With winter fast approaching a cold chill sneaks it ways into any home.
Where to get curtains hemmed.
Most curtains depend on the weight of the hem to drape evenly.
Steps to use iron on tape to hem curtains.
One easy way i have found that keeps out the chill is to hang heavier curtains on the windows.
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It s such a pain to hem curtains but i figured a way to make it easier.
To create the new hem you are simply going to fold the bottom of the curtain up toward the back of the curtain panel along that pin line you created while the curtain was still on the rod.
Once you have the bottom folded up across the width of the panel pin it in place along the top of the hem the vertical pins shown below.
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Next fold the hem up again by the same amount and press it again.
Finally use iron on hem tape to fuse the hem to your curtain.
As i indicated at the beginning of this post this is the lazy girl tutorial.
I now have one curtain that is just a bit longer than the other.
I like sewing some things but curtains are not one of those things.
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Before i took the curtains down to be hemmed i used pins to mark where i thought the hem would look nice.
I decided to finally tackle hemming the curtains in my daughter s room and to find a way to get it done in 15 minutes.
Determine length you want your curtains.
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The curtain hem is the fabric turned under at the bottom and the way a curtain hangs is typically affected by this hem.
When you find curtains you love you don t want too much length to get in the way.
The easy way to hem a curtain.
Today i m going to show you how to hem curtains the easy way.
Fabrics that are lighter need more hem than the heavier types.
I don t want to take them down again though.
Sheer fabrics may require a five inch hem or a doubled hem for example whereas a lightweight.
I should know better i ve been sewing for 50 years and store bought curtains are usually not even.
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Apply a 3 inch bead of glue onto the fabric close to where the top underneath side of the hem flap will meet the panel.
Then fold the bottom of the curtain up the width you want the hem to be and press it flat with an iron.
I just hemmed some ikea curtains and only hung one up then made the second one the same as the one i hung up to pin.
To hem the bottom of your curtain start by spreading it wrong side up on a flat surface.
