Making Curtains and BlindsThis comprehensive guide covers every type of popular curtain and how to make it. A techniques chapter offers hints and tips for achieving professional results, while step-by-step intructions and illustrations make each of the 35 projects easy to make. |
Contents
contents | 6 |
tailormade curtains | 12 |
choosing a heading tape | 22 |
Copyright | |
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Making Curtains and Blinds: Stylish Window Treatments for Every Room Dorothy Wood No preview available - 2008 |
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attached Austrian blind back stitch balance wheel BERNINA binding bobbin border bottom edge buckram calculating the fabric centre Check contrast fabric curtain fabric curtain hooks curtain length curtain pole curtain track curtain weight curtains & blinds curtains and blinds curved decorative diagonal double drape embroidery stitch eyelets finished curtain fitted Fold the fabric half lengthways hang the blind heading tape hemming stitch hold-back Insert lining fabric loop Velcro lower edge machine embroidery main fabric mark match mitred corner needle plate patterned fabrics pelmet board pencil pleat Pin the lining Press the seams pull raw edges right side roller blind running stitch screw-eye selvage sewing kit tip sewing machine shape sheer curtain side edge side seams Slip-stitch soft furnishing stiffened tie-backs stitch the side straight grain strip of fabric swags and tails tabs Tack baste template thread top edge Trim Turn upholstery needle valance wrong side