Need blackout curtains but dont want blackout curtains...

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I second the Dunelm as my eldest DD bought some last week and she said they are brilliant I think she paid about £30 odd for them though

abwsco

I needed blackout linings for some eyelet curtains but refused to pay the price at Dunelm for special eyelet ones. I bought headed tape blackout linings and some cheap curtain rings that had clips on them.

Was faffy how we did it but we took the pole down plus the eyelet curtains. Laid the blackout lining ontop of the curtains still on pole then threaded the rings with clips through the pole and then clipped on the lining. Hope you can understand what I mean:o Our curtains are 90" x 90" so it was a two person job.

esmf73

Why not do this?? My eldest is on the Autistic spectrum so things don't tend to last long. If light comes in his room then he is up like a lark (even at 4.30!). So i got some sticky velcro and some blackout lining.

Stick the sticky velcro to the window frame and then SEW (or get a friend to!) the otherside of the velcro to the cut to size black out lining. Works a treat and my kids haven't bothered with it so its still intact - YIPEEEE - been up for over 6 months now!

puddy

does anyone have a picture of how the dunelm ones look as i cant get my head round this, i take it that you still see a load of rings behind the eyelet curtains hanging from the pole?

abwsco

puddy wrote: »

does anyone have a picture of how the dunelm ones look as i cant get my head round this, i take it that you still see a load of rings behind the eyelet curtains hanging from the pole?

Yes, you would see the plastic curtain rings. I bought black rings with clips to go on a black pole and you can't see them.

short_bird

Hi, it is possible to get a light coloured blackout fabric; also a light coloured blackout fabric that is a thermal lining as well.
I sewed the black out lining into the vintage curtains I was using for the bedroom and it's been fine.

empressemma

If you have eyelet curtains and want to add blackout lining, then just buy the pencil pleat ready made blackout lining in the same size, don't pull the tape (!) lay on top of the eyelet curtain, then just slip stitch the top of the blackout lining to just underneath the eyelets. If this makes the lining too long, just fold it up and slip stitch again, its the lining, so no-one is going to see it if it's untidy!

I would say use the bondaweb stuff, but sometimes blackout lining can be slightly 'rubbery' so test ironing it first!!!

if you can't slip stitch, its the easiest way of sewing, i'm sure you'll know someone who can, and if not, search you tube for a 'how to' video.

(or if you live in Lincoln, I'll do it for you!!)

homers_wife

If you have eyelet curtains but only have linings for pencil pleat ones. You can save yourself loads of money by using some of the curtain rings you took off when you fitted the curtains. As you thread the curtains on to the pole, thread a ring between each eyelet, the linings can be hung from these rings behind the curtains using curtains hooks (or snails as I call them) , the curtain rings (and linings) will be pulled along as you pull each curtain. This does work I have it on all my eyelet curtains. You can't see the rings as they are hidden between the folds of material on the pole.

Chris25

if you go down the route of buying linings, most types of blackout fabric can be cut & it doesn't fray - you don't have to re-hem it if you don't want to.

I bought blackout fabric from John Lewis & just cut big rectangles from it to fit the back of the curtains - but I don't think they supply it by the metre anymore.