tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55441190487184931652012-03-06T15:22:57.297-06:00Green fabrics... and cordless window coveringsGreen and Safe Windowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972989797109773735noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544119048718493165.post-5114063820840659702012-03-06T15:18:00.001-06:002012-03-06T15:22:57.319-06:00

Three year-old Emily Jones died Sept. 6, 2008, when she became entangled in a cord attached to a set of blinds. Read more about Emily Jones and the cordless window covering movement by clicking here.

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Our friend LaVerne Schultz, founder of Simply Sew Creations, ordered "Carol" from our Green and Safe Fabric line and was very pleased with the speedy, secure delivery. "Wow was I impressed. FedEx delivered it today. Great packaging...nice and durable. Before Christmas, I had to return fabric to another vendor because the packaging got ripped and the fabric was damaged...such a headache."

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Lindsey has learned to walk and is now obviously thinking about the big world out there.It is awful to imagine that cords would be hanging on her right where she could get caught in them. Or a shade which she would lift up to see outside which might have cords there.Innocents of all kinds (kids, pets, disabled people for instance) should be protected from the hazard of shades with any kind of

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17660666541084883765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544119048718493165.post-2822692327760377562012-01-11T01:45:00.001-06:002012-01-11T01:45:39.494-06:00

Happy New Year!!  Oh, I already said that yesterday.  But I am very excited and looking forward to 2012.  My son, Bill Reese is now working with me on slipcovers.  He was part of the shop years ago and now has moved back to Fort Worth after 20+ years in Florida.  Here's a photo made in front of his house down there several years ago (I still had salt & pepper hair!)

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For 2012 I will: Post more often. Share my family, projects and staff with everybody. For starters, here's a photo of me with my four grandchildren.  Made on Christmas day, what a happy event for me to be in the room with all 4 of them at once.  Julia, Anna, Margaret and Troy with me in the middle.

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A post from the blog of Parents for Window Blind Safety: regarding Window Coverings Manufacturing Association WCMA recommends ONLY cordless products in places where children are present.  This is on the WCMA website.  This is an admission that corded products that comply with ANSI standard are not safe!  Products used as directed means that if a child is present, then the

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Mary Ann Plumlee offers this Austrian shade photo from her last installation of the CK lift system fabric shades.  What a beautiful shade!!!  and it works like it looks....like a dream!!!

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Hey, did you know it's national Window Coverings Safety month? Somfy has kicked things off with their own video and you can watch it here.How are you observing Window Coverings Safety month? Let us know.

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How do you like our new green canvas? It's even heavier than Dora, the fabric in natural hemp which the last sofa and drapery pictures were made from. I made a simple cover for the love seat in our showroom.What you can't see: how soft this fabric is!!!

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"We love our slipcover and drapes and our beautiful pillows. Thank you so much!" - Cherri Cetto The slipcover in "Dora" hemp canvas Dining Room Drapery The pillow  P.S. Please visit our updated Green and Safe Fabrics page with photos of 22 out of 28 of our fabrics. More photos and descriptions coming soon.

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Here it is, folks.  You can have this shade up to 6 feet long and 6 feet wide.  No strings.  It moves in the usual way from the top down, but it can also move from the bottom up, a real nice privacy feature for some rooms. Two screws are all it takes to put the track in each side of your window.  If you want outside mount, we use molding in front of the track painted to match the woodwork.

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"Rylie turned 4 last week and is raising and lowering her own shade. Her mother wanted to keep blinds behind the shade to keep all front windows appearing the same." .......Mary Ann Plumlee, inventor of the CK lift system and grandmother to Rylie.

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On the CK Lift System website you will find our new slideshow on how to assemble a shade for this system. The whole thing is so new that it is still getting tweaked often, so more will be available later. A big shout out to Mary Ann Plumlee, the inventor of CK Lift, and to Parents for Window Blind Safety for all their efforts to see that windows are safe for children.

Julianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544119048718493165.post-55723632831289136052011-06-06T12:18:00.008-05:002011-08-24T07:56:21.598-05:00

My customer loves 'em! 10 oz natural hemp, pre-laundered for chair and ottoman slipcovers. This fabric is named "Lydia" and is available NOW. For a free pre-washed cutting, call toll-free: 888-923-7160. Have a green and safe day!!!

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Green and Safe Interiors and Pat Reese now have a toll free number for you. It's 1-888-923-7160. For green fabrics: A pack of 22 samples is $16 including shipping. To have a look and/or to order the safest lift system for fabric shades, go here.

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The world just lost another 5-year-old boy to window blind cords. the answer is here, people. Fabric shades, at least, can now be cord-free. CKLift Systems offers a safe solution for lifting roman shades and here it is: CKLift System watch the video demonstration.

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This well-known school now has a way for those who can't travel to their headquarters in North Carolina to meet their high training standards. Click here for the info page: Custom Home Furnishing Academy home study courses and tell 'em you were sent by Green and Safe Interiors! many thanks... Pat R.

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One of the new fabrics Green and Safe is offering is charmeuse (that's right, satiny silk/hemp blend) in black and in natural.  Its 60%  hemp, and weighs almost nothing...3 oz.  This is one of 22 different fabrics that are priced to compete with anything out there.  A set of samples costs $10 plus shipping.  Call me toll free at 888-923-7160 have a green and safe day!!! Pat Reese

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MADE IN THE USA I saw Marty Lowy of Theatrical and Drapery Supply at the International Window Coverings Expo in Las Vegas this week. He says "GET THE LEAD OUT." To see his website click here. He offers drapery weights made of steel. They come in ribbon style, altogether enclosed in a flameproof tape that can be cut apart for individual weights, or used as chain weight in a stage drapery.

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I saw sooo  many wonderful new products in Las Vegas at the International Window Coverings Expo. One of the best is a new type of blind that let us see outside.  Specially designed louvres block 95% of the heat, and allows diffused light coming in  ( 92% of sunlight ) without glare. Protecting furniture from fading, our eyes from glare, and our homes from most of the energy costs we use

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That's right!! The folks from Poland have developed a product so new it isn't even on the market yet in the US.  But watch for it soon.  Based on the old roller shade principal of a hundred years ago, but with a new twist...a key to adjust roller speed and tension. The shade fabric is flameproof and easy-care.  Maximum opening is set at the top.   A short tug will hold it in place anywhere on

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Here is our story from the business angle. Please note:   Parents are concerned not just with "reducing injuries" but with eliminating them altogether.   Mary Ann Plumlee's new CK Lift system is named after Linda Kaiser's little girl who is mentioned in this article. It will be introduced to the industry next week at the International Window Coverings Expo in Las Vegas. click here: New York

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I just ordered samples of wonderful green, soft and tough Hemp fabrics for slipcovers, upholstery and window coverings!!  Can't wait to make a demo cordless shade with some of it. Sample books of the new hemp fabric will be $10.00.  If you need one let me know.  The price point is similar to cotton (which just went way up, by the way) and/or linen..  I swear I can't tell the difference between

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Green and Safe Interiors would like to see a new generation of window treatments made of sustainable fibers and without chemicals dangerous to the workroom staff and for... families out there. Children have been badly hurt and even died while playing with cords on shades, blinds and draperies.  New regulations require all home window treatments to work without any cords. Join our forum . We

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