Curtains didn't come together in the front

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pbaker2225

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As I tried to pull my curtains together in the front windows for privacy I found that when I pulled them together in the middle they would pull away at the ends. I got magnets at Harbor Freight, slit the lining and put a magnet on each end of each curtain. If I close them the magnets in the middle cling together. If I open them the two magnets in each curtain cling together keeping them open.
 
Valerie does something similar in the purses she makes. The flap that folds over the top of the purse has magnets to keep it closed.

She is going to make new curtains for ours and was thinking about using magnets like that.
 
Great idea Pat. I even have the magnets. I bought several in order to pin up aluminium foil behind the stove (to the bolts above the back splash). How did you seal up the cuts you made in the curtains?
 
I just snipped some of the stitches in the lining that hold the hem up and I hate to admit it but didn't stitch them back after inserting the magnets. It just didn't seem necessary and they haven't fallen apart yet. lol
 
You don't really have to cut many threads to slip the magnet into the hem of the lining. My magnets are the ones from Harbor Freight that are about 1X2 inches. Very strong.
 
Just a thought on the foil behind the stove. Peg found that getting foil slightly wet the foil sticks until she wants to remove it.
 
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