curtain material £1 a m

Bibbitybob

Bibbitybob wrote: »

I've had two 28 day letters now, but no fabric yet

Make that 3 letters... :eek:

(*wave back* to pollyskittle!)

forumfan_2

hitatotatus wrote: »

Are you guys all making your own with this or will you get made up by a seamstress? Any tips if you are making your own - is it really difficult?

I am making my own. It is fairly easy but gets a little more difficult if you have patterned material and need them wider than the width of your material as you have to match up patterns more than once (unless you have narrow windows this is probably likely as you need approx double the width of the window to get the right look). You just need a little bit of patience.

The most important advice I can give you is measure twice, cut once - there is nothing more gutting than cutting your material in the wrong place and not having enough to finish the job. There will be loads of people out there who know what I mean!!

If you google 'making curtains' you will find loads of advice.

Personally, I tend to go for a standard pencil pleat (don't cut the pull threads just tuck them away neatly) and I like a full length curtain so tend to go for around a 72" drop. Also, iron and pin everything before sewing (remove the pins as you sew). Maybe consider making a small pair of unlined ones for a hall window or guest bedroom first before you embark on a major project.

Good luck

glenstan

Just ordered 12 mtrs of linnum hazlenut and lining, phoned up, lady extremley helpfull on phone. I always make my own curtains these must be the cheapest yet.
As long as material comes before the end of month i will be delighted

Raksha

Finally managed to get my Visa Debit order through online - #3 son want's black, so i've ordered 'coal' - a pewter grey - 8 metres (he's got very wide windows which are quite shallow, so I'm hoping to use the 54" width as the 'drop' if you understand what I mean).

Bibbitybob

Mine finally arrived today

mirry

I ordered the coal for my daughters bedroom , must be the "in" colour ,lol.

Savvy_sewing

I received my fabrics, but was surprised that even the 2m pieces came on the cardboard rolls! The weight extra for the postage was rediculous, and I now have 5 huge cardboard tubes to dispose of! But the fabric was lovely. I actually came accross this offer in "the sewing room" thread on here, and have also been redirected to here. I do love MSE!

Savvy_sewing

Bibbitybob wrote: »

I've had two 28 day letters now, but no fabric yet

I also had 2 letters, but my stuff came in around 9 days I think it was.

nanatopsy

Thanks OP, looks a good bargain, would love to buy some but would like to see it first. Did anyone send for samples first?:)

sistercas

nanatopsy wrote: »

Thanks OP, looks a good bargain, would love to buy some but would like to see it first. Did anyone send for samples first?:)

i ordered 3 samples came the next day :j
I have ordered 17m of fabric £17 :j and 17m of lining £8.50 :j:j

thanks OP