No interior costs without beautiful curtains that frame window openings. But, one thing to choose a suitable coloring and size of Gardin. And completely different - fasten the fabric in such a way that she decorate the room, created a special mood. A very convenient device for drapeting curtains is a curtain braid, with which beautiful folds are created, the same size and shape.
Choose curtains on the ribbon
Varieties
Curtain braid in the photo is a special ribbon equipped with ropes. It is sewn to the top of the curtain from the wrong side, after which they are tightened for the ropes. As a result, a beautiful drapery of Gardina is obtained.
There are several varieties of curtain tapes on sale, each of which is intended for the assembly of the canvas determine:
- An ordinary ribbon creates a fold in the form of a column.
- Braid forming zigzag folds. May perform additional decoration of Cardina.
- Transparent tape made of light organza or tulle.
- The opaque, intended for heavy, curtain fabrics.
In addition, the tape for the assembly of the curtain differs in width, which ranges from 2.5 to 10 cm. The most common tape is 2.5 cm and 6 cm. The first view is used to fasten the lung curtains on the hooks. The second view is intended for expensive, heavy curtains.
Many mistresses in order to save, prefer narrow, inexpensive ribbons. However, a narrow tape cannot hide defects on the cornice. On a wide ribbon there are several rows of hooks that allow you to hang the curtain above the usual, lifting the fabric over the cornice.
Calculate the width of the fabric and braids
When buying braids, it is necessary to determine the desired frequency of assemblies on the finished product. For example, to create a light curtain waviness, you need to purchase a density tape 2. This means that to obtain one meter of curtains, assembled into a small drapery, you will need to purchase 2 meters of tissue. To the resulting number, you should add 10 cm, which will go to the edges. You can also choose a tape with a density coefficient of 2.5 or 3.
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To calculate the desired tissue pattern, you should use the width of the window opening, but the length of the cornice. In addition, the material should be purchased with a margin. After all, in the process of tailoring, the fabric may need to be aligned either it will give a shrinkage after washing.
Fabric for curtains
For tailor sewing with their own hands, you should purchase a suitable tissue. Its choice depends on which atmosphere you need to create indoors. For example, in the kitchen, you can buy a segment of the toilet and dense linen fabric. For the bedroom, in the photo, the blackout is ideal - a material that does not pass into the room. In the living room you can buy cotton, linen, silk, brocade material. Also quite well decorate the room wool or polyester fabric.
Sewing a curtain ribbon
To begin with, the edges of the curtain must be processed, silenting cuts. The upper part is sweeping on the wrong side of the width, which is equal to the size of the braid or a little more. If the size of the pod is wider than the edges, the edges of matter are treated with overlock so that it does not spit.
Further work is carried out in the following order:
- From the edge of matter, for example, blackout, you should cut off the edge and start the edge, on a width of 3-4 cm.
- On the braid we fell the ends to the involving side for a couple of centimeters and freeing the ropes. Next, the ribbon is sewn to the invalid side of the curtain, retreating 1 cm from the edges and inflection.
- We sew the braid over the entire length to the top of the matter. We spend the second line on the bottom of the braid.
- If the curtain tape has several ropes, we flash it along each of them.
- Next, bend the seam from the side. We flash tissue around the edge.
- Remove threads from a seam for tape tightening.
- The curtain is flying and straightening.
Hinder ready-made curtains
After the braid is sewn, the question arises: how to hang curtains on a curtain ribbon?
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Everything is very simple: first you need to pull the threads on the width of the cornice, along the edges of the tape and tie on each side. The folds obtained on the braid after tightening the rope should be evenly dissolved. After that, on the curtain, with their own hands, the hooks are attached at the same distance of 8 - 10 cm, then the hooks with the curtains attached on them are inserted into the eaves, as shown in the photo.
In conclusion I would like to note that the curtain tape is a convenient device used on any curtain, curtain or curtain. Shearsted to the curtain of the braid, allows you to originally decorate the window opening, drape a soft waves to the chart. Curtain braid is a simple, quick way to hang light tulle, deiter or heavy curtain.