I got some samples from a blind making company . They are made of what I think is a polyester material,quite stiff . Anyone know where I am likely to get this to buy ?? Stuart
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Roller Blind Material
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No, but when we made a roller blind - about twenty yers ago - we used a broderie anglaise decorated cotton poplin, it was quite thin and we didn't stiffen it. It's still in use and we've had no problems with it.
Mary
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Years ago I bought a roller blind kit which came with a liquid you wiped onto the materiail you wanted to use to stiffen it up and make it useable with the roller.
Julian Ashcroft
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I have tried that with a PVA mix which works as well but I was trying to get the actual material that the blind manfrs use . Stuart
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Oh my God! Soo many words I don't know all in one sentence!!
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Sorry - it should have been years of course.
Does that help?
Mary
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Who was the roller and what had he done to you?
Nick
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:-)
I can just about guess anglaise, but broderie? Poplin??
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Broderie anglaise for a reason unknown to me is a form of machine embroidery using (usually) the same colour thread as the ground fabric. It's characterised also by having (deliberate) holes as part of the design, which is usually repeated, sometimes all over the fabric.. You'll have seen it a lot, I don't know of any other names for it.
Poplin is a fine weave of cotton, you'll probably have worn shirts made from it.
Feel better now?
:-)
Mary
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Nothing, he was the sort of chap who asked silly questions. You know it makes you blind ...
Mary
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Was he one of the Bay City variety :-) ? Stuart
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Much better, thank you.
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Hang on - I'll check ...
Mary
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John Lewis sell airosol cans of fabric stiffner for making blinds. I've used it a couple of times.
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they use cloth and glue.
Regards, NT
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Could you explain a bit more please. ? Stuart
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they take cloth, dunk it in diluted glue, and dry it. Voila. The glue stiffens the cloth up, like starch only better.
Regards, NT
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But why does it need to be stiff?
Mary
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For appearance,
ISTR because they were originally made from Holland cloth, hence the original name of Holland Blinds.
Holland cloth is very stiff and I think it is unbleached linen
Paul Mc Cann
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19 years ago
No. Normally they will buy pre-treated cloth which as another poster has said is stiff. Alban Blinds (Herts) are a source of blind fabric and have been been in the business for >30yrs, so know what they are doing. The alternative is to buy the blind spray liquid and DIY, but to be honest, it's not nearly as successful as the real thing.
Regards Capitol