Assignment of curtains in our house is to protect us from bright sunlight, from inquisitive glances from the outside, to give to the dwelling cozy and elegant look. They have come to us from the East where in dwellings draperies were applied by rich fabrics.
Instruction
1. Today curtains at windows can be lungs tulle, and can be also heavy night curtains. Fabric for curtains is chosen depending on their assignment and form of window. Cotton fabrics well pass air, are not electrified. Synthetic fabrics well hold form, have beautiful gloss. According to the drawing of fabric can be monophonic and with the drawing. The large drawing visually reduces window, and monophonic curtains approach small windows more.
2. First of all, measure the window. The amount of the fabric necessary for sewing of curtains depends on it. Width of curtains has to be equal to 2-3 values of width of window. The more magnificently you want to have assemblies, the more widely there have to be curtains. Length of curtains depends on your taste. It is the best of all to make curtains on lining.
3. Cut out parent material for curtains, meaning allowances for podgib of bottom – 20 cm, top - 8-10 cm, side allowances – 2-3 cm.
4. Cut out fabric lining also as well as parent material, only width of lining has to be 5 cm less. Put parent material and lining the faces to each other and stitch side seams, having left not stitched 30 cm from below and 10 cm from above. Turn out curtains on the person.
5. Turn in top of the main cloth of curtain and lining inside on 4-5 cm, pin up them pins. Iron curtains, meaning ledges of the main fabric on lining on side seams on 2.5 cm.
6. Pristrochite gardinny tape is slightly lower than the upper edge of curtain. Each longitudinal line has to go in the same direction.
7. Turn in twice bottom edge of the main fabric inside on 8-10 cm and iron it. Unbend corners of curtain by 45 degrees, cut off excess fabric and tack them. Stitch edge of the main fabric.
8. Turn in twice bottom edge of lining fabric inside on 8-10 cm, doing allowance for the main fabric for 2-3 cm, pin pins, iron the iron and hem it manually on the main fabric concealed joint or pristrochita on the machine. Accurately finish side seams manually with concealed joint.