Chandelier "Scrunchies"

[Karen]

Have you ever seen “Scrunchies” for chandliers?

What you do is cover the chain from the chandelier in a long tube of fabric lightly wider than the chain and flex (silk looks best) make it three times longer than the chain and scrunch it up.
it looks pretty in a dining room and conceals the electrical wire.

[Louise]

Re: Chandelier "Scrunchies"

I have seen these in stately homes and chateaux we have visited on holiday (even on holiday I can't help noticing curtains etc.!)

I have a curtain making book where they suggest making similar 'tubes' of fabric to cover poles between fixed heading curtains, esp. those with a channel heading where the pole is threaded through the top of the panel.

[diygail]

Re: Chandelier "Scrunchies"

This might be a silly question, but do you have to take the chandelier down to get the scrunchy on? I would love these on my chandeliers, but can face taking them down!

[Louise]

Re: Chandelier "Scrunchies"

I can't think of a way to avoid taking the fitting down.......for instance, if you used vecro to close the length of the fabric to make the tube I think it would make the finished item too stiff/bulky to scrunch properly.

[Jules]

Re: Chandelier "Scrunchies"

Was going to say you'd need a pretty good head for heights and a steady hand to do them in situ.....


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I suppose they've gathered it prior to putting the velcro in.

[diygail]

Re: Chandelier "Scrunchies"

Thanks so much for this link Jules - I will have a look, and hopefully they will have something - my Chandeliers arent anywhere near as grand as those in the picture, but you can still see the wire running through the chain, and it has always annoyed me!

[Jules]

Re: Chandelier "Scrunchies"

They look pretty easy to make. They even tell you how long they are when un-scrunched (6ft?) so you'll probably be able to make your own now Karen has brought them to our attention!