Adding Fabric To Lengthen Curtains

The bottom seam on curtains is usually a large edge of fabric that is folded over fold 1 and then a smaller amount of fabric folded and sewn fold 2.

Adding fabric to lengthen curtains.

Press for 5 10 seconds with the steam setting on make sure to only press don t slide the iron. Remove the curtain s sewn hem with a seam ripper. Attach a rope or lace accent to hide the line between the panel and the new length. Lay your trim on top of that.

Take a damp cloth and carefully place it on top of the lace. Add a 1 2 inch seam allowance and at least another 2 inches for a new hem to the new fabric length to be added. Again be bold and widen this band to perhaps 30cms rather than the minimum needed and make it a feature rather than an apology. My dining room curtains hang too low and even if i let down the hem i will still be shy 2 of the proper length.

How to lengthen curtains with one seam. Determine how long your new curtains need to be. It s quite easy you ll have fabulous looking curtains in no time. Adding fabric is an excellent way to lengthen curtains that have grommets or eyelets loops and holes for us non curtainistas.

An alternative idea is to use a plain fabric to make a band along the hem to lengthen the curtain. This sounds a lot scarier than it actually is. But you ve just added three more seams you must sew to each panel. I d been looking for curtains for the living room for a while and after finding a pair i d been long searching for thought my curtain quest was over.

Curtains are already hemmed on the sides and they have a bottom hem. How only is there a way to add your own fabric to curtains but you can also learn how to make curtains longer. To add fabric to the bottom of your window treatment follow these steps. You can take this band up the leading edges of the curtains the edges that meet in the middle for more impact.

Take your stitch witchery and lay it on top of the raw edge of the curtain.