Hi All,
Does anyone have any advice to offer when making very long interlined curtains? I have almost finished a pair of heavy chenille, interlined curtains with a length of 3M. Now my worktable is only 2.4M long. I am feeling very bad that I only interlocked the interlining to the fabric, and the lining to the interlining as far as my table would let me.
I was so worried about moving the curtains down the table, the chenille was so stretchy, the curtains were almost too heavy to move on my own, I was afraid of the layers all shifting. Do you think these will be OK? They are hand pleated and I used double sided buckram to hold everything firmly in place at the top. I chain stitched the bottom hems every half width. I have done everything as I would normally, I just did not interlock the top 60cm or so. The completed curtain looks OK, but I cannot hang it as I only have a 2.4 drop track in my workroom.
Any advice for any future similar job would be much appreciated.
Thanks Philip for suggesting not pre-joining the interlining, but herringbone joining each width as you go. Much easier than handling a huge amount of interlining. This will be my preferred method from now on.
Thanks - Sue.
Does anyone have any advice to offer when making very long interlined curtains? I have almost finished a pair of heavy chenille, interlined curtains with a length of 3M. Now my worktable is only 2.4M long. I am feeling very bad that I only interlocked the interlining to the fabric, and the lining to the interlining as far as my table would let me.

Any advice for any future similar job would be much appreciated.
Thanks Philip for suggesting not pre-joining the interlining, but herringbone joining each width as you go. Much easier than handling a huge amount of interlining. This will be my preferred method from now on.

Thanks - Sue.
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