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Posted by \"Jeanette\" on March 12, 2007, 12:41 am
Hi,
Could some kind person help me with this one PLEASE???
I have very long curtains that drap over the floor and I don't want to cut
them to length NOR do I wish to sew making holes in material to have to
adjust later. It has soft felt backing.
The reason being if I move house I may need them to be the long length.
How can I avoid this ???
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Jeanette/Jeannie
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Posted by BEI Design on March 12, 2007, 3:50 am
"Jeanette" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Could some kind person help me with this one PLEASE???
>
>
> I have very long curtains that drap over the floor and I
> don't want to cut them to length NOR do I wish to sew
> making holes in material to have to adjust later. It has
> soft felt backing.
>
> The reason being if I move house I may need them to be
> the long length.
>
> How can I avoid this ???
You might try something like "Stitch Witchery":
http://www.dritz.com/askus/faq/faq_07.php
http://www.denverfabrics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=FH0005&Category_Code=FH-b&Product_Count=1
But if you cannot apply heat to the curtains, that wouldn't work.
NAYY,
Beverly
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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on March 12, 2007, 3:58 am
Can you raise the curtain rod height?
If you change the length, even in a semipermanent manner, it is going to
affect how they look if you length them later. You need a pressed-type
bottom hem, and that is going to make a long-term if not permanent mark
on the fabric. If you don't have the pressed-type bottom hem, they are
going to look *really* weird at the shorter length.
"Jeanette" wrote:
>
> I have very long curtains that drap over the floor and I don't want to cut
> them to length NOR do I wish to sew making holes in material to have to
> adjust later. It has soft felt backing.
>
> The reason being if I move house I may need them to be the long length.
>
> How can I avoid this ???
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Posted by on March 12, 2007, 10:14 am
Dear Jeanette,
If you look at some of the decorating magazines, you'll see that it is
the "style" to let curtains pool on the floor. If I were you, I'd do
nothing to them.
Teri
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Posted by Donna on March 12, 2007, 10:24 am
gjones2938@yahoo.com wrote in news:1173708844.255846.174800
@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com:
> Dear Jeanette,
>
> If you look at some of the decorating magazines, you'll see that it is
> the "style" to let curtains pool on the floor. If I were you, I'd do
> nothing to them.
>
> Teri
>
>
This is what I was going to suggest. It's very fashionable to have them on
the floor in a nice "pool" as Teri mentioned. Arrange the extra fabric in a
pleasing manner, and enjoy your custom decorative touch :)
--
~Donna
http://www.frugalsewing.com
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