Replacing a broken set of blinds in my house and apparently no one sells the old standard kind where you pull the cord to raise them, I guess because kids and/or pets could tangle in the cord? Bit of an education in miniblinds today.

  • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    You can’t braid them together, they won’t go through the take-up mechanism when you drop them closed. I tried wrapping one with the same idea in mind and had to sit and unwrap them because I couldn’t close them anymore.

    You could just braid the bottom and set the braid with a knot, but that’s basically what the knot at the end and the cap do.

    • y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      Even if you braid it while the blinds are already closed it won’t work?

      I haven’t tried this yet but want to try when I get home. I worry about my cats getting tangled and one cord would be better than whatever the hell is going on with it now lol.

      • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
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        2 months ago

        I’ve personally done it, but now I wonder if those blinds were somehow loose or different. Don’t wanna suggest you do it just to have to undo it if it doesn’t work :/

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      2 months ago

      Maybe the ones I’ve had are looser? I’ve personally done it to 3 different blinds, but they were all in the same rental house, so maybe they’re different somehow