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Archive posts for August 2010

Not just Curtains, Roman Blinds & Cushions!

Posted in Product News on the 30th August 2010 at 5:02pm. (0 comments)

I love the variety in my job! Take the month of August for instance. As well as the normal requests for made to measure curtains, custom roman blinds and cushions, I have completed orders for loose chair covers, pelmets, voile drapes,...

Recycling of Curtain Fabric Off-cuts?

Posted in Curtains Made For You Latest News on the 19th August 2010 at 2:22pm. (0 comments)

We are in dialogue at the moment with Stroud District Council to see how curtain fabric off-cuts might be recycled locally. It's an inevitable product of my curtain making that some fabric is leftover from the making of made to measure...

Blackout Lining - So Versatile!

Posted in Product News on the 10th August 2010 at 2:25pm. (0 comments)

The light blocking qualities of blackout lining when sewn to curtains and roman blinds are well known. It has also been estimated that good quality blackout curtains and roman blinds can retain an added 30% of the heat lost through windows....

Not Just Gloucestershire!

Posted in Curtains Made For You Latest News on the 6th August 2010 at 10:52am. (0 comments)

Whilst my curtain making service is centred mainly on Gloucestershire and The Cotswolds, in the last few months I have made curtains, roman blinds, cushions and other accessoies for customers in Wiltshire, Devon, Lancashire, Bristol, London and Dublin. I have found...

Roman Blinds

Posted in Product News on the 2nd August 2010 at 4:06pm. (0 comments)

I always think that Roman Blinds or Roman Shades as they are sometimes known, provide a particularly stylish way of dressing a window.Roman blinds are generally made from a light or medum weight curtain fabric and often lined they give a...