OT - Making curtains - need help

I have the room darkening lining in hot windows in the house I live
full time in and the desert house. It really helps with the heat but
the heaviness doesn't make for light and breezy looking curtains.

I find it kind of funny that we all put in blinds in the last 20 years
and now are getting rid of them. Same with wall to wall carpets over
wood floors. Our moms got rid of stuff, years later we put it back.
Watching the cycles is sort of interesting.

Good luck with the curtains.
Taria



extremevalues wrote:
Oh, these are going to hang in my kitchen, so they don't need to be
room darkening by any means, but they will be used as a weather shield.
My kitchen is extra hot in the morning through lunch time. This is
the South east side of the house.

I am trying to eliminate all of the blinds in the house and replace
them with curtains that can be washed. My kiddos have allergies, and I
am trying to help get rid of any extra dust catchers.

I am putting up a sheer curtain for privacy, and the outer curtain for
shade purposes.

I guess I answered my own question about washing. I should prewash
since I plan to wash them. i can always cut the first one a little
extra long, and see what happens.

This fabric is like a cotton duck with a print.

Carol in TX
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