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Need new way of attaching curtains to canopy
I am looking for some new way of attaching curtains to my booth. I have a Show-Off canopy. The horizontal bars up at the roof line are very thick in diameter: probably 1 ¾ or 2”. I can’t just sew a big rod pocket and slip them on the bars, because I hang my grid racks from them using bungee cords. I usually hang the curtains between 2 ft wide grid panels; but some times I hang them behind, etc. I have been threading the curtains onto a curtain spring rod, then using ball bungees to attach the ends of the spring rods to the canopy bars. This ends up resulting in a lot of fumbling around, trying to hold the rod with the curtain in the right place, then wrap the ball bungee around with one hand (on top of a ladder, no less. The grids can’t be hung til the canopy is raised, thus I won’t know where the curtains are going til after the grids are hung). The rod will slip; the ball bungee will snap away from me…you get the picture.
(The spring rods have the advantage that they can expand from 2 feet to almost 4 feet, so they have versatility: I can load 1 or 3 curtains onto them. I’d like to keep those if I can, it’s hanging or attaching them that is the problem. )
I never have enough time for my set up as it is, and I’m by myself. Half the time I just let them go, as I’m in too much of a time crunch to make my booth look really attractive.
What would make this much easier would be a very short hook with a large enough loop to go over the 2” canopy bar. (Shower curtain hooks have too small a diameter to go over) It can’t be a long hook; I don’t want the curtain rods to hang much below the canopy bars. Or, a ring of about 3” in diameter, that I could slip over the canopy bars before I assemble it.
There has to be an easier way, that I’m not thinking of. Ideas? Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Elena Rosenberg on -
Not sure if this will work for you but these hooks have a very large circumference:
http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10006848&N=&Nt...
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Permalink Reply by Douglas Farrar on -
We sewed velcro onto the top of the curtains. that way we can put them up anytime. On a 3' panel we put 4 strips of velcro. Works great. Have used them for over 8 years with no problems.
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Permalink Reply by Linnea Lahlum on -
You mean you are sewing a vertical strip of Velcro on, that goes over the horizontal pole, and sticks to the back of the curtain? The curtains don’t sag in between? Or you put a rod through the rod pocket to prevent that?
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Permalink Reply by Robert M. Wallis on -
You could try Zip ties. Install a pair of grommets every foot and a half or so so you can hide the tie on one side. That will give you enough grip to snug the drapes taut. Another idea is to sew Vecro straps on one side an a matching tab on the other side of the top of the curtain.
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