I just moved in to the bustling downtown area of Seattle and would like to somehow reduce the noise levels in our apartment. I saw these drapery liners on JoAnn’s website: http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?CATID=&PRODID=prd53757 and it mentions that “special fabric helps keep the noise out.”

Does anyone know what these fabrics may be? It’s obvious that I won’t be able to reduce the noise level significantly with fabric alone, but even a small reduction would help me sleep more easily.

Suggestions?

Mar 11, 2010, 06.06 PM by cthuliz

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    Mar 11, 2010, 10.58 PMby katexxxxxx

    You can use stuff called ‘bump’, which is a thick fluffy cotton or man-made interlining that goes into curtains between the lining and the main fabric. It helps to reduce noise and keep in warmth. If you also added a blackout thermal lining, that would add to the insulating qualities for noise as well as temperature. It makes the curtains very thick and heavy. You would need to avoid a full style and use strong tracks.

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    Mar 12, 2010, 05.00 AMby oscarthegrouch108

    i work for JoAnns, and if you had come into the store and asked me i would recommend the blackout lining (called “budget blackout”). another option that would be good is a flannel-type of lining. i can’t remember the name of it, but it’s in with the drapery lining and it feels and looks like flannel.

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    Mar 14, 2010, 09.21 AMby soultouch

    Wool also have excellent sound absorbing properties. Many stages, studios and cafes use that. As a bonus it’s also very flame resistant.

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