HI all,
I made 2 pairs of sill length curtains lined in 3pass last week. As in my previous post on the subject, I had a lot of trouble sewing the blackout and then again sewing it to the fabric (I bag lined them). Very glad when they were finished!!
I hung them on Friday and couldn't get the leading and outside edges to hang straight - it was as if the lining was twisting, although it doesn't look twisted. The customers weren't bothered about this but I wasn't too happy with it. It may settle down but I suspect I may have to revisit these curtains!
Has anyone else come across this? I'm assuming that it's because I machined the linings to the fabric and that the lining has stretched or something. I'm using one of the Supersoft 3pass linings from Evans (the slightly more expensive of the 2) so the quality should be ok. I have 3 more pairs of blackout curtains to make in the next couple of months and want to avoid this happening again. So what I'm thinking for the next (full length) pair is to do a double 4cm fold on the leading and outside edges of the curtains, and take the blackout right into the fold to the edge of the curtain then hand sew the fabric over the lining. And if that doesn't work I'm giving up curtain making and going down the mines!!!
Anyone got any helpful tips?
Cheers
Sue
I made 2 pairs of sill length curtains lined in 3pass last week. As in my previous post on the subject, I had a lot of trouble sewing the blackout and then again sewing it to the fabric (I bag lined them). Very glad when they were finished!!
I hung them on Friday and couldn't get the leading and outside edges to hang straight - it was as if the lining was twisting, although it doesn't look twisted. The customers weren't bothered about this but I wasn't too happy with it. It may settle down but I suspect I may have to revisit these curtains!
Has anyone else come across this? I'm assuming that it's because I machined the linings to the fabric and that the lining has stretched or something. I'm using one of the Supersoft 3pass linings from Evans (the slightly more expensive of the 2) so the quality should be ok. I have 3 more pairs of blackout curtains to make in the next couple of months and want to avoid this happening again. So what I'm thinking for the next (full length) pair is to do a double 4cm fold on the leading and outside edges of the curtains, and take the blackout right into the fold to the edge of the curtain then hand sew the fabric over the lining. And if that doesn't work I'm giving up curtain making and going down the mines!!!
Anyone got any helpful tips?
Cheers
Sue
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