How do you hem net curtains?

annie123

I have http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10070262
at my bay window.
They reach the floor and look daft, so how do I cut and hem them so they are neat and tidy.

I know ikea say just cut but I've seen that done and don't like it.

Don't mind hand or machine stitching, iron on double sided tape stuff or any other idea.
Worried about ending up with a hem that looks like sea waves!

tanith

I would do it with the iron on sticky stuff , cut , pin the sticky tape inside the turned up bottom then press with a tea towel over the actual net curtain.. I did this once but it was a few years ago it came out fine apart from being a bit stiff to start with but it soon fell into folds once it was hung for a week or so...

lizzyb1812

I think I'd have a go at machine hemming. Are you going to be cutting enough off to get a bit to practice with - I reckon adjusting the tension and/or the stitch will enable you to get it right

*zippy*

I used to unpick the top bit off where you thread the pole or wire through, trim the net and then sew it back on. If its just a turned over piece of net to make the channel, trim leaving enough length for you to make a new one. You don't have to worry about hem lines showing or dodgy cutting then.

CH27

*zippy* wrote: »

I used to unpick the top bit off where you thread the pole or wire through, trim the net and then sew it back on. If its just a turned over piece of net to make the channel, trim leaving enough length for you to make a new one. You don't have to worry about hem lines showing or dodgy cutting then.

That's what I did.

Bonbon

Me too. I always cut at the top and sew it, then nobody will notice a dodgy hem.

annie123

Brilliant.:T
I'm going to do a version of all 3 ideas.

Zippy, great idea, I hadn't thought about the top bit.

I'm going to cut as straight as line as poss, to the right length allowing enough for a hem, iron on sticky stuff, then stitch it on the machine.
Turn it upside down so Ikea's nice neat edge becomes the bottom and my home made edge the top.........which is hidden by a wooden pelmet:D

Have I got that right?

MaggieBaking

I believe it's a pain in the bum, you could consider cutting, and then fabric-glueing on a trim?