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Subject:Re: I think my curtains are smarter than me...
From:Shawn Wright
Date:Wed, 3 Sep 2003 21:16:06 -0700

On 3 Sep 2003 at 15:08, Steve Delanty <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM> wrote:

> O.K, I'm fooling with the curtains again...
> When we got the Westy, the PO had
> removed them and stuffed them in one
> of the cupboards.
> I've got it figured out which ones go where,
> but I'm not sure what to do with the bottoms
> of the curtains...
> Do they just tuck behind the plastic covered
> wires that run along the sides, or do the
> wires get threaded through the bottoms
> of the curtains?

The "spring wires" are thread through the bottom of the curtains.

> I've had them just tucked behind the wires
> but Sweetie said she though the wires should
> go through the little pocket at the bottom.
> I tried that, but the curtains seem kind of baggy
> that way and don't hang nice...
> What's correct?

When bundled up with the straps, they look fine I think, but then I've never seen them
any other way. I don't worry much about the appearance, since the wires help to
keep them from flapping in the wind, and we drive mostly with the windows down
(especially this summer... 37C *again* today, 2 months with no significant rainfall)

> Also, has anyone replaced any of the missing
> snaps on the curtains?  Are these available
> from my local fabric store, or are they some
> hard to find item?

Ours are ok so far, but I've lost a few of the upper plastic hooks on the sliding door
curtain. I imagine a fabric store should have a comparable snap.

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Shawn Wright
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