A photon of large windows in the living room, a bedroom or a nursery will look great English curtains that can be made with their own hands. The sewing technology is not as difficult, although somewhat more difficult than in the case of Roman or Austrian curtains - English collections. These are lifting products whose feature is the ability to regulate their height. The difference between the English curtains - bunk folds on the sides.
So that the English curtains look spectacularly on the window, it should be well revealed.
For sewing, fabric is easy, with a dense texture. Ideal will be flax, cotton, wool. Suitable others if they hold the form.
As for the color, traditional English curtains choose classic light tones, but absolutely nonsense floral motifs, Ginem or Scottish cell.
Often the fabric is selected under the wallpaper so that the curtains continue the wallpaper pattern - it looks harmonious and natural.
One or more sections - at your discretion
There are two variants of this type of curtains, with a wide section and with several uniform. Whatever you choose, you will need:
- fabric bought in advance;
- centimeter;
- pencil;
- threads;
- sewing machine.
Scheme of sewing english curtains.
To sewing the option with one section, the size of the web is first calculated - the width of the eaves, side seams and two folds, 30-40 cm per each. Make markup, measuring 15 cm from the edges, on folds. Their width is postponed to the center of the canvas from the points received. On this markup ends, and you can start sewing.
Take the bracket with rings in the center of Fald, after which the counter folds are fixed. Attaching the curtain tape is the last stage. It remains to fill in Roman eaves, and everything is ready.
If you want to sew English curtains with multiple sections, then the work has been different.
- At first there are calculations. In order to calculate the number of sections, take the width of the cornice, divide by 30 and round the resulting value to the whole. The depth of the section multiply into the calculated number of sections, add the width of the cornice and 6 cm (sides of the sides). This is the size of the canvas on the chart as a whole.
- Make cut, treat side seams and start making markup. It goes in the following order: first half the width of the side fold, the width of the section, the size of the fold is entirely, again the size of the section, and so on.
- Marking ends half the size of the fold.
- Put the braid with rings in the center of the folds with two lines.
- We need to run the folds and consolidate them at the top.
- Curtain ribbon Sun at the top of the finished curtains, then fuel in the cornice.
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Not for any interior
British curtains will perfectly fit into the room furnished in English style. It is successfully able to emphasize the fireplace, carved furniture, a rocking chair and dark wood items. They are ideal for rooms where light is required, they will be able to make them much more comfortable.