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Sheers and Lace curtains make good privacy screens they can be used behind heavy drapes so they are closest to your window, or in front of blinds. Recommended fullness to be between 2 and a half to 3 times the window or track/rod width. A sheer curtain is a transparent plain fabric usually made from polyester. A sheer has other names: Voile, Muslin, Organza Voile and Snow Voile. Sheers also come in different finishes: Crushed, Stripe, Patterned, Multi coloured and Cornelli. Cornelli has an embroided pattern on it usually about 20 to 30 cms up from the base. Sheers traditionally came in white and ivory, with todays new window fashions we have a lot more colours to choose from. A lace curtain is a knitted semi transparent fabric made from polyester. Lace curtain fabric comes in various weights from fine to heavy. Lace designs vary but generally are floral patterned. Lace comes in colours of white, Ivory, cream and ecru, ecru being a rich cream. We have loads to choose from: Cottons, Cotton prints, Jacquards, Suedes, Plains, Stripes, Embossed, the colour ranges are vast, Something for every decor. Uncoated fabric: is just the fabric with no lining, to make it blockout, lining is added during manufacturing. 1 pass, sunout, light filtering: this blocks out the suns direct light but still lets filtered light through and is known by all 3 to be the same degree of blockout of about 50%. You can not see through it but can see some light. To test this and you have a piece or are in a shop just hold it between you and the lights. Blockout: This can be a lining sewn in during manufacturing to make your finished curtains 100% blockout, or a fabric which has had the blockout added to it after the fabric has been milled. This will give you full insulation from extreme weather conditions. To work out what degree of insulation/blockout you need on a particular window, feel the glass at different times of the day, check to see if the window is shaded by a tree or verandah, The glass in your window transfers the weather conditions from outside into your home. 
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