Blackout Curtains
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I am going to buy these curtains for my dorm room but I'd like to make them black out curtains... what kind of fabric should I use and how can I make them?
simplest procedure please!
http://www.target.com/Room-Essential...k&frombrowse=1
simplest procedure please!
http://www.target.com/Room-Essential...k&frombrowse=1
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I bought roman shades to put in my den and let me tell you they sure do darken the room. its great on a hot day keeping the sun out of the room. I have not idea what to use to line those with.. Sorry. Love the color though
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Originally Posted by MinnieKat
Why not just buy some blackout curtains? Wal-Mart has them at a very reasonable price...
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I have a friend who needs a room totally dark to sleep. She has drapes over her window, which she keeps closed, and behind that a flat black sheet has been folded over a suspension rod in the window frame. Does that make sense? So, the blinds hide it from the street and the drapes from the room view and she has three layers blocking her from the sun! This would be an inexpensive, no-sew fix (if, like her, you don't care to open those curtains!)
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I did black out curtains out of dark bath towels. I sewed seam binding along the top edge and made loops to match the loops on the curtains and hung them behind the curtains on the rod. I figured I could just cut off the seam binding loops later and use the towels.
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Originally Posted by sewgull
Why not just buy blackout curtains while you are at Target?
Target is where my g-daughter got blackout curtains for her dorm windows.
Target is where my g-daughter got blackout curtains for her dorm windows.
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