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Best way to hem drapes.
Before any sewing can be done make sure to hang the curtain rod and.
Cut off the excess bottom portion of the curtains after ironing where the hem will go.
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Next decide where you want the bottom of your curtains to land.
If you re using hem tape use it between now just under the newly turned seam.
With your curtains hanging on their rod use a stick pin to mark where you want bottom of the hem of the drape to be.
Hemming the bottom 1.
Then measure from the bottom of your current hem to the pin.
If you re sewing the seam run a straight stitch down the top edge of the hem.
Make sure you have enough fabric for a double folded hem.
The easy way to hem a curtain step 1.
That should tide me over until i gather the energy to take down the curtains and officially hem them.
See picture below as that really helps to visualize this 4.
Don t pull hard but pull enough to take out the.
Fold your bottom up and press it flat.
How to hem curtains step 1.
How to hem curtains a foolproof method.
For the drapes here in my studio this measurement was 10 inches.
With your curtains hung in place measure the required drop.
Unpick the curtain hem and.
Place the iron on tape in the fold and iron.
Spread the curtain wrong side up on a flat surface.
Pin the curtain hem.
Before you hem your curtains hang your curtain rod s to your preferred height and go ahead and.
I simply ironed right over the straight pins.
Approximately 1 1 2 inch of excess material was left to allow for using the iron on tape.
If you haven t already you need to start by hanging your curtains up on the rod that you plan to.
There are many different tools and techniques that.
Measure twice cut once.
Because of their size it might be easier to spread your.
Once that was done i thought ya knooooow if i set up the ironing board beneath the window i could easily iron that hem nice and flat.
Curtain hems are folded twice at the bottom so you will.
Gently pull your curtains toward the ground.
Using the ironed edge as a guide i turned under 1 2 of the cut into the fold so that the hem would be even.