New Curtains (1 Viewer)

[GJH]

Get the van parked outside Its winter weather with plenty of snow you might get an.ASDA van to hit it..Much easier job.Ask GJH.

That only works if you want to get a Burstner, not get rid of one

 

[Geo]

That is a worry.

Isn't there some silicon spray you can apply ? Does it work ?

WD40 Brian:thumb:
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[Terry]

That is a worry.

Isn't there some silicon spray you can apply ? Does it work ?

Scotchgaurd --yep works needs applying every yr
terry

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[sedge]

Wrong!! not agreeing with you Geo. Only way to use stripes in this situation successfully - opposing - as Brian and Dinah have done!

Plus, Pshaw, cos I like the fabric, so there. V cheerful IMHO. Yup Brian, Scotchgard in cans.

Would be interested to know details of the warehouse, I know it isn't just up the road from me but I've looked locally and further afield till the cows come home and unless I want to pay £30 a yard (which I don't) (well what I mean is, if I could afford it then I would but I can't) have all but given up trying to find what I'm looking for. I even look on markets and in soft furnishing shops in France.

I don't care where it comes from, as long as I can get it in the first place. New curtains in material that we both like of a better weight (as these cheaper ones hang utterly crap and no - weights don't help) in the living room. I'll know the one when I see it .......

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[Geo]

Wrong I didn't say you did agree with me, I said yer Ma did, according to you anyway

 

[scotjimland]

Wrong!! not agreeing with you Geo. [HI] Only way to use stripes in this situation successfully - opposing [/HI]- as Brian and Dinah have done!

having done a fair amount of both upholstery and sewing, I would have to disagree.. not saying it's easy.. but it can certainly be done successfully..

now whether that is better looking than opposing stripes is purely down to personal taste ..

Looking forward to seeing the finished job Brian ... :thumb:

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[Terry]

Wrong!! not agreeing with you Geo. Only way to use stripes in this situation successfully - opposing - as Brian and Dinah have done!

Plus, Pshaw, cos I like the fabric, so there. V cheerful IMHO. Yup Brian, Scotchgard in cans.

Would be interested to know details of the warehouse, I know it isn't just up the road from me but I've looked locally and further afield till the cows come home and unless I want to pay £30 a yard (which I don't) (well what I mean is, if I could afford it then I would but I can't) have all but given up trying to find what I'm looking for. I even look on markets and in soft furnishing shops in France.

I don't care where it comes from, as long as I can get it in the first place. New curtains in material that we both like of a better weight (as these cheaper ones hang utterly crap and no - weights don't help) in the living room. I'll know the one when I see it .......

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There's a fabric place advertises on ebay for L/Vehicles near Derby I think I can get there name if you need it -Very good prices and fabrics,Julie across the road from me uses them/sends customers
terry

 

[Minxy]

You'll find lots of the larger markets (Leeds etc) have fabric stalls, even our local car boot has an 'end of roll/lines' stall with bargains at £5 a metre!!!

I use material which I pick up at car boot sales and even charity shops - the seat covers I made for our Accent dinnette seat were some suede effect curtains which I got for a few quid (£4 I think!) and there's loads of it too!

Oh, forgot to say, as for the stripes - don't over-do it! I'd suggest having some contrasting 'plainer' material for part of the seat covers otherwise I think you'll go dizzy!!!

 

[hilldweller]

Would be interested to know details of the warehouse
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They don't seem to have a website but.....

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[hilldweller]

Oh, forgot to say, as for the stripes - don't over-do it!

The seats are in an autumn leaves pattern. But no use telling me, I'm outvoted on this.

Stripes are now done. Seats start tomorrow.

 

[sedge]

Yup but where would I find a 'big market' near Coventry?

We don't even have a curtain material shop in the town, though you can still buy nets on the market and cheap ready-mades. As long as everything is standard size of course and with a non-standard house built in feet and inches in a metric world, you are a bit knacked really.

The Range did used to have a limited - er - range, of curtain fabrics, but then very little Rufflette and what they had was at top dollar. I paid nearly as much for it as the material to do 2 - small - windows in the hall a couple of years ago. They didn't sell sewing thread at all and again, I had the very devil of a job to get it. Same last Xmas when shortening some bright cerise ready mades for a grand-daughter's bedroom. Dead simple and quick job made difficult by having to trawl every Indian shop in Coventry since the sari material shops don't sell thread. I wanted eg Guterman, I landed up with summat cheapo and it knots, just as expected. Grrrr.

I want 'decent chintz' weight, with a glazed cotton lining. Simples. Not.

But there again I recall going into a large fabric shop in kidderminster years ago to look at material for a frock. Came out with equal amounts of white cotton curtain lace and bright sunshine yellow taffeta , treated it as one fabric by basting and made a halterneck long evening gown from it! And I've made dresses from 108" sheeting and curtains out of dress material. I made a lovely suit out of pillow ticking too.

I NEED to look, feel and consider - and I'm off !

 

[chrisboyo]

Seeing the amount of funsters looking at this thread I think you could make a few bob charging for folks to take a peak at the finished artical:thumb:

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[JohnM]

hi,brian i'll give you £20 to recover mine in leather

 

[GJH]

hi,brian i'll give you £20 to recover mine in leather

And I bet he will if you supply the dresses

 

[philw111]

hi,brian i'll give you £20 to recover mine in leather

What is it you want recovering - you haven't made it clear

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[DP+JAY]

So, with an overheated brain I worked out the problem. We bought thinking our daughter and grandkids could use it so 6 seatbelts, they never did use it. This meant train style facing seats and poor comfort......

We know what you mean , thats why we did ours (see our before &after pics).

 

[hilldweller]

Another step closer. Just a bit more woodwork then the cushions.

 

[hilldweller]

Seeing the amount of funsters looking at this thread I think you could make a few bob charging for folks to take a peak at the finished artical:thumb:

I'll get some tickets printed.

Do you think I need to offer nibbles and a glass of sherry ?

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[hilldweller]

We know what you mean , thats why we did ours (see our before &after pics).

Well impressed.

I hope ours is a successful, it won't be as fancy though. Looks like you didn't have a water tank in your way or you went to the trouble of relocating it.

 

[DP+JAY]

Fortunately the water tank is under the rearmost seat which we retained. Good luck with yours, its not that hard, just takes time and patience.

 

[chrisboyo]

Don't go offering sherry or anything remotly alcoholic !!!
You would get trampled in the rush

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[hilldweller]

Getting closer, it just seems twice the van now.......

 

[lorger]

Looking good Brian it will be quite unique also as I don't think I have ever seen a rear facing L shape lounge, will certainly give you loads more room.

Look forward to seeing end product

 

[DP+JAY]

Getting closer, it just seems twice the van now.......

Looking good:thumb:

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[hilldweller]

Looking good Brian it will be quite unique also as I don't think I have ever seen a rear facing L shape lounge, will certainly give you loads more room.

There really were no other options, but this has eliminated the horrible tight area at the sink. If you look on the floor, looking towards TV, you can just see a black bolt hole in the floor in front of the mat, that is how far the other seat intruded into that area.

I might be able to toss pancakes now. Then cover them in sugar and drown them in brandy. Ohhhhh, dribble dribble.

 

[Terry]

Looking well Brian :thumb:
Another 4 days and it will have taken longer than it took to do the whole of the inside of my van
terry

 

[hilldweller]

Looking well Brian :thumb:
Another 4 days and it will have taken longer than it took to do the whole of the inside of my van
terry

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[Gooney]

Anyone looking for fabrics could no worse than googling Abakhan Fabrics, they have 8 or 9 stores throughout the north west, I can only vouch for the MOSTYN depot in North Wales, but I guarantee if you were to visit there you will be truly amazed:thumb

 

[PhilandMena]

It Look's like a good job but more importantly it's your 'good job'

 

[gypsylady]

re-worked interior

Just stumbled on this post.

I hope the finished design is as good as ours.

We have a Carioca 656. 6-Berth (or was)

I looked into re-upholstery of the seats and bought 20 metres at £1.50 per metre off our local market.

After covering the cushions, O/H agreed to look into the change around of the seats that I'd been nagging about.

The seat to be moved housed the Truma boiler, but luckily the boiler was placed to the outerside of the seat. We'd always had problems reaching in to open the boiler water drain anyway.

Turning the seat meant a gap between the moved seat and the remaining seat, so he had to manufacture a 'gap filler'.

The table which had been hooked onto the side of the van was re-worked into an oval table with a centre leg.

I overbought on material so then I had to make curtains throughout.

We've since discovered that the new material does not hold any of the dog hairs that had previously made the van look untidy.

We are a very happy couple.

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