Clip for IKEA Schottis temporary blinds

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IKEA's Schottis blinds are great, because they're cheap. And since they're cheap, the clips for adjusting the length of the blinds are also cheap. That's not great. Actually, IKEA's flat clips are ingenious, since they can expand as needed. The problem is that they're annoying to attach and detach from the repeatedly, and I keep thinking I'm going to rip the blinds. My clips aren't really clips. They're more like napkin holders, because you slide them over the ends of the Schottis blinds to bunch up the material and keep it together. They'll hold the Schottis at any length, so long as there's a single fold to prevent them from falling off, and add just enough weight to make the blinds hang almost level at the bottom. It kind of drove me nuts that one end always hung lower than the other. Note that if your Schottis blinds are right to the edge of a frame, you won't be able to get the clips on at the very top (since they have to slide over the ends). I had an idea to make a hinged version that clamps around the blinds and then secures with magnets, but sometimes simple is better. Plus, we're talking about $5 blinds, so let's not go crazy here. I printed with two shells and no infill. They aren't super strong, but that shouldn't matter since there's no real stress on them. Make sure to clean up and smooth the insides and edges--any spot that makes contact with the blinds--so that they don't scrape or rip the material. I'm using two clips on a Schottis that's cut down to 5/8 of its original width. For a full-width Schottis, I'd probably use three.