"Nancy2" > wrote in message
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>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>> I've got a window that's 114" wide. Many of their custom curtains are
>> only
>> available in 40" widths, meaning I'd have to use at LEAST four panels,
>> and
>> then take them to a tailor to have them sewn into just two panels. What a
>> pain.
>
> I've never noticed 40" wide as a custom limit at JCP - in any event,
> any local shop (check at decorating - paint - shops, as well as home
> fashion places) certainly should make drapes to your measurements, and
> if you find a sale, they should be reasonable. (Can you use patio
> panels? I think they are 96-120" wide. In addition, our Lowe's has a
> nice range of drapes.)
>
> I have a JCP sale catalog here - their best-selling antique satin
> pinch-pleated drapes are 125" and 150" wide. Some of their thermal
> drapes are 125" wide.
>
> N.
>

Here's one with a 40" width limit:
http://tinyurl.com/y7hgq5

I have to keep checking. But, the antique satin is entirely unacceptable. It
looks hideous. And the patio panels are tricky because there's a heat vent
and an important electrical outlet about 12" below the window. I'd have to
have them modified locally. Onward....