Lining curtains with fleece

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Has anyone done this to provide an extra thermal layer?

Can I ask what difference it has made? Also how does it make the curtain look - does it look very bulky (the curtains are 60" by 108" so not small and would require a lot of fleece to back them)

Thanks

I considered doing this, but then read that fleece is flammable (on here, so no link in afraid) so instead I'm going to save for thicker curtains and use the fleece as a blanket in the mean time.

Sorry that's probably not the answer you were looking for

Aren't curtains flammable anyway? And couldn't your fleece blanket catch fire as easily?

Try Moneysaving Expert forums - theres loads on there. I think fleece is popular because its warm, but also it can be cut without fraying (and the need the hem the edges). You can easily cut a hole and hang them on your existing hooks.

Never heard of using fleece, there is a special fabric called bump, which is used as an interlining. Not sure how you could add it on to an existing pair of curtains though.
I have interlined curtains, the interlining is quite heavy and they hang nicely, not bulky though.

All mine are interlined with cheap ikea fleeces (£3 a go). Makes the rooms warmer and is very cheap and easy to do.

If you interline the curtains properly with fleece or bump (the proper stuff that you buy from the fabric shop) then they will look fine...it depends if that is what you are going to though?

I have made some curtains and they are interlined and then lined with thermal lining. I was really pleased with the thermal lining as it's not bulky (just a bit ticker than normal lining) and keep the cold and draughts out...perhaps that might be easier and neater to use than fleece?

I did it last year using asda cheap fleece and I could tell the difference that night.

I pin fleece, with drawing pins, over my back door and my bathroom window in the winter. I pin it on the frame. Obviously I can't use the door but it does make a difference to the indoor temperature. I use yellow fleece to let a bit of light in.

Thanks for that, good to know that it makes a difference (I was thinking of using the £3 from IKEA). I am still wondering if it might be worth paying the extra to get proper thermal linings so they sit better, as I said big curtains so they would need a lot of fleece.

I made a big fleece curtain for our front door last year (used for guests only!)and it made such a difference to how warm the house over all is, but is bulky and the front door isnt that easy to use.

In the bedroom,I have fleece attached to a curtain wire and clipped behind the curtains at night during the winter, which saves on bulk.
Living room bay window (huge) has thermal curtains bought in a sale, plus I made clip-on linings in faux suede which work well and look good.

You can get proper interlining/bump on ebay and amazin for about £3/m

Curtain fabric is often treated with anti-flammable stuff in this country, but that means it is dry clean only.

That's an interesting thought. I have added thermal linings to some of our curtains, but I have a lot more to do. I still have a lot of thermal lining ATM, but I might look at the relative price of fleece when I run out.

I know this is a zombie but worth resurrecting given the cold weather. I've just bought some thermal/blackout lining fabric on Amazon for half the price of fleece. I'm hoping it works i really felt chilly this morning!

Please come back and tell us how it goes, uri, this would be very useful for the baby's room

I bought ready made thermal lining from dunelm - really easy to fit, as they clip onto your existing curtains so easy to remove in summer.

They weren't very expensive either.

That's so funny but I just bought 10 fleece blankets in Ikea for this very reason. I didn't realise it was actually a thing other people did. I ended up buying a bigger sort of wool blanket for the bigger window.

I just bought a huge roll of thermal curtain lining material on ebay (worked out at £3/m).