Does anyone know where I can buy it locally. I'm trying to make a blind for my horribly large skylight.

Have you tried Dunelm Mill or the Fabric Warehouse??

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Nope, where would I find them? Are they in town?

If town is best for you - try Cole's, now John Lewis

the fabric stall on the Moor Market .... that's where i got mine ...

Hiya Rubydazzler,

Can you tell me what day that's on please? sounds good, well it sounds cheap which is a winner!

hi try dunel on either bradfied road, hillsborough. or there is one one queens road its about 7.99 of a 66 x 72 size not sure about bigger sizes


paul

Dunhelm Mills sell blackout material, and also blackout blinds, they are very reasonable too, the shop is the old B&Q just off Queens Road.

Sorry I dont know sheffield very well.. I'm getting there slowly.. is Queens Road in town?

No, do you know Heeley? Tell me where you are, Dunhelm is just of Heeley Bottom.

Mothercare sell blackout material but only online. I think you could probably get it cheaper elsewhere though.

Dear Ddolly
Just to let you know dear , the War's over and the Luftwaffe have all gone home.
Let the sun shine in , rip up that ration book and convert that air-raid shelter into a garden shed. It's all binge-drinking and crack cocaine now. Times have changed.

go to yell.co.uk, put in dunhelm mills and your postcode, it will show you the nearest one and can even do you a map to get there.

bought 2 blackout blinds from Ikea at the weekend for £25. They're ok if you're happy to diy them to fit. And of course you need transport (and the costs incurred) plus a bank loan for all the other "wow that's a great idea" things you pick up while you're there.

So £340's later .......

material shop 'fine fabrics' at Hillsborough - next to pet shop near old post office just off Middlewood Road..

I saw 2 sets of large curtains in Oxfam on Ecclesall road about 2 weeks ago. They looked like black out material, and they only wanted 2.99 each .. I was tempted, but don't have anything to black out !!!!!

lou070879 ,

You should have snatched them up !
My grandma bought some blackout material in 1942 and when the war finished it was still servicable. Waste not , Want not !
By 1946 , she had made 14 pairs of black knickers [various sizes ] and a black dress for formal occasions.She later became a seamstress and never looked back.

Dear Fareast, I do dress as though I'm in the French Resistance so I just want the curtant to complete the look!

Arhh, no I just keep getting woken by the bleeding 5.00 sunrise every morning and my blankets just dont cut it!

Thanks for all the suggestions - fingers crossed I'll get sorted tomorrow.

Dear Ddolly
Hope you didn't mind the joke------it's just that when I saw the word , "blackout " , it brought back memories of my parents and the second world war-------dates me a bit , that !
Actually , I really remember that my mother often mentioned an old dispute , going back to the 1914-18 war ! Even in that war , they had to have blackout curtains up. They lived in Catcliffe and apparently the warden was a well-known , "jobsworth " and this led to an argument about the blackout.
I was only joking , too , about the black knickers but women did really use the nylon from parachutes to make stockings and such. Also , I'd bet the no - longer - needed blackout curtains WERE put to good use ! It was a real struggle , right up to the '50's to find materials of any kind.
So , you can see why , "blackout " brought on the flood of memories.

I had a similar problem with the skylight in my old house as it was quite large and I wanted some blackout blinds (http://www.tradeblinds.co.uk/blackout_roller-blinds-c) because that room was occasionally used as a bedroom and I wanted to keep the sunlight out so as not to wake the guests staying in that room too early in the morning.
I ended up buying some made to measure blackout blinds online, and whilst they weren’t quite as cheap as making them myself, they did fit very well and they were a lot less hassle than going through all the rigmarole of finding the right blackout material and making them up. That solution worked for me and they weren’t that expensive and were still working a few years down the line.

If all else fails, you could try painting it with a suitable specialist black paint.

Dunelm Mill on Queens road sell them, Failing that I'm almost positive I have got a pair of blackout curtain liners somewhere that you can have for a tenner. I'm in Gleadless and you'd have to come and collect them. Pm me if you want them and i'll dig them out x

tried this in a townhouse we used to live in and ended up buying the correct velux ones - our diy ones kept falling off!!

I bought a blackout blind made to measure fron decor the blind makers on High Street Ecclesfield next door to Bunker and Pratley.

I think dolly might have found one by now - this thread started in 2005!!!!

try ebay under binds and curtains