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How to Block a Window in the House From Night Vision

Night vision is a technology that uses ambient light, allowing you to see details clearly in the dark. At night, the windows in your home make your life visible to prying eyes with night vision. Potential thieves can use night vision to inspect your possessions through the windows. If you live in a high-crime neighborhood or just want to block your home from potential night vision scans, blackout curtains are a viable solution. Blackout curtains use thick material to block even the minimal light needed for night vision to work.

Things You'll Need

  • Measuring tape
  • Fabric scissors
  • Decorative fabric
  • Blackout fabric
  • Iron
  • Straight pins (optional)
  • Sewing machine
  • Thread
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure the window with a measuring tape. Add 12 inches to the width and length measurement. Cut a piece of fabric to match these measurements. Choose fabric that matches your internal decor. Cut a piece of blackout fabric that is 1/2 inch shorter in width and length than the decorative fabric. For example, if your window measures 36 inches long and 24 inches wide, cut the decorative fabric to measure at least 48-by-36-inches and the blackout fabric 47 1/4-by-35 1/4-inches. Blackout fabric is available online and at fabric stores.

    • 2

      Place the decorative fabric face down on your work surface. Fold all four edges of the fabric over 1/2 inch. Press the hem with a hot iron. If desired, use straight pins to hold the hem in place. Sew along the hem using a sewing machine. Remove the straight pins if you used them.

    • 3

      Place the blackout fabric face down on your work surface. Fold the edges of the fabric over 1/2 inch. Press the fabric with a hot iron. Do not use straight pins to secure it. Sew along the hem to secure it.

    • 4

      Place the hemmed, decorative fabric face down on your work surface. Place the hemmed blackout fabric face down on the decorative fabric. Slide the edges of the blackout fabric under the hems of the decorative fabric. Sew the blackout fabric onto the decorative fabric, placing the stitches along the hems.

    • 5

      Fold the top edge of the decorative fabric and blackout fabric over 4 inches to create the curtain rod pocket. Sew along the width of the folded fabric, 1/2 inch in from the edge. Leave the sides of the pocket open.

    • 6

      Insert a curtain rod into the pocket and hang it up.

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