I did take all my Christmas bunting and peg dolls etc. to the HITand Mencap Watford4Watford Family Fun Day on Saturday and sold lots of bunting and took orders for more! Some for girls and some for boys, with their names on.......like this........
I'll be going to look for some pink girlie fabric and some, boyish boat, trains and cars fabrics this week! This bunting would make a great Christmas present at £2.50 per flag with a letter on it (the plain flag at each end is free).
Back to the curtains........as you can see, the first one is getting there. This is the hem. You can see the interlining and the lining. There is a weight sewn into the corner too.
This is the top. As you can see the window is still bare and waiting for curtains!
You can see the buckram (stiffening) at the top.
It's all pinned together now and will be hand stitched this evening. Almost all the sewing in well made curtains is done by hand. Only the seams and the pleats are machine sewn.
I hope to show you all a curtain hanging over this big expanse of black window very soon!!
I could also teach you how to make your own curtains............
So good to have you here today you have been missed, glad to hear Saturday went well too, patchwork corner has some super fabrics Jenny, yes the art of curtain making is to do them slowly and correctly my mum taught me this art when I was 2 years old and spent most daylight hours waxing and threading her 1/2 " long needles !!!!!!!!!!I hope the rail you choose takes the weight too !! looking forward to the finished photos.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely blog Jenny. Loving the fabric you're using. Thanks for explaining the process. I never learnt to make curtains. what's the "interlining" for?
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