Suz

I like the looks of lace curtains as they give privacy but also let light into the room. Slipping the rod into the rod slot is always a problem as the lace snags onto the rod. To avoid this problem, I used a piece of the plastic sleeve that the tension rods came in and wrapped it over the end of the rod and easily threaded it through the rod slot. One could also use a piece of plastic wrap.

I recall my mother using curtain stretchers in the back yard after she has mixed up and cooked her starch. Once dry, she used a metal guide on the end of her curtain rods to avoid the problems as above. Anyone else remember curtain stretchers with all those tiny nails?