How to sew curtains with pelmets

Curtains with pelmet, has been effectively used in the decoration of the rooms. A valance is a short piece of fabric, which is designed to decorate the old ledge and give it a beautiful look. For lambrequin can use any old short curtains or curtains.

Instruction

Take a cooked piece of fabric, blinds or curtains. To make a pelmet-based or hard pelmets, prepare to fit your cutting thick cardboard, or a plate, cut or saw out of its desired shape.

Pre-measure the design of fasteners to meet your future pelmet. To do this, measure the distance from the eyelet curtain ring to the desired length of the lower edge of the curtains.

Vykroyte of the prepared matter of the pelmet shape and length corresponding to cardboard or wooden base. Glue the pelmet a tough adhesive. Outline the main fabric take a couple of inches wider than the adhesive backing. The glue before gluing, cut the outline of the original pattern. The fabric can be easily wrapped without the formation therein of creases, make numerous cuts on the regional projections. Cut allowances, fold the fabric inside out and carefully sew by hand.

Prepared pelmet is attached to the metal parts above the cornice should be 5-7 inches on both sides from it.

For the manufacture of soft lambrequin do not need any thick foundations. Measure the length of the cornice and make a calculation of the tissue, increasing the data obtained in half to two times. Cutting main fabric and lining.

For main fabric: length curtains add height lambrequin and add 15 inches to the lower hem and half an inch as a seam allowance for the top of the ACC. Lining fabric for cutting is identical to the previous one, only a few inches shorter than the cutting of the main fabric.

Sew the main fabric with the lining and Ratatouille seams. Treat cuts and folds. Sew the lining to the valance curtain. Fold the lining and the curtain, right sides inside. Check that there is a complete alignment of the middle and seams and upper edges.

Cleave the lining and curtain pins, to make it easier to work with. Prostrochite upper edge, making a space three inches. Sew the mounting tape and collect the curtain folds. Loop sewn pelmet on the front side and hang curtains.

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