How to sew the curtains yourself: we process the bottom edge

Finished curtains, bought in the store, rarely have the required length. And even custom-made curtains may require additional processing (for example, if for some reason you have installed another cornice). How to properly sew the curtains, so as not to redo the work several times? Use the tips below. The easiest way is to sew the curtains on the sewing machine, but you can do it manually. In this case, you will spend a little more time, but the aesthetic side of the subject will not suffer at all.

General Tips

For all types of edge processing, there are several rules that facilitate the process.

• Pick up the thread in the tone of the fabric. On most of the materials, the straight line made by her will be invisible.
• For materials whose threads are heavily crumbled, perform additional edge processing on the sewing machine using the zigzag stitch at the maximum step.
• Double fold can be used for all kinds of curtains, except for those that have a lining. How to sew curtains with a lining, consider below.
• To make the bend beautiful, and the threads were not visible on the front side, use a hidden seam. To accomplish this, one thread of the warp is grasped with a needle. Most sewing machines also have a hidden seam function.
• Be sure to sweep the hem. Make long stitches and use pins in addition.
• After sweeping, iron the fold. In order to avoid any distortions, pin the cloth to the ironing board with pins or spread a smooth blanket on the floor and iron the curtain on it.
• How to sew the curtains with your own hands, so that in the end they hung exactly? In the lower edge of the curtains are sewn special weights, then the curtain hangs evenly and does not frown from below. Gruziki are in the form of a weighting cord, metal discs or a solid chain. They are hidden in a hem, in corners or sew small pockets to the wrong side. Some have holes, and they can be attached to the fabric, like buttons. For curtains of thick fabric heavy weights are used, and for tulle a weighting cord is used along the entire length of the fold. To prevent the cord from hanging, it is attached to the fabric by hand through segments of 20-30 cm.

We sew by hand

First, smooth the curtains and hang them on the window. If the tissue is heavy, let it hang for a few days. Measure out the desired length, zapolite with pins or measure ruler centimeters. How to sew curtains? The most common way to process the bottom edge and the curtains, and the tulle is the double fold. The allowance is 7 + 7 = 14 cm. Add it to the length of the curtains, mark out the two lines with soap. One is the cut line, the second is the length of the finished curtain. Trim the fabric and proceed to sewing. Twice the allowance by orienting yourself on the marking line, sweep the hem. Smooth out the iron and start sewing with a hidden straight or hem (stitch) stitch.

For a thick fabric at the corner joint, the hem is cut at an angle of 45 degrees. Thin material can not be cut. First, cut down the bottom, then - the lateral edge. But if you are making ready curtains, you can do the opposite, so as not to bother with the side seam - there will not be much difference in appearance.

Line on the machine

Now let's talk about how to sew the curtains on the sewing machine.

• Double the hem is straight-stitched into the edge, the stitch length is about 3 mm.
• Another way is to treat the hem with a small zigzag. The folded fold is turned to the front side so that it protrudes by 2-3 mm. Sweep the fabric, then install the machine on the zigzag stitch and tie, grabbing the edge of the curtain (where the protrudes 2-3 mm). On the front side of the thread will be invisible.

Seamless edge processing

How to sew curtains from the organza, if the line spoils all the beauty? Perform seamless edge processing. To do this, use a double-sided glue tape from nonwoven. It is put into the bend and ironed with an iron. From the temperature, the tape is adhered to the fabric. Observe the ironing mode recommended for synthetic materials.

How to sew a curtain with a lining

First prepare the blind. The bottom line is to perform a hem without lining, otherwise the seams will be very thick. Cut the bottom edge with an allowance of 12.5 cm. Also, cut the lining to make it shorter than the front fabric by 12.5 cm. To make the curtains angles equal, perform a lateral fabric junction at an angle of 45 degrees. Make a hem at 5 cm, the second - at 7.5 cm. After that, smooth the lining. Turn the hem to the front side and sew up to the lining fabric.

In the event that it is not necessary to make a secret seam (if the line on the front side is invisible), the curtains and pads are uniquely curled, stitching them to each other with a straight stitch.

In some cases, the design of the curtain allows you to trim the bottom edge using a braid or fringe. Also carry out a double hem of the bottom, only from the wrong side of the hem is sewn in addition to the braid or additionally perform the finishing on the front side with fringe.