In modern interior curtains which fasten on eaves by means of openings at the upper edge are relevant. They are decorated with round or figured pads eyelets. This way of fastening of curtains allows to create accurate symmetric draperies. It is possible to sew curtain with eyelets practically from any materials – both from easy and transparent tyuly, and from heavy portyerny cloths lined.
- - Portyerny fabric
- - Paper and pencil for pattern
- - Sewing machine and threads
- - Scissors
- - Sartorial meter
- - Interlining or lyuversny tape
- - Iron
- - Eyelets
- - Clip-on earrings for eaves (if necessary)
- - Press perforator
1. Correctly pick up fabric combination to eyelets. For heavy portieres buy special rings which will keep cloth weight. They are recommended to be combined with clip-on earrings for eaves - these devices will support curtains and will help you to model drapery. Curtains of average weight can be combined with any decorative rings pads; for lungs tyuly pick up the insert suitable on color from more dense fabric which will weight curtain top.
2. You will find rather long and wide curtain. That the curtain drapery with eyelets was successful, you need to consider classical ratio: from two meters of the straightened portiere has to the drapery meter will turn out. Consider - for installation of eyelets you need from 10 to 20 cm of stock of length for podgibka of the upper edge of curtain. Calculate podgibka according to the sizes of self-adhesive tape for eyelets and add 2-3 more cm. It is possible to use interlining strip. The lining on top of curtain is obligatory – it will allow pads to keep more strong, and folds will be more equal.
3. Process side seams of curtain. Leave small allowance on its top and draw the flat line on which you lay flizelinovy or special lining tape. Exactly turn in allowance and iron the iron. Then it is necessary to bend curtain top lined and to iron carefully, avoiding wrinkles on cloth surface.
4. Calculate necessary quantity of eyelets. According to design rules, it has to be even, otherwise one side edge of curtain with eyelet will be inharmoniously allocated. That folds have turned out streaming, leave distance between openings from 15 to 20 cm. From above recede about 5 cm; remove eyelet from side seam a little. Now do opening.· precisely note the center of each future eyelet pencil; • Being guided on marks, circle eyelet from within; • Cut openings small sharp scissors. Holes have to turn out 3 cm less than the inside diameter of eyelets.
5. Get the special equipment for riveting of eyelets. Pads consist of decorative front part and the lower ring which has to become isolated with top in the strong lock. That it has occurred, it is necessary to make considerable effort. It is possible to try to fix eyelets by flat-nose pliers or the hammer, having put from above piece of rubber. However at the same time they can be damaged. Buy the special press perforator better or address in workshop on tailoring of curtains - there can establish you eyelets on professional equipment.
6. Put from inner side of opening on curtain the lower ring, from above (very precisely!) attach decorative pad. Rivet all rings – now it is possible to hang up curtains with eyelets on eaves and to drape the transformed window.