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Product Search Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames. Enter a search word and hit the enter key. Search for product ranges or colourway numbers. Site Map	Curtain Making Tips Before Choosing Your Fabric Windows present different problems and choosing the correct way to dress a window with the right fabric can enhance any room and create many different settings. Some points to consider. Look at the size of your windows.. Do they dominate the room? Are they in proportion to the rest of the room? Do you want to draw attention to them, do they simply need enhancing, or is it the view beyond the window that’s more important to you. Is the room light or dark? Do you want a formal or informal room, drama or cool simplicity? What furnishings do you already have? Patterned carpets often require plain curtain treatments but pattern curtains can work if you choose the colours carefully. Each fabric will give a different finished look. Cotton is hardwearing, drapes well and can be washed. {There will always be shrinkage however so allow for this} Silks and taffeta and other man-made fabrics are good for a softer look. Always better if interlined. Velvets have pile and when choosing this fabric make sure you know which way you want the pile to be when made up. Pile down reflects the light and will appear lighter than pile up. Silks may fade in the sunlight so need to be protected with a good lining. Avoid dark colours in sunny window. Linen and linen union are very hardwearing but can sometimes look creased. If making up loose covers allow at least 5% shrinkage. The best thing to do is to cut a small piece, approx 30cm square and measure and then wash. Measure again to check percentage amount of shrinkage. The more expensive the linen the better it will drape for curtains. When choosing plain fabrics texture will add to a room. Mix textures with cushions and add trimmings where possible. Chenilles and jacquards are good for curtains but not so hardwearing on furniture Ask advice from your upholsterer before choosing either of these fabrics for covering furniture. Sheers and voiles are perfect for giving privacy and also creating a light an airy feel in a room. Voyage Fabrics - Window Treatments (Alchemy & Asfiya) 10 Top Tips for Curtain Making Always check fabrics for flaws and that correct amount has been sent before cutting into fabric. Refunds are never given once fabric is cut into. Measure out lengths of curtain first and pin. Check you’ve pattern matched {where needed}, allowed enough for headings and hems, usually .25 cm. Some fabrics benefit from being cut into lengths before making up and hung over a banister or similar for a few days as they can move in different atmospheric conditions. Velvets are particularly vulnerable to this. Hand sewing is always the best way to make curtains particularly if you are a beginner. Taffetas, silks and velvets are always best hand sewn along the sides and hem. Interline silks and taffetas with a cotton bump interliner for best results. Other fine cotton fabrics will look good also and worth the extra work involved. Weights can be added in the corners of your curtains to help them hang well, particularly lightweight ones. For a more understated look curtains can be puddle on the floor. Allow at least .40cm extra on your curtain lengths for this. To help with making press out all seams as you go along. Valances and pellets usually should be 1/6^th of your finished length. This is not written in stone but should be a guideline. When making tiebacks make sure they are big enough for the amount of widths in your curtain. If they are too tight your curtains will look creased when they’re taken off. Harlequin Fabrics - Window Treatment (Kalaya)
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Curtain Making Tips

Before Choosing Your Fabric

Windows present different problems and choosing the correct way to dress a window with the right fabric can enhance any room and create many different settings. Some points to consider.
Look at the size of your windows.. Do they dominate the room? Are they in proportion to the rest of the room? Do you want to draw attention to them, do they simply need enhancing, or is it the view beyond the window that’s more important to you. Is the room light or dark? Do you want a formal or informal room, drama or cool simplicity? What furnishings do you already have? Patterned carpets often require plain curtain treatments but pattern curtains can work if you choose the colours carefully.
Each fabric will give a different finished look. Cotton is hardwearing, drapes well and can be washed. {There will always be shrinkage however so allow for this} Silks and taffeta and other man-made fabrics are good for a softer look. Always better if interlined. Velvets have pile and when choosing this fabric make sure you know which way you want the pile to be when made up. Pile down reflects the light and will appear lighter than pile up. Silks may fade in the sunlight so need to be protected with a good lining. Avoid dark colours in sunny window.
Linen and linen union are very hardwearing but can sometimes look creased. If making up loose covers allow at least 5% shrinkage. The best thing to do is to cut a small piece, approx 30cm square and measure and then wash. Measure again to check percentage amount of shrinkage. The more expensive the linen the better it will drape for curtains.
When choosing plain fabrics texture will add to a room. Mix textures with cushions and add trimmings where possible. Chenilles and jacquards are good for curtains but not so hardwearing on furniture Ask advice from your upholsterer before choosing either of these fabrics for covering furniture.
Sheers and voiles are perfect for giving privacy and also creating a light an airy feel in a room.

Voyage Fabrics - Window Treatments (Alchemy & Asfiya)

10 Top Tips for Curtain Making

Always check fabrics for flaws and that correct amount has been sent before cutting into fabric. Refunds are never given once fabric is cut into.
Measure out lengths of curtain first and pin. Check you’ve pattern matched {where needed}, allowed enough for headings and hems, usually .25 cm.
Some fabrics benefit from being cut into lengths before making up and hung over a banister or similar for a few days as they can move in different atmospheric conditions. Velvets are particularly vulnerable to this.
Hand sewing is always the best way to make curtains particularly if you are a beginner. Taffetas, silks and velvets are always best hand sewn along the sides and hem.
Interline silks and taffetas with a cotton bump interliner for best results. Other fine cotton fabrics will look good also and worth the extra work involved.
Weights can be added in the corners of your curtains to help them hang well, particularly lightweight ones.
For a more understated look curtains can be puddle on the floor. Allow at least .40cm extra on your curtain lengths for this.
To help with making press out all seams as you go along.
Valances and pellets usually should be 1/6^th of your finished length. This is not written in stone but should be a guideline.
When making tiebacks make sure they are big enough for the amount of widths in your curtain. If they are too tight your curtains will look creased when they’re taken off.

Harlequin Fabrics - Window Treatment (Kalaya)