so i've ended up with quite a few packs and its easy to take them of to wash i used them up at the windows before council did double glazing wish i'd put them on again winter just gone as house didn't feel much warmer will do it this winter and see if it helps thanks for reminding me and hope you get your draught sorted soon another thing i've done is use the shower curtains as a barrier against the cold stopped fabric getting damp too hth

mrsr

Thankyou very much all.
Some great ideas,if i get on ok i will do living room curtains as well ,even with DG i can feel the cold from windows.Hoping this winter isn't going to be so cold,what with price's increasing and now i have been told i am are being made redundent i don't know how we are going to manage.

bargainhunterss

Thanks everyone! I'm not good with a needle either, so this makes it all a bit easier! did someone say you can get the fleece cheap from IKEA?

Dee5565

Yes they have them for £1.



Dee

Rowan9

grumswifie wrote: »

Hi there

I avidly read this thread, as living in the north east of scotland it is often grey drizzly and freezing!
We opened up our coal fore last year, wished we had done it sooner and loved it. Spent a bit of last summer making paper bricks to use on the fire but this year was looking at buying in a supply of briquettes. Seem to be a greener fuel to use and could buy 96kg of them for £240. Spent a bit on logs last year but would use these instead.

Have any of you used these? Would like to know if they were worthwhile before I raid my £2 coin jar!

Thank you.

Hello Grumswifie - sorry I don't know the answer for you but just to say I'm from the NE and know how cold it can be - you have described summer very well never mind winter:)!
W

MrsRogers

Hello All

I was very active on last years thread... After a number of family and friends mocking me for my preperations they soon changed their tune when the terrible winter turned up.... I was of course left feeling VERY SMUG

Couple of people have asked about the long range forecast for Winter 2011. I came across this site in Aug last year and although all the main stream weather stations were predicting one thing these guys was bang on the money so I will be preparing inline with their predictions!

Here is the website link (Lot is quite technical)
(http://www.exactaweather.com/UK_Long_Range_Forecast.html

Summary from above link

'Based on the natural factors that I have covered and in terms of how I calculate solar activity into my forecasts, it would be adequate to suggest prolonged periods of well below average temperatures and widespread heavy snowfall throughout this winter. This will result in the fourth bad winter in succession for the UK, and will prove to be the worst of them all. I now fully expect records to be broken, with the Highlands of Scotland being once again particularly hard hit. It is therefore vital to start preparing now in terms of high energy bills, and raised awareness amongst the elderly and most vulnerable people.'

Like all MSE recommendations preperation is key

redlady_1

Best I get lots of wood ordered in. Thanks Mrs R

jamanda

MrsRogers wrote: »

Hello All


Here is the website link (Lot is quite technical)
(http://www.exactaweather.com/UK_Long_Range_Forecast.html

Summary from above link

'Based on the natural factors that I have covered and in terms of how I calculate solar activity into my forecasts, it would be adequate to suggest prolonged periods of well below average temperatures and widespread heavy snowfall throughout this winter. This will result in the fourth bad winter in succession for the UK, and will prove to be the worst of them all. I now fully expect records to be broken, with the Highlands of Scotland being once again particularly hard hit. It is therefore vital to start preparing now in terms of high energy bills, and raised awareness amongst the elderly and most vulnerable people.'

Like all MSE recommendations preperation is key

Oh heck! Everybody thinks I'm crackers now, and you've just spurred me on into getting even worse with my preparations.

But thanks - better safe than sorry.