How Do You Design And Make Curtains & Drapes?
You can create original artwork for your windows—and save money—by designing and making your own curtains and drapes. Design window treatments to enhance the decor of your room while providing privacy and sunlight control. Style your draperies to suit your design aesthetics—but remember that the function of the window treatments must be the first concern and is the first design challenge. Draw a sketch of the wall and the window to be covered. Use a metal tape measure to determine the size of the window length and width as well as the distances from the top of the window frame to the ceiling and from the bottom of the window to the floor. Add these measurements to the sketch in inches to make the calculations easier. Decide what type of draperies you like and what will work on that window. Find magazine photos of window coverings that suit your style. Determine if your new draperies are to be fixed in place, multiple layers, traverse rods, pole and ring rods, rod pocket, tab tops
