DIY curtains - ideas

The issue of individual tailoring of curtains is very relevant today, even despite the fact that specialized stores are simply overwhelmed with any options for finished products. And all because every housewife would like to have something like that, not like everyone else. That is why it is worth considering several interesting options for how you can sew curtains with your own hands, whose ideas can be found on the Internet or in magazines.

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Choose fabrics and colors

So, in order to learn how to sew unusual curtains, you should start with a sketch: draw thin lines in your window with a cornice, on which you will hang your curtain in the future.

Important! Before creating an individual image, you should evaluate the decoration of the internal space - with the help of curtains you can visually change the space: its dimensions, lighting and color accents.

To choose the right color and type of fabric, you should adhere to some rules:

• Neutral, muted shades are suitable for everything. Some saturated colors allow playing with tones, however, often you need to get into the color to create a feeling of completeness and integrity of the decor of the room. Therefore, if in doubt, do not use bright shades.
• A common combination of window opening design is a combination of transparent, thin and denser curtain materials. Such an ensemble is always in trend, as it favorably emphasizes the design and stylistic advantages of the room, protects from the sun and gently scatters the light.
• It is very important to maintain a certain balance between the textured and color “saturation” of the fabric. Bright decorative elements should be present on only one part of the ensemble. For example, if you chose curtains with embossed or contrasting geometric patterns, then when choosing tulle, focus on the combination of shades, rather than repeating the expressive details of the ornament.

Important! Classical ideas for curtains are options on the theme of plant motifs. However, if flowers are presented on one type of curtain, then on the second it is allowed to reproduce them in a muffled, monophonic version.

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Cut

Having decided on the type of fabric and having finished drawing the original curtains with your own hands, transfer the idea to a pattern. This is a very important stage where you can’t do without measurements.

Important! Large rectangular patterns of curtains are marked on the fabric (taking into account allowances for the seams and processing of sections). But decorative elements (frills, pickups, lambrequins) with asymmetric or uneven edges are better to be previously cut out on paper.

It is advisable for beginner needlewomen to start with less complex and critical areas - as a test, you can create unusual curtains for the kitchen. They have some technological features that can greatly facilitate the work:

• For sewing, it is worth using fabrics with combined fibers - synthetic and natural, not very massive and dense in texture. Such fabrics behave well when cutting: do not stretch, do not slip and do not deform.
• The absence of plentiful drapery and the length of the window sill will allow avoiding the design of huge canvases in size.
• In order to make unusual curtains with a cozy “kitchen” mood, creativity can be used to create original decorative elements: frills, lace inserts, cozy checkered lambrequins, intercepts or curly curtains.

Pay attention to the decorative windows in the bedroom. Unusual curtains in this room will create a special, comfortable atmosphere and mood for you. The choice of stylistic decision and material completely depends on your personal taste preferences.

Important! Do not blindly copy fashion news: the atmosphere of this room should relax and envelop, and not just resemble a picture of a fashion magazine.

To darken the interior space of the room, it is worth using more dense types of fabrics (velor, velvet) or hang up curtains. Oriental motifs can bring brocade curtains to the interior, but silver threads will add lightness and airiness.

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Sewing

Having modeled and cut unusual curtains with your own hands, proceed to sewing. Bottom and side seams double bend. And before you process the upper edge, decide on the option of attaching the canvas:

• The curtain is attached to the ceiling ledge with a curtain tape. A profile may contain two or more tracks for fastening - for the design of complex multi-layer combinations.
• The cornice with a bar, installed in the upper part of the window opening, can provide for several types of hanging cloths - on grommets, rings, decorative or hidden loops.

Important! Decorative loops are strips of fabric that are tied on a cornice. This is both the original mount and the ability to extend the curtains.

• If two or more curtains are used to design a window opening, then a reliable double or even triple curtain rod will be required. Moreover, the sequence of hanging curtains is regulated only for the lambrequin - it must be placed in the foreground. For a combination of tulle and drapes, a non-standard design is used - tulle is used two times: as a transparent curtain and a curtain.
• Unusual types of cornices for curtains, curved or round configurations, for example, for arched openings, must be carefully designed, carefully measuring the length of the product in different sections. For rounded types of the bar, repeating the line of the wall, you only need to adjust the intensity of the drapery. At the same time, the lower edge is usually formed - an even cut is processed with a double hem.

Important! Decorative loop fasteners or eyelets will act as an element of decoration. Designers advise hanging such curtains in one layer - these are unusual and cute curtains for the kitchen or the nursery.

Boring, monophonic canvas can unrecognizably transform decorative details: curly or asymmetric lambrequins, lace inserts, contrast frills and edging, clothespins, hooks for curtains. Original decoration of babies will be especially pleased: the textile composition of the window can be decorated with flowers using the technique of appliqué, populated with magic animals, birds or made in the form of a fairy-tale city.

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Sewing original curtains with your own hands is a doable task for many, even beginner craftswomen. Having designed a beautiful and original window opening, you refresh the room and make it exactly the way you would like it to be.