Comments on: Rehabilitating my Shower Curtain

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:22:36 +0000

Extending the life of an existing product does more for the environment than just recycling it and buying a new green / sustainable / organic whatever one.

Well done!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:56:11 +0000

So far, the washing machine has worked well for me– then again, this is before I had a baby who pulls and yanks.

But once it reaches its ‘done’ point,you could maybe use it as slip and slide thing in the summer for the kids, or something.

By: Lady M

Lady M — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:41:59 +0000

Such a cheerful curtain!

I’ve never repaired a curtain. Currently, we have shower doors, and before that, I had these (cute, sealife-themed) hooks where the curtain was constantly falling off the hooks. So, I never had torn curtain holes to repair, but I was always re-hanging the curtain.
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By: AmberDusick

AmberDusick — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:01:34 +0000

Good for you for getting extra life out of it! We switched to plain cotton curtains a few years back with no liner. Yes, they get wet and mildew if you don’t ever wash them, but I just chuck it in the wash machine every few months.

By: Mom

Mom — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Good for you for the rehabilitation. I have grown used to washing them however, having had children that outgrew sweaters that needed buttons, sewing has always been far from my area of expertise. Washing them helps them last longer and then move on to valuable roles in their retirement… underneath a blanket for a spring picnic, wooden picnic tablecloth, underneath something dirty I want to throw in the car, painting sheets, etc, etc.

By: Amber @ Classic Housewife

Amber @ Classic Housewife — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:16:28 +0000

I switched to a fabric curtain liner about five years ago. I still use a plastic liner, and I hate them. Truly, I’d prefer to find a fabric liner that is water-proofed in some way but I’ve never actually done the research to see if such a thing exists.

By: TheFeministBreeder

TheFeministBreeder — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:20:42 +0000

Very smart. My vinyl shower curtain is covered in mildew right now and cleaning it is the last thing in the world on my list of Things to Do. I really should take a few minutes to take care of it though. It’s so gross.

Shower doors wouldn’t be any easier to keep clean though. My aunt had to squeegy hers every single time she took a shower. So inconvenient… so when she built a new house she just put in stone walk-in shower (meaning it’s so huge, you don’t need a curtain/door. That was very smart. Of course, not all of us have Dream Home budgets.
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By: Super_E

Super_E — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:44:12 +0000

My mom used to sew a piece of fabric along the border of the curtain, along the edge where the holes are (basically giving the curtain a fabric lining, but just at the top). She would then make holes, probably with a holepuncher too, through the original vinyl hole and the fabric.
The fabric she would use was a lot stronger than the cheap vinyl, so the holes would never tear.

She loved sewing. She took an old vinyl shower curtain of mine and made me a curtain for my bathroom window. My bathroom window is up against the bathtub, so the wooden trim always gets wet when we take showers. I couldn’t find a vinyl window curtain at a store, so she made one for me.

Too bad I can’t sew.

By: kgirl

kgirl — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:31:58 +0000

I also have an organic cotton shower curtain, and it is also lined with an ugly, horrid vinyl liner. Which is gross at the bottom. So I need to replace it, but this time, it won’t be with vinyl.
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By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:59:24 +0000

Wow. I mean, really — wow.

We have a an unbleached cotton shower curtain, but it needs a liner. I just never replace it. Because I love the environment so much, of course.
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