Love the bug screen. You could use some of the extra fabric to make a screen for your side door so you have some cross ventilation. When you shorten your screens you could sew in a few fishing weights on the bottom of each screen.
Exactly Great idea fishing weights-- I would not cut them too much because the wind will really pick that up. Lulu will figure it out she's so "Smaat" Boston accent uses No letter "R" ♥ Lulu's updates really look forward to them.
Hey Lulu! I was so proud of myself today! I meal prepped all my salads and veggies for the week! I also air fried some tofu with everything but the bagel seasoning for some protein in my salads . Yum! I am learning a new way of living from you ! Love you Lulu ! ❤
YAY! Best wishes on your healthful way of eating journey! I find that meal prepping makes it so much easier to stick with the program, don't you? 💚🥦🥕🍏🥝🫐🍋💚
A couple fishing weights on the bottom hem might be a good idea. That’s what my mom did with house curtains. You might be able to tack some of that rubber slid stuff on the bottom outside of your kitchen containers so if you wanted you could still pull them down to get into. Your van is so comfy! Thanks for sharing!
Lulu... just a suggestion....I would put another dowel underneath your countertop, but place it 3/4 to the back. I think the wood could warp in that location over time. Im thinking of what happened with your lattice underneath the bed. I'm no carpenter so I honestly dont know if the wood would warp or not but my thinking is, you want the resistance to be balanced...As always, love you and your videos and I love love love your van. You honestly have the best built mini van, and I have watched a lot of van builds!
MissLulu your van is perfect ready for your long Florida trip,I’m excited to see your journey as you share it with us as you go and I appreciate you for taking us along with you. ❤
Hi Lulu, hailing from Connecticut. You can spray paint four washers black (or purchase them black) and super glue them evenly spaced to the top side of your bumper. Sew in four magnets to the bottom of your netting and now they can cling to the washers. Simple and it works. Your welcome, LOL.
Hi Lulu. Just a tip on the bug screen. I did the same thing and let it hang down. Had a situation while parked in that I was laying down, (bed is across the back) I watched a mouse climbing up the curtain! Then I thought about the bugs that might climb up. Think ants or roaches. I know that if they really want to get in they will find a way but I was totally weirded out. I can't use my back door as an entrance because of the bed so I sewed a curtain rod pocket to slide a thin curtain rod into. It had enough weight to hold the curtain in place so the wind won't blow it open. My curtain stays up full time so it is totally on the inside of the van. I also have lace curtains on all the other windows. It"s so pretty!
On my bug screen on the back of my NV 200 , I used a very sheer curtain , I made a hem in the bottom big enough to thread a small chain through the hem and it weights it down enough to not blow in the wind. It was a chain like you could use for a child’s swing.
That lace netting for the back is genius! If you put a couple of magnets at the bottom the weight would keep the wind from catching it. So much fun that one!
Re: Curtains. I like them puddled on the bumper. Get bungy to wrap around the bumper to hold it. Seems like it will be gorgeous looking out through it. It's beautiful. Good job!
I got my Sears Kenmore sewing machine in 1975 as an early h.s. graduation gift from my parents. It is still going strong and I love it! Nothing fancy needed here either
Lulu - for the bug screen - you could cut the length a bit - then sew a piece of cloth along the bottom and enclose a couple of washers or “weights” along that bottom row so that it stays put along the top of your bumper. I hope this makes sense.
Hi Lulu, some shower curtains have a small chain running through the bottom to weigh it down. It's very effective but it's not obvious to look at. Jenny (Dundee, Scotland)
I received my Sears Kenmore sewing machine for my 18th birthday in 1978. I made my own wedding gown, as well as several other wedding gowns, prom dresses and many many bridesmaids dresses. What a workhorse!
I agree with using some kind of pocket at the bottom of your screens to add weights to. It will keep the curtains hanging straight and probably not be affected by wind unless it’s really brisk!
Hi there. Loving your videos! Regarding the net curtain you could cut it shorter and make a hem at the bottom and sew weights into the hem so it sits on the bumper and won’t blow around. 👍👏😊
Good Morning Lulu, Those sheer bug proof curtains are very shnazzy, they will be very handy when you want a little air coming in. I don’t really have a solution for the bottom, but you have a lot of very handy ladies on here that may have a great idea for you, I learn more from all of you. Love all you’ve done to the tiny home on wheels 😊 TTFN, your pal, Susie
You can shorten it and buy some of those Wieghted things you put in front of the door to keep the draft out of the house and sew them onto your net? Or little beanbags like the kind used to play cornhole👍 That will definitely keep it up there😊
About the dowel between your drawers. Maybe a thin piece of wood the depth of the drawers. That would support the back part too. You could just glue it in. No thicker than the thickness of the dowel you are using now
I love the netting and weights in the hem would be great. But they are way to long, and I know how you don’t like messes in your van. Not to mention ants or other critters climbing the netting. Would be great on your side doors too. Love the changes you have made. Can’t wait to see the next video.
Use alien tape to attach black washers or pieces of metal bar that you paint black to your bumper. Then sew a ribbon on the bottom and sew in magnets. Easy and won't be noticeable. 0:07
My suggestion for your bug screen: shorten the bottom so the finished product won’t drag on ground. Hem the bottom, no pleats, and add weights in the hem. Add ribbon or other something to stiffen it a little. If it’s touching the ground the wind will cause holes in the bottom of the netting because of rubbing on the ground.
Hey Lulu... my netting similar idea to yours...has fishing lead weights along hem to hold down ... works pretty well. I have sewn in hem, magnets along sides where I know they contact with vehicle saves you having to place them everytime...less risk of dropping magnets and loosing them in dirt
Thank you so much for sharing your dietary plan. I too bought a mosquito screen that goes over the bed to put over my windows. Love that you made do by adding the lace that when you ran out of ribbon. Someone mentioned fishing weights. Flathead washers sewn (hand sewn if needed) or glued between more ribbon at the bottom. They do make drapery weights. Your candidness is a delight. Save travels. Looking forward to the next video.
Hi Lulu! You’ve done so much so quickly! The curtain (mosquito netting) is gorgeous. Looked like a wedding dress when it was on your lap! Too long and you’ll get ants and creepy critters! Would paint the dowel red to help it disappear. Looking forward to your Berkey video. No rush! ❤️💚❤️💚❤️ Winter is a great time for reflection here on the coast of Maine… and no bugs😁 Warm weather is overrated. I’ll be changing my tune next month when temps drop to 10 below zero☃️
Lulu, I wonder if alien tape would work between the two boards instead of nuts and bolts to hold down the board by your Berkey. This way the bolts won't bother your eye. You can sew fishing weights or large washers into the bottom hem of your mosquito net to weigh it down. A challenge - how about a screened room off the side of your van? It could be tall enough to be able to sit outside in a chair and big enough to fit two chairs. You can use the extra mosquito netting for the roof and side walls. You can attach the two inner corners to the roof of your van. The outer corners can be supported by poles that extend from the roof or supported with poles that stick in the ground. Perhaps that's a project for next year.
LuLu- don't you have an awning of some kind that you attach to your van? Maybe use the extra netting to add sides to the awning to create an outside screened room?
If you keep it long touching the ground your taking the risk of ants & other bugs to crawl up the curtains & into your van. Definitely keep them off the ground!
You can sew metal washers into the hem to add weight. That way, the wind won’t blow the bottom of the curtain into the sand and water puddles. Actually, you won’t have to worry about mosquitos in Florida. They’re all at my house in Venice. I just got three bites while cooking in my kitchen. They LOVE me.
Hi Lulu, I’d trim it a little on the bottom but, I like it long enough so it will look shabby chic,kinda romantic style and that way you can alway trim it more if you don’t like it that long. Remember, it’s like cooking in a microwave, you can always over cook but you can never undercook , try the bug screen different ways before you cut it all off just to be sure. I also love the bug covers for your bowls, that is ingenious. I too am working on my van I found a piece of furniture at my Exquisite Store..As My Mother always called it, AKA, the Thrift store and plan on using it as. My kitchen but it is about an inch too long so I am having a guy trim it down and hopefully next week so I can load up some of my kitchen stuff in the van . I won’t have everything finished completely in my van before the Florida Meetup but when I get there I can see what works best for me and tweak it as I go. As always, sending Love and hugs from Florida 😊❤
If you wanted to camouflage the bungee cord, you could sew a tube of fabric and snake the cord inside, kind of like how a cord on a chandelier is covered by fabric.
After you cut your screen fabric where you want it, hem it and get a couple of packs of picnic table cloth weights. They clip on and will hold it in place. They are heavy. Love what you have done with your van. Happy travels.
I would trim the netting and then take two magnets, stick them together for weight. You could do as many as necessary along the bottom. No Sewing needed.
For weight at the bottom, perhaps a few hinged pieces of wood that would fold up to travel, but could unfold and provide a length across the bumper which could weight down the netting.
Suggestion for screen. Make a rod pocket along bottom and insert dowel rod for weight. The wind will billow the screen so needs an anchor. Good job of repurpose
You could sew a “lead line” which is a road with weights that you can get by the foot at a marine supply store. You could also sew some rugged (old denim, canvas) fabric on the bottom part to make it more durable.
You could sew some net curtain wire into the hem... it would weight down the curtain and it would make it self closing when you are in and out. And the plastic coated wire would bend for storage better than wood.
The bottom of the netting definitely needs to be off the ground to keep out creepy crawlers. I would shorten it and sew some weights in the hem. They sell hem weights. Pie weights, fishing weights. Hem the bottom so it has pockets to keep whatever you use separated. Then sew the opening closed.
You could put a light weight metal strip on the bottom of the bumper. I am sure some of your strong tape would keep it on there then magnet your net to that. It would keep all of the bug out. and keep the net clean.
You need to make some small ones for the windows(door). Your ideas are awesome, and you get really good results from your projects. Keep up the great work!
Lulu... you could weight the hem so it stays down - use some of the length to ghem. I agree the wind will blow it open, if u shorten it. Weight it with little magnets or small rounded pieces of metal, soft-edged beach glass or whatever suitable thing you have...
The updates are the best. I am glad you got a wool blanket. I think that will do the trick. Also, the bug screen is the best. It fits with the rest of the van. Good job on that.
Wow, you are a woman after my own heart!!! Your seeing projects are fantastic, giving me future project!! And your back door screen is perfect!! I'm going to try it with fishing weights sewed in bottom!! I love having the back doors open when in TX but those fly's are awful!! Great idea!!
Here's a suggestion for what to do with the bottom of your insect screen. Sew a pocket in each panel at the length you decide works best. Use two dowel rods (each a little longer than half the width of that area) and insert them into that pocket to keep the panels from being caught in breezes. Another thought is to run weighted drapery tape through the pockets. They would afford flexibility when separating the panels to access the back of your van.
Hi Lulu, for the mosquito net, what about attaching a couple of short lengths of curtain rod to hold the bottom rigid on the back of the van? Would not need to be as long as the entire end, but would require a seam to hold in place at the bottom of the netting. Will be enough to stop it blowing around. Love your channel. Informative and entertaining. Thanks for taking us on your journey, Fiona from Ballarat Australia.
I like Jackie's Idea for the fishing weights. They don't have to be the big ones. Smaller ones would work so its not too heavy. I made one similar for my van from the screen door thats made for houses. I just cut it to the length of my van door and took the other magnets from the bottom half and slipped them on the sides. Have you thought about sewing the magnets on the sides so they are always with the Screen?
Hi Lulu!! To secure bottom of mosquito net, use velcro sticky back straps. Ace Hardware, 4 straps per page, white 3 1/2in x 3/4 inch. Holds upto 5 lbs. Yes, trim the bottom, too long right now. Safe trails to you from FL.
Put a weight in the bottom to keep it straight and down and it won't catch a wind. Maybe a series of SMALL round dowel rods. Sew them into the hem. Like a curtain rod. Maybe one on each side. Not any weight too heavy though because your magnets at the top won't hold up.
How about a small adjustable kitchen rod on the bottom!? When placing on the bumper you can use the tension to keep in place…wall to wall. If not too windy it would be added weight to hang below the bumper.
Idea for the curtain in the back, 1 use rocks on the bumper to weigh it down.. I would love one my van is the same size. #2 sew magnets in the bottom for weights and they may attach under the bumper?? It's so pretty.
Lulu, re curtains... find a few heavy metal bits e.g. nuts, bolts, old screws. Create a little pocket out of fabric or wide ribbon and sew them on the bottom corners and middle of the curtains. The weight will help keep the curtains from flying away. There's also outdoor table cloth weights that clip on the bottom of the tablecloths so they don't fly away. I bought mine from the Australian version of your dollar store. ❤
Use extra small dot pillowcase fabric to add length to favorite big dot, full size pillowcase. 🎉
Love the bug screen. You could use some of the extra fabric to make a screen for your side door so you have some cross ventilation. When you shorten your screens you could sew in a few fishing weights on the bottom of each screen.
Exactly Great idea fishing weights-- I would not cut them too much because the wind will really pick that up. Lulu will figure it out she's so "Smaat" Boston accent uses No letter "R" ♥ Lulu's updates really look forward to them.
A screen for the side door is a great idea too.
I have screens for the two front windows, that's will be nice cross ventilation. plus I have the max air fan to open!!
Hey Lulu! I was so proud of myself today! I meal prepped all my salads and veggies for the week! I also air fried some tofu with everything but the bagel seasoning for some protein in my salads . Yum! I am learning a new way of living from you ! Love you Lulu ! ❤
Yippee for you!!! All the best to your healthy eating! ❤
I also want to follow Lulu’s as a vegetarian 😊. I’m just not sure I will be as strict to it but hoping
YAY! Best wishes on your healthful way of eating journey! I find that meal prepping makes it so much easier to stick with the program, don't you? 💚🥦🥕🍏🥝🫐🍋💚
so happy to hear Emily!!! meal prepping for the week!! YAY!! you are planning for success!! ❤️
A couple fishing weights on the bottom hem might be a good idea. That’s what my mom did with house curtains.
You might be able to tack some of that rubber slid stuff on the bottom outside of your kitchen containers so if you wanted you could still pull them down to get into.
Your van is so comfy! Thanks for sharing!
Lulu... just a suggestion....I would put another dowel underneath your countertop, but place it 3/4 to the back. I think the wood could warp in that location over time. Im thinking of what happened with your lattice underneath the bed. I'm no carpenter so I honestly dont know if the wood would warp or not but my thinking is, you want the resistance to be balanced...As always, love you and your videos and I love love love your van. You honestly have the best built mini van, and I have watched a lot of van builds!
MissLulu your van is perfect ready for your long Florida trip,I’m excited to see your journey as you share it with us as you go and I appreciate you for taking us along with you. ❤
Yes, great idea or I was thinking sew in some washers
The lace covers for cooling OMG genius and the overlap on your bug net just makes sense. 😍
@@melissapattison6431 yes! I was thinking the same using several extra large washers spaced out along the bottom edge and sewn in like the magnets
Hi Lulu, hailing from Connecticut. You can spray paint four washers black (or purchase them black) and super glue them evenly spaced to the top side of your bumper. Sew in four magnets to the bottom of your netting and now they can cling to the washers. Simple and it works. Your welcome, LOL.
I was just gonna suggest sewing washers for weight at the bottom lol
Sew a ribbon down the sides with magnets attached.
Sew a ribbon down the sides with magnets attached.
Hi Lulu. Just a tip on the bug screen. I did the same thing and let it hang down. Had a situation while parked in that I was laying down, (bed is across the back) I watched a mouse climbing up the curtain! Then I thought about the bugs that might climb up. Think ants or roaches. I know that if they really want to get in they will find a way but I was totally weirded out. I can't use my back door as an entrance because of the bed so I sewed a curtain rod pocket to slide a thin curtain rod into. It had enough weight to hold the curtain in place so the wind won't blow it open. My curtain stays up full time so it is totally on the inside of the van. I also have lace curtains on all the other windows. It"s so pretty!
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On my bug screen on the back of my NV 200 , I used a very sheer curtain , I made a hem in the bottom big enough to thread a small chain through the hem and it weights it down enough to not blow in the wind. It was a chain like you could use for a child’s swing.
I was thinking fishing weights, but chain is a good idea too.
That's a Fantastic Idea!!
You might also try a heavy rope inside the hem of the bug net
I was thinking about using the chain also.😊
A hardware store should have the light weight chain and can cut it to fit the width of the van.☹️
Its just those little adjustments and tweaks that just make life much better more relaxing and enjoyable
Curtain idea: cut off some length, then sew a pocket at the bottom of each curtain for a dowel rod. Adds weight and rigidity. Safe travels!
BRILLIANT IDEA!!! The lace food covers are amazing! Kudos!!!👏🙌
That lace netting for the back is genius! If you put a couple of magnets at the bottom the weight would keep the wind from catching it. So much fun that one!
Love your mosquito netting! When you hem the length, add curtain weights to the bottom. Easy-breezey!
Re: Curtains. I like them puddled on the bumper. Get bungy to wrap around the bumper to hold it. Seems like it will be gorgeous looking out through it. It's beautiful. Good job!
Oh no not the bungy!
I got my Sears Kenmore sewing machine in 1975 as an early h.s. graduation gift from my parents. It is still going strong and I love it! Nothing fancy needed here either
I simply ADORE all your creations !! What a delight you are !! 🎉😊
Love and peace from Australia as always Lulu 🦘😘
Lulu - for the bug screen - you could cut the length a bit - then sew a piece of cloth along the bottom and enclose a couple of washers or “weights” along that bottom row so that it stays put along the top of your bumper. I hope this makes sense.
You could make one for your side door so breeze blows through
I have screens for the two front windows, plus the maxxair fan to open. so those should do the trick!!!
Hi Lulu, some shower curtains have a small chain running through the bottom to weigh it down. It's very effective but it's not obvious to look at.
Jenny (Dundee, Scotland)
I received my Sears Kenmore sewing machine for my 18th birthday in 1978. I made my own wedding gown, as well as several other wedding gowns, prom dresses and many many bridesmaids dresses. What a workhorse!
what a cool story!! yes, this machine is a beast!!
No problems with sound or watching!
I agree with using some kind of pocket at the bottom of your screens to add weights to. It will keep the curtains hanging straight and probably not be affected by wind unless it’s really brisk!
Hi there. Loving your videos! Regarding the net curtain you could cut it shorter and make a hem at the bottom and sew weights into the hem so it sits on the bumper and won’t blow around. 👍👏😊
Good Morning Lulu,
Those sheer bug proof curtains are very shnazzy, they will be very handy when you want a little air coming in. I don’t really have a solution for the bottom, but you have a lot of very handy ladies on here that may have a great idea for you, I learn more from all of you.
Love all you’ve done to the tiny home on wheels 😊
TTFN, your pal, Susie
You can shorten it and buy some of those Wieghted things you put in front of the door to keep the draft out of the house and sew them onto your net? Or little beanbags like the kind used to play cornhole👍 That will definitely keep it up there😊
About the dowel between your drawers. Maybe a thin piece of wood the depth of the drawers. That would support the back part too. You could just glue it in. No thicker than the thickness of the dowel you are using now
Love your netting , maybe sew magnets along the sides and at bottom, the bottom would become weights as well
Bravo! All your fixes. Love your beautiful bug screen. Perfect!
I love the netting and weights in the hem would be great. But they are way to long, and I know how you don’t like messes in your van. Not to mention ants or other critters climbing the netting. Would be great on your side doors too. Love the changes you have made. Can’t wait to see the next video.
Use alien tape to attach black washers or pieces of metal bar that you paint black to your bumper. Then sew a ribbon on the bottom and sew in magnets. Easy and won't be noticeable. 0:07
Vintage Kenmore sewing machines are great, all metal innards, will sew forever if well cared for.
My suggestion for your bug screen: shorten the bottom so the finished product won’t drag on ground. Hem the bottom, no pleats, and add weights in the hem. Add ribbon or other something to stiffen it a little. If it’s touching the ground the wind will cause holes in the bottom of the netting because of rubbing on the ground.
Hey Lulu... my netting similar idea to yours...has fishing lead weights along hem to hold down ... works pretty well. I have sewn in hem, magnets along sides where I know they contact with vehicle saves you having to place them everytime...less risk of dropping magnets and loosing them in dirt
Thank you so much for sharing your dietary plan. I too bought a mosquito screen that goes over the bed to put over my windows. Love that you made do by adding the lace that when you ran out of ribbon. Someone mentioned fishing weights. Flathead washers sewn (hand sewn if needed) or glued between more ribbon at the bottom. They do make drapery weights. Your candidness is a delight. Save travels. Looking forward to the next video.
Hi Lulu! You’ve done so much so quickly! The curtain (mosquito netting) is gorgeous. Looked like a wedding dress when it was on your lap! Too long and you’ll get ants and creepy critters! Would paint the dowel red to help it disappear. Looking forward to your Berkey video. No rush! ❤️💚❤️💚❤️ Winter is a great time for reflection here on the coast of Maine… and no bugs😁 Warm weather is overrated. I’ll be changing my tune next month when temps drop to 10 below zero☃️
I agree…shorten the netting, add a wide hem and put narrow pvc tubing or flexible trim in the hem. One piece for each side❤️😅
Lulu, I wonder if alien tape would work between the two boards instead of nuts and bolts to hold down the board by your Berkey. This way the bolts won't bother your eye. You can sew fishing weights or large washers into the bottom hem of your mosquito net to weigh it down. A challenge - how about a screened room off the side of your van? It could be tall enough to be able to sit outside in a chair and big enough to fit two chairs. You can use the extra mosquito netting for the roof and side walls. You can attach the two inner corners to the roof of your van. The outer corners can be supported by poles that extend from the roof or supported with poles that stick in the ground. Perhaps that's a project for next year.
LuLu- don't you have an awning of some kind that you attach to your van? Maybe use the extra netting to add sides to the awning to create an outside screened room?
If you keep it long touching the ground your taking the risk of ants & other bugs to crawl up the curtains & into your van. Definitely keep them off the ground!
My thoughts exactly!
For your back sheers use a tension rod and put a hem on the bottom. Only issue is the tension rod. Tuck it by your bed.
Ha, I was going to suggest the same! 😀👍
Put weights on the bottom of the curtain so the wind won’t blow it.
You can sew metal washers into the hem to add weight. That way, the wind won’t blow the bottom of the curtain into the sand and water puddles.
Actually, you won’t have to worry about mosquitos in Florida. They’re all at my house in Venice. I just got three bites while cooking in my kitchen. They LOVE me.
Hem it up. Use magnets as drapery weights and wrap fabric around a couple of bricks to keep the wind from grabbing it.
You could possibly sew some large washers on the bottom of the netting to hold it down when the wind hits.
Hi Lulu, I’d trim it a little on the bottom but, I like it long enough so it will look shabby chic,kinda romantic style and that way you can alway trim it more if you don’t like it that long.
Remember, it’s like cooking in a microwave, you can always over cook but you can never undercook , try the bug screen different ways before you cut it all off just to be sure.
I also love the bug covers for your bowls, that is ingenious.
I too am working on my van I found a piece of furniture at my Exquisite Store..As My Mother always called it, AKA, the Thrift store and plan on using it as. My kitchen but it is about an inch too long so I am having a guy trim it down and hopefully next week so I can load up some of my kitchen stuff in the van . I won’t have everything finished completely in my van before the Florida Meetup but when I get there I can see what works best for me and tweak it as I go.
As always, sending Love and hugs from Florida 😊❤
I look forward to seeing your van in Florida!!
Idea (maybe) - trim to your desired length and either sow in or glue on a few magnets for weight for wind resistance.
Chain weight in the bottom. It's a length of beaded weights, in different weights. Available where you buy sewing supplies.
If you wanted to camouflage the bungee cord, you could sew a tube of fabric and snake the cord inside, kind of like how a cord on a chandelier is covered by fabric.
Plastic cutting board thin flexible put it on one side of cooler when you need to cut squash just skoot down and use top of cooler as work surface
Yes, add magnets all around the outside they will weigh it down so wind won’t move it. And they won’t be misplaced
After you cut your screen fabric where you want it, hem it and get a couple of packs of picnic table cloth weights. They clip on and will hold it in place. They are heavy. Love what you have done with your van. Happy travels.
You could make a hem in the bottom and slide a piece of card board, poster board or flat piece of wood through the hem. Or a slat off a blind.
I would trim the netting and then take two magnets, stick them together for weight. You could do as many as necessary along the bottom. No Sewing needed.
For weight at the bottom, perhaps a few hinged pieces of wood that would fold up to travel, but could unfold and provide a length across the bumper which could weight down the netting.
Sew fishing sinkers as weights into a hem on your net to hold it in place resting atop your bumper
Suggestion for screen. Make a rod pocket along bottom and insert dowel rod for weight. The wind will billow the screen so needs an anchor. Good job of repurpose
You could sew a “lead line” which is a road with weights that you can get by the foot at a marine supply store. You could also sew some rugged (old denim, canvas) fabric on the bottom part to make it more durable.
Your sheer curtain design is a thing of beauty....love seeing the way your mind works to create solutions!
You could sew some net curtain wire into the hem... it would weight down the curtain and it would make it self closing when you are in and out. And the plastic coated wire would bend for storage better than wood.
The bottom of the netting definitely needs to be off the ground to keep out creepy crawlers. I would shorten it and sew some weights in the hem. They sell hem weights. Pie weights, fishing weights. Hem the bottom so it has pockets to keep whatever you use separated. Then sew the opening closed.
For you curtain screen, you could hem the bottom and place drapery weights in the hem.
You can get magnets in strips. Not for the magnetic function, but for the weight. They could be sewn into the bottom.
You could put a light weight metal strip on the bottom of the bumper. I am sure some of your strong tape would keep it on there then magnet your net to that. It would keep all of the bug out. and keep the net clean.
Use a swimming noodle to roll the end up. Cut it in half, to use on both sides.
You need to make some small ones for the windows(door). Your ideas are awesome, and you get really good results from your projects. Keep up the great work!
Lulu... you could weight the hem so it stays down - use some of the length to ghem. I agree the wind will blow it open, if u shorten it. Weight it with little magnets or small rounded pieces of metal, soft-edged beach glass or whatever suitable thing you have...
That looks so good. You could sew weights at that bottom, that would control the netting from blowing around. Have a great day.
A hem on the bottom leaving space to slid in a thin curtain rod. It would add weight and the rod is thin, light and easy to slip in anywhere.
The netting screen is Genius !
You could sew drapery weights along the bottom to hold the netting down.
Trim the bottom a little and sew something weightier into the bottom seam? More small magnets just for the added weight perhaps?
Hi, Lulu. For your back curtain, I'd put a wide hem to keep the weight but keep it off the ground and add some weights to the corners.
The updates are the best. I am glad you got a wool blanket. I think that will do the trick. Also, the bug screen is the best. It fits with the rest of the van. Good job on that.
Wow, you are a woman after my own heart!!! Your seeing projects are fantastic, giving me future project!! And your back door screen is perfect!! I'm going to try it with fishing weights sewed in bottom!! I love having the back doors open when in TX but those fly's are awful!! Great idea!!
Cut it off, put a hem in the bottom for whatever length you want and add some weights in the hem, to avoid wind blowing it around. Just a thought.
Your space is small but you make it look bigger because you are so organized.
Here's a suggestion for what to do with the bottom of your insect screen. Sew a pocket in each panel at the length you decide works best. Use two dowel rods (each a little longer than half the width of that area) and insert them into that pocket to keep the panels from being caught in breezes. Another thought is to run weighted drapery tape through the pockets. They would afford flexibility when separating the panels to access the back of your van.
Hi Lulu, for the mosquito net, what about attaching a couple of short lengths of curtain rod to hold the bottom rigid on the back of the van? Would not need to be as long as the entire end, but would require a seam to hold in place at the bottom of the netting. Will be enough to stop it blowing around. Love your channel. Informative and entertaining. Thanks for taking us on your journey, Fiona from Ballarat Australia.
I like Jackie's Idea for the fishing weights. They don't have to be the big ones. Smaller ones would work so its not too heavy. I made one similar for my van from the screen door thats made for houses. I just cut it to the length of my van door and took the other magnets from the bottom half and slipped them on the sides. Have you thought about sewing the magnets on the sides so they are always with the Screen?
Sew ribbon on the sides with magnets inside. Then you can't misplace or lose them.
Hi Lulu!!
To secure bottom of mosquito net, use velcro sticky back straps.
Ace Hardware, 4 straps per page, white 3 1/2in x 3/4 inch.
Holds upto 5 lbs.
Yes, trim the bottom, too long right now.
Safe trails to you from FL.
I would put a hem in bottom and put fishing lead sinkers in seams would help with wind to. Be careful stay safe
You will get tired of puddling each time the wind blows or a mouse takes adv. Great work and ideas🎉
Put a weight in the bottom to keep it straight and down and it won't catch a wind. Maybe a series of SMALL round dowel rods. Sew them into the hem. Like a curtain rod. Maybe one on each side. Not any weight too heavy though because your magnets at the top won't hold up.
On your netting, maybe you could put small rocks to keep it in place and you can put them away till you need them again
How about a small adjustable kitchen rod on the bottom!? When placing on the bumper you can use the tension to keep in place…wall to wall. If not too windy it would be added weight to hang below the bumper.
Idea for the curtain in the back, 1 use rocks on the bumper to weigh it down.. I would love one my van is the same size. #2 sew magnets in the bottom for weights and they may attach under the bumper?? It's so pretty.
Weights on the bottom of your bug curtain. Shorten it so the weights rest on the bumper so it isn’t pulling too much on the top.
Lulu, re curtains... find a few heavy metal bits e.g. nuts, bolts, old screws. Create a little pocket out of fabric or wide ribbon and sew them on the bottom corners and middle of the curtains. The weight will help keep the curtains from flying away. There's also outdoor table cloth weights that clip on the bottom of the tablecloths so they don't fly away. I bought mine from the Australian version of your dollar store. ❤
You could stick a metal ribbon on to the edge of the black thing and use magnets like at the top.
What a beautiful home!!! And no mortgage that's the best part ❤❤❤❤
You get magnet strip for the bottom of curtains that give them the weight the curtain shops should keep it.
Hi Lulu,
You could try sewing 2/3/4 coins in a hem at the bottom of mosquito net to weight it 👍
Sew a seamed pocket and stuff a rebarb or heavy metal yardsticks in that seam. Just an idea
The lace curtains were a very good idea!
Drapery weights come by the yard that you can sew into the hem of your net. Might help with the wind.
Yes, that would be perfect!😂🎉
I have had a similar situation where I sewed little pockets into the bottom hem and added washers from the hardware store.
Double Sided Velcro tape for Netting situation 🎉
You could put weights in a hem across the bottom which should stay in place if you have wind.
Leave the piece of dowel as it is and take it out when traveling to make drawers harder to open for transit
Lulu your so crafty, informative & entertaining. Thank you
thanks so much!!! 💕