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Discover Room Darkening Curtain Fabrics At Spotlight

If you want to create a dark, cosy space with your DIY curtains, then make sure to shop Spotlight's range of room darkening curtain fabrics. These fabrics can be very useful for blocking out the light in bedrooms and nurseries because it lets you sleep more peacefully at any time of the day without having to be bothered by sunlight or the glow of streetlights and other artificial light sources. This range of fabrics is also great for those wanting to create curtains for the bedrooms of night shift workers who need to sleep during the day or frequent travellers who have trouble sleeping because of jet lag.

Choose Room Darkening Curtain Fabrics To Upgrade Your Home

Spotlight's range of room darkening fabrics offers excellent benefits to your living rooms, media rooms or home offices where you're staring at a screen for long periods of time because they can cut out any unwanted glare coming from outside. You can easily make your living room or media room feel more like a movie theatre with room darkening curtains and make the pictures and colours coming out of your big screen TV, or projector, really pop. Room darkening fabrics are also much heavier than regular curtain fabrics, which gives them very good thermal insulation properties. This means it won't let outside heat or cold into your home and can make your air conditioner work more efficiently.

Room Darkening Curtains vs. Blockout Curtains

While blockout and room darkening curtains both offer privacy and insulation benefits, room darkening curtains help to create a darker environment without eliminating all-natural light. Room darkening fabrics are also typically more affordable when compared to blockout curtain fabrics.

Tips For Making Homemade Room Darkening Curtains

Creating your own DIY curtains may seem challenging, but with these handy tips, you'll be ready to make your own homemade room darkening curtains in no time!

Hemming Curtains

Create a neat finish to your curtains by hemming the edges. There are a few different alternatives for creating a neat finish on your DIY curtains. The two most common approaches to hemming your curtains are to either use hemming tape or sew your hems. Hemming tape is a great no-sew option, ideal for those with limited sewing experience. On the other hand, if you have some experience with a sewing machine, sewing your hems using a sewing machine and thread allows for more precision in your hemming. Be sure to use a fine and sharp sewing machine needle for delicate fabrics like voiles.

Hanging Curtains

You can hang your room darkening curtains from tracks, curtain rods, tension rods and stretch wire. Some curtain hardware is better suited to certain curtain headers than others. Check out our handy guides on using rods or tracks and how to hang curtains for more information!

Browse Our Extensive Range Of Sewing Tools & Accessories

Shop our range of sewing tools and accessories for everything you need to create your own homemade room darkening curtains, including:

Room darkening fabric of your choosing
Dressmaking scissors
Pins
Measuring tape
Tailor's chalk for marking your fabric
Sewing machine
Curtain heading tape for pencil pleat, pinch pleat and eyelet styles
An iron for pressing seams and creating a neat finish

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