Does such a thing exist? Something to hang eyelet curtains with not directly on the curtain pole............

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basically I have 5 pairs of (brand new) Eyelet curains that I got off freecycle before Christmas. They're MUCH nicer than the horrible flowery things currentl up.

Thing is they're not quite wide enough to hang using the eyelets along the curtain pole - but I think if I hung something (like curtain rings) on the pole and hung the curtains from them (so they're not so scrunched up at the top) they would be able to be closed all the way.

Still wouldn't look great -but a hell of a lot better than the current curtains which resemble something like this

Problem is all the curtain rings I could find in town today were for normal curtain hooks - but I want something that can "hook" through the eyelets (does that make sense?)

I even look for some large "S" hooks as they would do the job - but couldn't find any big enough.

no - wide enough. Using the eyelets directly onto the pole I can't quite close the curtains, but if I could "hang" them from the pole with hooks of some description then they'd straighten enough to close.

we have eyelet curtains, and one pair is not quite wide enough, so we hung them ALL inside the curtain pole holders, so that they would meet in the middle.

doesn;t look odd, and as long as we hold the edge by the wall so it doesn;t just swing the entire curtain across, it covers the window properly.

I hope I am understood with that explaination??

ah I see. brain is addled with pain and cocodamol so not understanding!

Ah, Ok. In that case I would get some pretty ribbon and tie it through the eylets

I assume you've tried psychomum's idea, so I'd say if you want it done quickly you'll have to go for the s-hook or shower ring idea.
I think posh shower rings would be the best option as curtains are what they're designed for - and my s-hooks fall off the Aga all the time!

the Balineum ones nontoxic linked to look best direct link i think

The S hooks i don't think would 'slide' smoothly as you opened and closed them.

Sorry I can't do direct links on my itouch (squints at 4 inch screen) - John Lewis have them also but a bit cheaper.

Would it not be easier/quicker to get a slightly shorter curtain pole?

Psycho's idea works too, advantage of working instantly.
Worth a try before doing anything else?

ermm not really seashells - as the curtain pole is the length of the window

(plus they're not "my" curtain poles and I'm already rapidly filling the garage up with crap stuff that isn't mine but that I can't get rid of

oh I'm all of a dither now - not just pyscho's way would work with the DS's often pulling the curtains........

Perhaps I should try and get to B&Q or similar and buy a couple of cheap S hooks and trial them out? Not too fussy about them "sliding" nicely (although I guess I could also lube 'em )

Trying out the hooks is an excellent idea - you might even be able to pick up a pack of shower hooks to see how they look.

How about these?

If you zoom in on them you can see them better.
the big hook (on the bottom in the picture) would go over the pole, the smaller hook (on the top) should go through the eyelet.

Cheaper too.

If you got some rings like this:

www.polesandblinds.com/Curtain-Accessories/Curtain-Rings-And-Gliders/stock49192-cat76.asp

could you then use the small S hooks that you saw today to attach them to the curtains?

(although, I type as someone whose bedroom curtains have been held up with giant bulldog clips for about the last year, since the decorator took them down and lost some of the bits, so beware my advice)

oooo they could do the job JKS....

missblythe - the small s hooks were tiny - I'm not sure they' even go the distance from the top of eeach eyelet to the top of the curtain lol.

hmm - wonder if DH will still have that van tomorrow and could be enticed to pop to B&Q for me............

ermm can someone explain the sizes of those ones that JustKeepSwimming linked to?

Height and Length.......which is which measurement???

I think Missblythe has hit on the solution - in fact your pole might already have these rings on it.

As she says, the s-hooks could feed through the small holes, thus enabling the curtains to run smoothly and avoiding the hooks falling off the pole.

Or you could use the ribbon idea here - tie ribbon through the eyelet and then tie it through the small hole with a bow, or let trail down .

Oh, it's all coming together!

FAQ i think the measurements are:

height = 90mm is from top to bottom

width = 20mm is, if you turned them slightly and looked at them side on, how wide they are (if that makes sense?)

length = 40mm is how fat they are at the widest point where the big hook is.

does that make sense?

so you need to hold the curtains up to the poles and see if 90mm is long enough to go from the top of the pole to the top of the eyelet hole. i think.

FAQ - did you get them? do they work???

no - I didn't get them - DH was out of town today doing a favour for a friend (in return for more help with moving his stuff lol).