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How do I sew insulated drapes
Hi. I've been looking for tab top insulated drapes for several months now
and have decided the only way to get what I want is to make them. Only I am not sure how to do that! I have made curtains before but nothing lined or insulated. Can anyone help give me some tips or direct me to a good how-to site or book? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! Carolyn Wagner |
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You can buy the insulated drape fabric............Have not heard of anyone
adding insulation to fabric though......... "Carolyn Wagner" wrote in message ... Hi. I've been looking for tab top insulated drapes for several months now and have decided the only way to get what I want is to make them. Only I am not sure how to do that! I have made curtains before but nothing lined or insulated. Can anyone help give me some tips or direct me to a good how-to site or book? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! Carolyn Wagner |
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Pat wrote:
You can buy the insulated drape fabric............Have not heard of anyone adding insulation to fabric though......... "Carolyn Wagner" wrote in message ... Hi. I've been looking for tab top insulated drapes for several months now and have decided the only way to get what I want is to make them. Only I am not sure how to do that! I have made curtains before but nothing lined or insulated. Can anyone help give me some tips or direct me to a good how-to site or book? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! Carolyn Wagner You can do that too! There are two ways... 1. Buy thermal lining: it's cream, and has a slightly thick, rubbery feeling to one side. This goes in the middle of the curtain, facing the fabric. It also comes as a blackout version, which is still cream in colour, but admits no light. 2. By putting a 'bump' interlining into the curtains. You sew the outer fabric seams, and any needed in the 'bump' - a thick, fluffy loose weave cotton made just for this purpose. Then you catch the two together in lines down the curtain, being careful not to let the stitching show on the outside. You can then sew the two fabrics as one when you make up the curtains and line them. You DO need to line bum interlined curtains. They will be VERY heavy and thicker to sew, so not a job you want to tackle with a light weight machine! Also, make sure you have the fabric well supported as you sew. If it falls off the table, it can drag the machine with it! I helped a friend to this last new year, with her 15 ft long silk curtains for the dining and drawing rooms. Very spectacular, utterly beautiful (an old gold and blue shot silk dupion that looks purple in the folds). We followed the method given in Caroline Wrey's book: The Complete Book of Curtains and Drapes by Lady Caroline Wrey, ISBN 0-7126-4697-3. (London, Ebury Press, 1991). The second method is the traditional method still used by bespoke curtain makers. It takes time, but gives the curtains a richer look. Not something you want to do unless you are giving your curtains a vary plain top: works best with a 3" pencil pleat tape or with hand sewn goblet tops. Because of the extra bulk, the fabric won't pull up as tight as with 'ordinary' curtains, and you may well need a bigger stack-back area (this is the area of wall and curtain pole beyond the window, where the curtain is 'stacked' when open). Also works best with bigger windows. My windows are quite small (I live in a cottage built in 1928), and I used the thermal blackout lining for the curtains you can see on my web site on the Dining Room project page and the 4 poster bed page. I learned all this from the lady next door, who manages a posh bespoke curtain shop. She lent Caroline Wrey's book to me when I needed some information. -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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I stand corrected!!! Am not familiar with the separate insulated
fabric............very interesting!!! "Kate Dicey" wrote in message ... Pat wrote: You can buy the insulated drape fabric............Have not heard of anyone adding insulation to fabric though......... "Carolyn Wagner" wrote in message ... Hi. I've been looking for tab top insulated drapes for several months now and have decided the only way to get what I want is to make them. Only I am not sure how to do that! I have made curtains before but nothing lined or insulated. Can anyone help give me some tips or direct me to a good how-to site or book? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! Carolyn Wagner You can do that too! There are two ways... 1. Buy thermal lining: it's cream, and has a slightly thick, rubbery feeling to one side. This goes in the middle of the curtain, facing the fabric. It also comes as a blackout version, which is still cream in colour, but admits no light. 2. By putting a 'bump' interlining into the curtains. You sew the outer fabric seams, and any needed in the 'bump' - a thick, fluffy loose weave cotton made just for this purpose. Then you catch the two together in lines down the curtain, being careful not to let the stitching show on the outside. You can then sew the two fabrics as one when you make up the curtains and line them. You DO need to line bum interlined curtains. They will be VERY heavy and thicker to sew, so not a job you want to tackle with a light weight machine! Also, make sure you have the fabric well supported as you sew. If it falls off the table, it can drag the machine with it! I helped a friend to this last new year, with her 15 ft long silk curtains for the dining and drawing rooms. Very spectacular, utterly beautiful (an old gold and blue shot silk dupion that looks purple in the folds). We followed the method given in Caroline Wrey's book: The Complete Book of Curtains and Drapes by Lady Caroline Wrey, ISBN 0-7126-4697-3. (London, Ebury Press, 1991). The second method is the traditional method still used by bespoke curtain makers. It takes time, but gives the curtains a richer look. Not something you want to do unless you are giving your curtains a vary plain top: works best with a 3" pencil pleat tape or with hand sewn goblet tops. Because of the extra bulk, the fabric won't pull up as tight as with 'ordinary' curtains, and you may well need a bigger stack-back area (this is the area of wall and curtain pole beyond the window, where the curtain is 'stacked' when open). Also works best with bigger windows. My windows are quite small (I live in a cottage built in 1928), and I used the thermal blackout lining for the curtains you can see on my web site on the Dining Room project page and the 4 poster bed page. I learned all this from the lady next door, who manages a posh bespoke curtain shop. She lent Caroline Wrey's book to me when I needed some information. -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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See, that is one reason I love reading this ng. We learn a lot of new things
and we aren't ashamed to say I didn't know that! You guys are cool. aeromom "Pat" wrote in message ... I stand corrected!!! Am not familiar with the separate insulated fabric............very interesting!!! "Kate Dicey" wrote in message ... Pat wrote: You can buy the insulated drape fabric............Have not heard of anyone adding insulation to fabric though......... "Carolyn Wagner" wrote in message ... Hi. I've been looking for tab top insulated drapes for several months now and have decided the only way to get what I want is to make them. Only I am not sure how to do that! I have made curtains before but nothing lined or insulated. Can anyone help give me some tips or direct me to a good how-to site or book? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! Carolyn Wagner You can do that too! There are two ways... 1. Buy thermal lining: it's cream, and has a slightly thick, rubbery feeling to one side. This goes in the middle of the curtain, facing the fabric. It also comes as a blackout version, which is still cream in colour, but admits no light. 2. By putting a 'bump' interlining into the curtains. You sew the outer fabric seams, and any needed in the 'bump' - a thick, fluffy loose weave cotton made just for this purpose. Then you catch the two together in lines down the curtain, being careful not to let the stitching show on the outside. You can then sew the two fabrics as one when you make up the curtains and line them. You DO need to line bum interlined curtains. They will be VERY heavy and thicker to sew, so not a job you want to tackle with a light weight machine! Also, make sure you have the fabric well supported as you sew. If it falls off the table, it can drag the machine with it! I helped a friend to this last new year, with her 15 ft long silk curtains for the dining and drawing rooms. Very spectacular, utterly beautiful (an old gold and blue shot silk dupion that looks purple in the folds). We followed the method given in Caroline Wrey's book: The Complete Book of Curtains and Drapes by Lady Caroline Wrey, ISBN 0-7126-4697-3. (London, Ebury Press, 1991). The second method is the traditional method still used by bespoke curtain makers. It takes time, but gives the curtains a richer look. Not something you want to do unless you are giving your curtains a vary plain top: works best with a 3" pencil pleat tape or with hand sewn goblet tops. Because of the extra bulk, the fabric won't pull up as tight as with 'ordinary' curtains, and you may well need a bigger stack-back area (this is the area of wall and curtain pole beyond the window, where the curtain is 'stacked' when open). Also works best with bigger windows. My windows are quite small (I live in a cottage built in 1928), and I used the thermal blackout lining for the curtains you can see on my web site on the Dining Room project page and the 4 poster bed page. I learned all this from the lady next door, who manages a posh bespoke curtain shop. She lent Caroline Wrey's book to me when I needed some information. -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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