Curtain Design and Window Treatments

One to five day intensive courses covering:

Day One:

• How to decide on the best window treatment for your home and how to measure various window styles correctly
• Estimate fabric quantities, and suitability of fabric for different windows
• To join fabric widths matching pattern repeats
• Joining linings and interlining
• You will make a lined sample curtain using traditional hand stitching, with mitred corners and weights

Day Two:

• Discussion on different types of poles, tracks and pelmets
• Demonstration of the different types of hand made curtain headings such as double and triple pleats, goblets, eyelets, wave and box pleats using buckram
• How to calculate curtain headings
• You will make an interlined and lined sample with buckram heading and French (triple) pleats

Day Three:

• How to make curtains with contrast edgings, braid and beading
• How to design and measure for awkward shaped windows, including correct hardware and how to dress the finished curtains
• How to construct goblets and box pleats
• You will make a interlined sample with goblet pleats

Day Four:

• How to design and fit a Roman Blind
• Whether to use a kit or traditional batten
• How to construct a blind with or without top stitching
• You will make a sample Roman blind

Day Five:

• How to design and fit a fabric valance
• How to design and fit an upholstered pelmet
• You will make a sample upholstered pelmet
• Comprehensive discussion on setting up and running your own soft furnishings business, including pricing, estimates, presentation and suppliers