$240 a yard someone is ripping you off. I wouldnšt pay that much a yard for drapes for a palace! You should be able to get good quality drapery material for a tenth of that. I donšt know where you live, but here in Vancouver, BC, Išd head for Fabricland. If youšre in the US, you probably have many more retail fabric stores available to you than we have here. Check out your local yellow pages. Happy hunting, Katherine -- Katherine J. Maas "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a ride!" -- Unknown > > From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> > Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:32:59 -0500 > Subject: Curtains > > Has anybody made replacement curtains for their Westy? I'm planning on > doing so, but need an estimate on how much material to get. I'm > guestimating, maybe 15 yards (with a bit of windage there). My tastes > tend towards the high price range, so I'm trying to get a really good > estimate here (at retail $240 a yard, this stuff is bloody expensive! > Even with a 40% discount, this is exceedingly expensive!) |
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