There are a lot of factors to consider when calculating yardage for draperies. I’ve gone over a few individual instances in various curtain posts on this blog (See these grommet curtains, rod pocket curtains and pinch pleat curtains), but what if someone wants to make similar curtains for a bigger window, requiring several widths of fabric? Or how do they take into account different prints?
There are many types of pleating and gathering tapes for making different types of draperies. I’m going to show a basic example of a gathering tape with four threads. There are also gathering tapes with as few as two strings. For heavier fabrics, choose a wider pleat/gathering tape. Many of these tapes accommodate multiple types of drapery pins, from pinch pleat hooks to two-prong hooks to simple pins. Note: This is not a full curtain tutorial. Please excuse any wrinkles and imperfect pleats. We will be offering a full tutorial on pinch pleat curtains in the coming months. We currently…
Grommets are one way to hang curtains. I really like how they look, the simplicity of using them, and how they create such nice folds with ease.These plastic grommets are incredibly quick and easy. If you’ve ever battled with metal grommets in a project, don’t let that scare you. These require no tools and they just snap right into place.
Last week, we started with Part 1 of this tutorial: measuring, cutting and hanging the rod. This week, we’ll continue with the sewing part of the project.I decided to remake the curtains in my son’s room because last time I made them way too narrow, and although they covered the window, they didn’t hang nicely. I also lined them with the same fabric I used for the front – a solid brown – and wanted to use a proper black-out lining this time. I also added interlining, which makes them hang nicer. The interlining is optional. It’s most useful on…
This tutorial will show you how to measure your panels to make lined grommet curtains with interlining. Interlining can give nice shape and body to any curtain, but does the most for silky, light curtains. I’m making mine from a heavier fabric, but I wanted to demonstrate how to use it. Interlining is also great for insulating your windows and reducing heat loss. I’m also using blackout lining to help keep a bedroom darker. Next week, we’ll get to the actual sewing and grommets. Finally, the zigzags? Well, chevron fabrics are all the rage, and we have tons! Just search…
I love the look of grommet curtains. The grommets are surprisingly easy to apply, too. I have a mini tutorial below on that. As for making the curtain themselves, I found an awesome blog post with a great explanation. These curtains are for my son’s nursery. With daylight saving time, his room always seems to be very bright, even with the blinds closed. I wanted something that darkened the room, so I went with the brown fabric.
Sometimes simpler is better. It’s easy to be wooed by all the beautiful colors and patterns of fabrics, not to mention texture. But sometimes it’s the most basic fabrics that make the most useful and beautiful things. And that’s why I love the Linen Solid Oats fabric. From clothing to embroidery (more on that in a few weeks) to handbags, this is a gorgeous fabric that lets the final object really shine for what it is. So it’s no wonder that Southern Lady magazine has featured it in its July/August issue, hitting newsstands the first of July. These gorgeous, full-bodied…
I am preparing a nursery for my baby, and it’s not done yet. I’ll be sharing photos with you soon. I’ve made bedding and accessories from some adorable fabrics, but I probably won’t be ready to share the whole shebang with you until later in June. For now, I wanted to make a little window valance with some of the fabric. The room feels really bare right now, and I loved the oomph this project gave to that wall. I whipped up a very simple valance; it’s not lined and it’s quick and easy. For me, the back side of…
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