My curtains were starting to show some wear and my lovely lady friend decided she would wash them for me. I asked her how they turned out and she said they just deteriated. When I mentioned that we could remove the plastics clips and have my sister sew new ones, she got a very blank look on her face and said quietly, "I thru them out". Plan 2, does anyone have those valuable little plastic curtain slides sitting at home in a drawer? My sister is a professioal seamstress and could make some great looking curtains.