Made to measure curtains

Nomoonatall

I ended up adapting bought curtains. I have two pairs per window...contrasting colours. I've put in hooks to catch the curtains, where they'd touch the heater.

I've recently bought some 'invisible hooks', so that I can line the curtains with fleece or something!

I'm probably not helping! Sorry. x

Hoploz

bouncydog1 wrote: »

Where the headings have been pleated on tape, rather than eyelet type, I have shortened them from the top by unpicking the tape, turning over the top so the curtains are the required length and then restitching the tape after cutting off the excess fabric from the curtain. Far easier IMO than rehemming, particularly if the curtains are lined and the hems weighted.

Funny you should say that. I've just done a pair this way for the first time this very week! They were from Ikea who sell their curtains at one standard 300cm length designed for the buyer to adjust them to the right length.

It was very easy to put the pencil pleat tape on, yes indeed. I think if you just want them just roughly the right length, eg somewhere below the window sill, then it's ok to do it this way. However, mine are floor length so it needed to be exactly right within a few mm. It all measured good but tbh they aren't quite perfect - the floor must have a slight dip as when they're drawn one looks a bit short Wouldn't have happened if I'd had them hung up to pin. Measuring accurately sometimes doesn't get the best results when it comes to old houses

DollyDee_2

bouncydog1 wrote: »

Where the headings have been pleated on tape, rather than eyelet type, I have shortened them from the top by unpicking the tape, turning over the top so the curtains are the required length and then restitching the tape after cutting off the excess fabric from the curtain. Far easier IMO than rehemming, particularly if the curtains are lined and the hems weighted.

I did mine that way as well. Ironed them first. Hung them up, measured from the bottom up how much had to be shortened, took them down, unpicked the tape, measured and cut off the required amount and machined the tape back on. Obviously, keep measuring the curtains against each other to make sure they will line up.

Much easier to do them from the top with ready-made curtains especially lined ones.