Saving money and saving the planet at the same time

[watervole]

It's a happy coincidence that many things that are good for the environment are also good ways of saving money

Comments

[naath]

And if you are buying new curtains you should get curtains made out of heavy fabric and not something that would make a nice summer dress (even if it *is* pretty and will look fantastic). I was lucky enough to inherit some heavy velvet curtains which do the job excellently. (This is however not a *cheap* tip, which is sad)

[watervole]

The cheap tip, which I'll probably put in my LJ when I've done it for my new pair of curtains and costed it, is to get a lining AND a thermal lining. This ought to make even thin curtains nice and insulating.

[naath]

I should line mine - but more to protect the fabric. I'm just super lazy.

[watervole]

There's a sewing shop next to my fabric shop - I'm going to get them to give me a quote. I don't even own a sewing machine.

Sun/dust really can rot fabric.

[naath]

I have a sewing machine, I can do straight lines... yeah, sun ruins things, so lining would be a good idea.

[auntygillian]

Didn't I give you my old sewing machien when I went to New York?