thermal curtain linings

renovation.girl

Hi, I bought a pure new wool blanket from a charity shop £3, laundered it, cut it to the curtain size, opened the lining of the curtain, sewed the blanket into the lining with one row of stitching at the top (so not visible from the front), sewed the lining back up, and voila insulated curtains which work brilliantly x

fred_flower

renovation.girl wrote: »

Hi, I bought a pure new wool blanket from a charity shop £3, laundered it, cut it to the curtain size, opened the lining of the curtain, sewed the blanket into the lining with one row of stitching at the top (so not visible from the front), sewed the lining back up, and voila insulated curtains which work brilliantly x

Very innovative but how are you going to wash the curtains?

fred_flower

Has anyone used the thermal linings found in Dunelm? Are they stiff and/or plasticy?

Thanks in advance

Suzy_M

rhiwfield wrote: »

However you can get a convection loop as cold air falls thru the gap at the bottom and warm air enters at the top.

Reminds me why we will be renovating our old-fashioned pelmet shelves and bringing back pelmet curtains ready for next winter.

dundeedoll_2

Filey wrote: »

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About the shutters, I lived in France for several years so have had some experience with shutters. If I was having a house built I would definitely go for shutters.

I lived in Germany and I really miss the inward opening windows (fabulous for just opening on a 'tilt' to ventilate - only the top part tips inwards - and to clean, as Filey says.) We also had shutters on the outside...........I think people in UK might think they look a bit prison like, but EVERYBODY in Germany has them. They make an ENOURMOUS difference.

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alixandrea

renovation.girl wrote: »

Hi, I bought a pure new wool blanket from a charity shop £3, laundered it, cut it to the curtain size, opened the lining of the curtain, sewed the blanket into the lining with one row of stitching at the top (so not visible from the front), sewed the lining back up, and voila insulated curtains which work brilliantly x

My partner and I bought some woollen "tramp blankets" (not sure what they're really called - they're the cheap wool blankets you get covering the sheets on beds in really cheap hostels) and did this. I think the blankets cost £1 each! If you wash the wool first, it pre-shrinks and shouldn't shrink any more when you wash the curtains again. Do a 30 degree wash to be sure if you're paranoid though.

They work a treat! We have horrible draughty single-glazing in our rented room and despite me trying to persuade our friend the landlord to save money by replacing them, he doesn't have the capital up-front just now. The room is soooo much warmer since we lined the curtains; now all we need is to get a carpet to stop the cold coming up through the floor boards from the cold lounge below! Unfortunately this of course means emptying our room first...

Alixandrea