We were looking for blackout curtains for our nursery--our townhome windows let in a lot of light, and our baby likes to nap in the afternoons, right when the sun is starting to peak for the nursery. These curtains arrived in about a week and a half, and there were two packages inside--the sheer panels and the curtains themselves, which have tie-backs. The tie backs have white rope loops on the end that are pretty sturdy, the rope is about 1/4" in diameter.
Be advised, the "Cardinal Red" really means cardinal red, it's not bright at all but has more pink in it than you would normally think of than "Crayola Red" from the crayon box. It works fine for our nursery, which has white/cream, celery green, black houndstooth, and red with pink accents. Cardinal Red fits right between the red and pink, and it works.
The blackout works great. We've had these curtains up for over a month, and it's such a relief to get the nursery really dark for naptime, and also in the evenings for bedtime (it's summertime, so sundown is later than bedtime). I absolutely would recommend these curtains for a nursery or child's room.