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Subject:Re: Curtains
From:KENYON FAIREY
Date:Fri, 11 Apr 1997 17:06:51 -0400 (EDT)

For those who need a "pattern" - I ran across the measurements sheet I had
made for a set that I made back in '88 for my 1981 Westy the other day. If
anyone is interested, I can post the measurements and some notes about how
I went about making them.

Kenyon
> 
> 
> I know the last few weeks I've heard a few people who didn't have 
> curtains in their vans, and were looking for them.  Currenly the set I 
> have is (I think) from the company who is currently selling them.  Since 
> I have aluminum bars for the curtains to slide on, which I doubt is an 
> origional westy design.
> 
> Anyway, if you have access to a sewing machine then I would highly 
> recomend making them yourself.  The set that were with my van when I 
> bought it are falling apart and sheding a brown dust, so my girlfriend 
> offered to make me new ones.  
> 
> I just when and picked out the fabric, making sure it kept the right 
> about of light out.  Then we used the old curtains for a pattern, leaving 
> a few inches to hem over.  
> 
> They're not all done yet, but they look sooooo good.  I'm really happy 
> with them.  If you have NO curtains to use as a patern then I would 
> suggest just measuring the windows.  Mine hang freely at the bottom, so 
> the length didn't have to be perfect.  
> 
> You could always talk your grandmother into making them.  She'd probably 
> have fun at it.
> 
> Kyle
> 
> 
> 
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