Preparing for winter II

Uniscots97

abwsco wrote: »

OK, have bought my 90" x 90" thermal linings from Dunelm. They're to go with eyelet curtains as I've said before.

Have no sewing machine and can't possibly handsew them due to neck and shoulder problems:(

Would I be best adding extra rings to the curtain pole and attaching them to these using the header tape and curtain hooks (so that they hang behind the original curtain inbetween the eyelets - hope you know what I mean) or could I wonderweb the lining and the curatins together.

Thanks:)

I'd use the wonder web personally and/or safety pins

nicki_2

I got paid today I now have some money to invest in some winter prep. DD is back at school on Monday, I'm not back at work there until Tuesday so I can spend Monday digging out the fleeces & getting them up with the curtains Won't be long until Christmas :D

groatie_queen

My heated throw has been delivered :j:j and is around me as I type :D and I am so warm and cosy, even though the house is not! :rotfl::rotfl:

The throw is lovely and soft and is like a deep pile velour, two layers with the heating wires in between. The electronic controller is on a longish lead, easily to hand and can be set for 9 heat settings and can be timed up to 9 hours or can be constantly on. It's recommended to unplug when not in use (but I do that with all my electrical goods apart from fridge freezer).

I'm nicely toasty with it on at 5, and it heats up quite quickly. The cat hasn't discovered it yet..... :rotfl::rotfl:

It only uses 100W of power (0.1kW) so usage isn't going to break the bank, and will allow me to keep the central heating off for quite a while, I should think. It can be washed (care instructions on a non perishable label sewn into one corner, which is helpful).

I bought it from Amazon UK - just search for "heated throw" and it's the mink brown/milk choc brown throw sold by Homefront - quite a nice colour in RL.

Just turned it down to 3 as I am cooking nicely now - so it is very efficient! :)

play2day

abwsco wrote: »

OK, have bought my 90" x 90" thermal linings from Dunelm. They're to go with eyelet curtains as I've said before.

Have no sewing machine and can't possibly handsew them due to neck and shoulder problems:(

Would I be best adding extra rings to the curtain pole and attaching them to these using the header tape and curtain hooks (so that they hang behind the original curtain inbetween the eyelets - hope you know what I mean) or could I wonderweb the lining and the curatins together.

Thanks:)

Mine are on rings behind the eyelet curtain and look fine. If you are attaching the heavy linings to a finer curtain I would consider if the material would hang well if fastened to together with the curtain supporting all the weight? My silk curtains would probably suffer if I had chosen that method. An added advantage of hanging from rings on the pole is the potential to add a further layer of fleece sandwiched between the curtain and lining by pushing curtain hooks through the fleece and adding to the lining header tape. I haven't done this as I am hoping the thermal linings behind me already lined curtains will be sufficient, but I have a couple of fleece throws in reserve just in case!

Kimsmum

groatie_queen wrote: »

My heated throw has been delivered :j:j and is around me as I type :D and I am so warm and cosy, even though the house is not! :rotfl::rotfl:

The throw is lovely and soft and is like a deep pile velour, two layers with the heating wires in between. The electronic controller is on a longish lead, easily to hand and can be set for 9 heat settings and can be timed up to 9 hours or can be constantly on. It's recommended to unplug when not in use (but I do that with all my electrical goods apart from fridge freezer).

I'm nicely toasty with it on at 5, and it heats up quite quickly. The cat hasn't discovered it yet..... :rotfl::rotfl:

It only uses 100W of power (0.1kW) so usage isn't going to break the bank, and will allow me to keep the central heating off for quite a while, I should think. It can be washed (care instructions on a non perishable label semn into one corner, which is helpful).

I bought it from Amazon UK - just google "heated throw" and it's the mink brown/milk choc brown throw sold by Homefront - quite a nice colour in RL.

Just turned it down to 3 as I am cooking nicely now - so it is very efficient! :)

That just might be the throw my OH needs as he gets very cold from the waist down ( hes disabled).
Off to have a look.
Thank you groatie queen

groatie_queen

Yes, Kimsmum, the heated throw would work really well used lengthways to cover both legs and torso (i have it wrapped round me shawl style at present but turned the other way would be good too).

anguk

abwsco wrote: »

OK, have bought my 90" x 90" thermal linings from Dunelm. They're to go with eyelet curtains as I've said before.

Have no sewing machine and can't possibly handsew them due to neck and shoulder problems:(

Would I be best adding extra rings to the curtain pole and attaching them to these using the header tape and curtain hooks (so that they hang behind the original curtain inbetween the eyelets - hope you know what I mean) or could I wonderweb the lining and the curatins together.

Thanks:)

I hang mine behind the curtains on rings so they're not attached. The advantage of this is you can wash them separately so they dry quicker and there's no risk of shrinkage or pulling ruining your curtains. Plus if you ever change your curtains you can still use the linings with the new pair.

Confuzzled

groatie_queen wrote: »

My heated throw has been delivered :j:j and is around me as I type :D and I am so warm and cosy, even though the house is not! :rotfl::rotfl:

after your review and reading the 11 reviews on amazon ALL 5 stars i decided to buy one.

the idea occured to me that i could not only use this over my lap on cold days (i have poor circulation) as well as sharing it on the sofa with my daughter whilst we watch telly (one way to get a cuddle ) but that we could also prewarm the beds with it.

my daughter goes to bed before i do so i could put it in her bed 20 minutes before her bedtime, remove is just as i tuck her in so her duvets are already warm and then pre warm mine too before bed.

if this works i may be able to keep the storage heaters on low to medium for most of the winter :T

nikki2804

I love the idea of a heated throw ... off for a nosey.

Found two pairs of matching lined curtains so i'm going to put them up in the kitchen and dining room. My mum will help me alter a pair for the kitchen windows (I keep asking for her to show me how to use a sewing machine but she never does)

There is a gap under my patio windows (an LL will do nothing about it) Would builder chalk work to block it up? I'm sick to death of slugs in the kitchen!!

Managed to get a huge tub of hot chocolate and a 2kg of lentils from Costco too. Already have half a bag of scotch broth mix so those should see me well into Winter.

Does anyone have the Lakeland heated airer? http://www.lakeland.co.uk/21736/Dry-Soon-Heated-Tower-Dryer

If so, is it any good? I ended up with mountains of washing last year due to the weather.

lyn735

I have had a Lakeland heated airer for three years it is very useful and cheap to run.