How to Measure Windows for Made-to-Measure Curtains
Measure a curtain pole or track, choose a finished drop and record the details a curtain maker needs before fabric is cut.
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Measuring & Planning
Practical guidance on measuring windows, calculating curtain fullness and planning fabric before a project begins.
Curtain Fullness Explained: How Much Fabric Do You Need?
Understand fullness ratios, work out a starting fabric width and see why pattern repeat and heading type change the final calculation.
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A step-by-step fabric estimate that accounts for curtain width, drop, hems, usable fabric width and pattern matching.
Read article1:2 or 1:2.5 gathering tape – which one I chose after many trials
For a long time, I thought that the more gathers, the better. It sounds logical, but in practice, it doesn’t always work. Several projects have taught me that…
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