Preparing for Winter V

mardatha

Well winter has arrived up here with a bang.
Rain hail sleet snow and thunder, all in one night. Temps veering from 10 last night to 0 this morning.

Snorkypants

Just ignore me - there's a page on the website on how to measure for curtains - dur!


http://www.dunelm-mill.com/info/how-to-measure-for-curtains


Link included for anyone else that might need it!

Nargleblast

Snorkypants - curtain measurements are usually the width of each individual curtain. If you measure the width of your window and divide by two, then a pair of curtains which are each that width will only just touch when closed. Therefore you need to add half as much again or even double the measurement to get a decent fit. To put it more simply, say your window was 2 metres wide. If you got curtains just 1 metre width, they would only just shut. You would need to get at least 150 cm wide or even 200 cm wide to look right.

Lots of people use cheap fleece blankets or charity shop curtains as a lining, worth a thought.

Snorkypants

Thanks Nargleblast. I was looking at fleece by the metre and thermal linings worked out cheaper for one window. But then I double checked against the £3 blankets from Wilko's and that works out cheaper still. So I will be using the blankets for that window.


Also I think I was calculating the amount needed wrong for the fleece by the metre. I think I need to start again tomorrow, when my brain is fresh!


I'm trying to keep the weight down so would rather not use extra curtains, fleece is nice and light.

good_advice

This is one of the x2 crochet blankets i made a few winters ago. The cushion is one of many I have made in patchwork using recycled material.



Here are some more Home crafted cushions, made from recycled material.



and peg bags or keep your bedroom tidy bags is my latest winter project.
Made from recycled duvet cover I bought in a CH.

Keeping busy helps me stay warm and active,
Hope you all like my photo's. I am not very experienced using photobucket.

nursemaggie

Well it is certainly windy. Builder postponed fixing my bay window roof tomorrow. Glad he has, I don't want him falling off his ladder for me.

Must be a lot warmer house is warm for first time for just over a week.

Would help us keep warm if I could knit a teacosy for the roof.

fiftyeighter_2

Good advice. They are beautiful. I can't crochet, but can knit.
They look lovely. Well done.

MrsCD

nursemaggie wrote: »

Would help us keep warm if I could knit a teacosy for the roof.

How about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kyA1rueQ7o

Wills106

MrsCD wrote: »

How about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kyA1rueQ7o

Hehe that's ace

muffin_man_7

Raining so loud cezers under the quilt on sofa got a feeling its gona be another long night ive already done 2 x27 hrs awake with him oh well on the bright side he can keep me warm in return for me keeping him safe dafty dog eh