What about curtain stretchers?

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Now that we've discussed pants stretchers, does anyone have any good ideas for using curtain stretchers? We found two old sets in our basement when we bought our house. I never got rid of them because I thought somday I might find a good use for them. Any ideas other than curtains? Jennifer

-- Jennifer (jkmills@freewwweb.com), April 07, 2000

Answers

Yes, yes oh yes! I inherited a set from my niece, she was going to throw them away. I took 4 of them & attached cloth strips (they have small nails in them so I pushed the cloth onto the nails then bent them over. I now use them for quilting baby quilts & small wall quilts. Another stretcher which says Stretchmaster & is marked like a yardstick, I hung on the wall pushed the edges of a wall quilt onto it & viola I have a free/unique quilt holder! Everyone wants to know where they can buy one! haha! The nails are a little larger than pins so be careful when you put the quilt onto them. I wouldn't advise putting a prized quilt or an antique quilt on them because the fabric would be so frail. Jane

-- Jane Gauch (Sewbears4u@aol.com), April 07, 2000.

I spin my sheep's wool and knit practical as well as decorative garments for my family. I have done some lace shawls and the curtain stretcher is wonderful for blocking them so that the designs show better. I used to pin them out on a carpeted floor then keep the door closed but this is much better because the tiny nails are closer together, more secure than pins are and I can lean it against a wall while I work and leave it to dry without worrying about a critter walking on it.

-- marilyn (rainbow@ktis.net), April 07, 2000.

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