Curtain Making

Curtain Design and Window Treatments

We are offering a one to five day intensive course 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 and design for different shaped 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 handmade curtain headings such as double and triple pleats, goblets, eyelets, wave and box pleats using buckram.
• How to calculate curtain handmade 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 and a contrast edge

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 with no visible top stitching

Day Five:

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