John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck as a young boy. In Of Mice and Men, famed American writer John Steinb eck draws his readers into a world of memorable characters, colourful slang and dramatic events.
Sash curtains are used to cover the lower sash of the windows. Rod pocket curtains have a channel sewn into the top of the fabric. A curtain rod is passed through the channel to hang. Thermal or Blackout curtains use very tightly woven fabric, usually in multiple layers. They not only block out the light, but can also serve as an acoustic or thermal dampener.
All modern screens are held in place with spline. Modern screens are made of nylon, unlike the old steel or aluminum screens of years past. The nylon screening material is pressed into a window channel and held in place with a material called a screen spline. The spline is long and circular in shape with ridges along its outside diameter.