Problem with eyelet curtains

Oopsadaisy1

I’m so pleased I’m not the only one with the problem!

Sellotape and a flick to get it over and it still sticks........

I’ll try the silicone tape now.

Amazon. You just stick it along the top of the pole. Particularly good on metal poles.

I’m so pleased I’m not the only one with the problem!

Sellotape and a flick to get it over and it still sticks........

I’ll try the silicone tape now.

I bought silicone tape for my curtain pole. Works like a treat. The rings skim along and it reduces the clatter enormously.

May be WD40 ?

Okay Moneypenny not too late at all for silicone stuff to be applied by the tall bubble man on Sunday DV---that is another silicone BTW

V3ra

I just flick the curtain up as I pull it, or lift it up slightly.

Yes, I do that to the ones in the bedroom, they stick on the metal pole.

The wooden poles have a definite join in the middle so I don't put the curtain hook right at the end, so one curtain overlaps the other at the top iyswim

You can join the two pieces of a wooden pole together with a dowels on the inside to make a smooth join.

Oh no, not too late; I have got to paint my ceiling first, before I deal with the poles. It could be some time...
Thank you!

Oh dear I’ve missed my opportunity to show off about my solution. I use silicones as in frizzease, or headrin lice lotion ( it has to contain dimeticone). Smear some on the pole. Works a treat.

Thanks problem solved in so may ways! I think I prefer the cane solution.
It is heartening that the problem is so common that some clever business person is marketing a special tape costing over £7.

I use a stick if I need to, it hides behind the curtain "in case".

2 of my issues answered in one day.

Thanks again!

Same principle as Sellotape but thicker and cushioned with a raised lip along the edge:

www.ezyglidetape.co.uk/ezyglide

I suppose the longer term answer would be if you could buy or adapt a pole to the exact measurement.
Then there would be no need for the join. Hmmm..

Perhaps a litter picker would help you. You can get them on eBay if you don’t want to go out.

You can buy curtain wands, these connect to the leading edge of the curtain.
I have traditional mahogany ones but Dunelm now do clear or stainless steel.

I’ve tried sellotape but it didn’t work for me. I now have a cane and I use it to lift it over the joint.

Before I resorted to trying that I was repeatedly pulling the curtain off a couple of hooks trying to tug it over.

It is a pain,
and if I get it stuck too many times it starts to loosen the rail bracket on the wall. My DH raises his eyebrows and say I’m heavy-handed.

I flick the curtain up too before carrying on drawing them

I haven't found anything on YouTube.
I've tried sellotape, but it still catches.

It's a pain! I have eyelets in every room and there's one bedroom where it sticks every blooming time. I have to jump it over the join too

I have to do a little jump. (Very little)

I just flick the curtain up as I pull it, or lift it up slightly.

As OP suggested I always put some selotape over the join.

I've always found that to be a problem too.

I'll have a scout around and see if there is any advice on YouTube.

Haven't tried it but maybe sellotape around the join will help.