Hey there!
I couldn't accept them whatsoever longer.
Yup.
As I mentioned a pair of weeks ago, these curtains were driving me crazy.
This is the room where nosotros pass well-nigh of our time... reading, eating, watching tv, blogging...
You yell it. It's done hither inward our identify unit of measurement room.
So, it was difficult to ignore those short, uneven curtains.
I brought them downwards fifty-fifty earlier finding the stuff that would brand them longer.
However, earlier taking them down, I measured in addition to marked how much I wanted to cut.
I randomly picked 12". As yous tin meet inward the moving painting below ---> 12" from the floor.
Each i of my 6 curtains was marked on both ends -right in addition to left.
Once downwards I made certain to grade them. Sometimes the meridian of the rod is dissimilar from drape to curtain, yous know, only inward case.
Then, each drape was folded in addition to ironed on the 12" mark. That gave me a trouble to cutting off the lower part.
The stuff I chose to extend the curtains was a plaid, twin size, apartment sail I flora at Walmart. It was a real economical solution. At starting fourth dimension I looked at fabrics but the iii yards - 60" broad fabrics were to a greater extent than expensive than what I wanted to pay for them.
This twin apartment sail was nether v bucks. :)
I gave the hem 3" in addition to ½" to the seam to connect it to the curtain. (I don't recommend giving the extra one-half inch for the seam, afterward on you'll meet why).
After cutting each panel, making certain the lines were identical for each pair of curtains, the hem was ironed. Leaving the full destination of each panel at 12½".
I ended upward amongst 4 of my panels having the same design. Sadly, it wasn't plenty to create got all 6 of them identical. Two panels got a dissimilar trouble up.
With the extending panels ironed in addition to ready, it was straightaway fourth dimension to run upward them to the curtains. Zig zaging the seam to forestall fraying.
The width of each extension panel is longer than the width of the curtain. At this indicate yous tin larn ahead in addition to bring down the excess, Fe in addition to run upward those side hems.
The concluding usage is to stitch the lower hem close.
After ironing them, this is how they look. This pair of curtains inward the moving painting below, were the starting fourth dimension ones I made. They're a tinsy chip likewise long. That's why I don't recommend adding the ½" for the seam. What always yous usage for the seam is going to convey the full length off the floor.
Anyways, I'm gonna piece of employment out them similar this. ;)
I'm loving the plaid, it gives them interest.
This is an slow project, it alone takes fourth dimension - measuring, ironing in addition to sewing- I intend I spent two/three hours doing this.
If yous don't know how to sew, I intend yous tin usage the iron-on hemming record to tackle this project.
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