Curtain Weights

G'day

Yes that will work.....but I visit the hardware store and buy washers that are cheap. Make sure they are zinc coated so they don't rust, specially if you live in a humid area.

Many years ago, I used lead sheeting and rolled it to a smaller parcel, not recommended near kids though.

Hope this helps? Bronwyn ;-)

WB wrote:

I would have thought fishing sinkers would do the job. cheers sandra "Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to send" wrote in message news:44b09ed8$0$96196$ snipped-for-privacy@news.sonic.net...

They might, but a wide, open hem at the bottom makes it easy to thread the chain through.

TTBOMK, sinkers are made of lead. I'd be very careful if young ones are about.

Beverly

So are professional drapery weights... They are square, about the size of a half dollar, with a circular split hole in the center (so that you can sew through the center to anchor them in place)... Yes, lead can pose hazards, and houses with small children should childproofed as practical (when possible), but if your children are chewing on your drapes, you have bigger problems than what you may have used for drapery anchors, IMHO...

me

I think I would have to agree with that. Similar to the warnings about lead paint in older houses. If your children are eating the woodwork.....

woodwork.....

Furthermore, problems also occur when lead based paint is either removed and or particles become air borne. Again this can happen as the paint ages/peels and or by improper removal.

"Candide" wrote in news:yOlsg.3306$HJ3.2403@trndny03:

*the* biggest hazard with lead based paint & children is houses with double hung windows & carpeting. opening & closing the windows causes molecules of lead to become airborne & then settle in the carpet. the baby crawls on the floor, plays on the floor, drops food & eats it off the floor... it is impossible to vacuum lead particles completely out of carpet. because babies are smaller & closer to the ground, they get much more lead exposure from a carpet than an adult. most people can see if paint is chipping or peeling & will keep kids away. you can't see the lead dust in the carpet. i have an almost 200 year old house... with wood floors. there has been no lead paint removal, although some has been 'encapsulated' by being painted over with newer paint. my child had virtually no lead in his blood at his manditory lead test (at 12 months, i think). it was lower than the 'acceptable average' anyway. OB sewing, i second using galvanized washers for curtain weights. lee

Conceded. I live in an old house with (I am sure) lead paint covered by layers of modern paint, and have hardwood floors. Carpet, by its very nature, is filthy and if it's fitted or wall-to-wall, there's nothing you can do to get it really clean. Anyone who has pulled such carpeting out and seen what lies below can attest to that.

One thing about that old paint, though. It was far superior to what you can buy today in terms of covering and providing a good, hard, washable surface. Too bad it had to have lead to accomplish that.