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Author Message   Davejb Tinkerer Username: Davejb Post Number: 8 Registered: 04-2013 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Sunday, August 18, 2013 - 12:01 pm:    I used the Aki Asahi rubber/silk material without too much problem, though I find the edges tend to fray slightly. Thickness of the 1st curtain ribbons is important - use the originals if you can. With care, and some luck, it is possible to re-use the original metal laths. Open the two folds JUST enough to slide out the old curtain (you may have to use acetone if the rubber has gone sticky). Cut the new curtain over-long, form a fold perfectly square (press it cold in a vice, then apply a smoothing iron at a low temperature) and slide it into the lath. Cut off the surplus and close the folds on the lath. You'll understand what I mean when you have the curtains out!