Lace curtains for the kitchen: how to sew their own hands?


Lace curtains - a great addition to the interior of any kitchen. Small and cramped, they will give a festive and "air" look, decorate a large, made even more solemn. In this light translucent fabric does not interfere with the sunlight to penetrate into the room, which is especially important for owners of flats with windows on the north or west. But the main advantage of tulle curtains - it is their soft and beautiful folds of fabric that turn a simple cut in real decoration for the kitchen.

Already want these curtains, but it is a pity to spend money? Do not worry - beautiful and graceful curtains of tulle easy to sew with his own hands.

Content

  1. draw a sketch
  2. choose fabrics
  3. We sew curtains
  4. Other methods of attachment tulle

draw a sketch

First of all have to measure all the sections of the wall with a window (and balcony door, if any) in the kitchen to make a sketch before you sew curtains for her. Even if the basic the idea of ​​you assembled somewhere on the photo and decided to definitely put it into practice, graphic design sure to create. And to be sure that new dress perfectly fit into the interior, should also be applied to color it touches.

The sketch is needed not only to visualize the overall picture, but also to identify the main dimensions of the curtains.

tulle curtains sketch

The width of a single continuous web usually take full-length (from corner to corner). But here we must bear in mind that draped tulle pleats and gather reduced by almost half, so that the resulting number is multiplied by 2. The length is measured from the eaves to the floor, plus the processing is necessary to leave the edges of 2-3 cm allowances - that's ready for the estimated size of the single sheet.

However, studying the photos of kitchens in different styles of interior, you probably noticed that the curtains of a certain length are used in each design direction:

  • Curtains on the floor will come to classic kitchenIf its area is large enough. In the photo they look elegant, but completely impractical in everyday life. Therefore, if you want to sew curtains for similar confined spaces, it is better to just "shorten", dropping below the sill for a couple of centimeters.
  • The rustic interior will look well short arched curtain in harmony with the color of light on top lambrequin. They also help out, if installed in the kitchen windowsill, countertop combined.
  • Retro style Provence and look great with a tiny cafe curtains. Sew their own hands is very easy, and will take a bit of tulle, but the result will not be worse than the photo in magazines on interior design.

choose fabrics

As for the appropriate type of tulle, do not forget, in what difficult conditions it will have to be in the kitchen. For example, a brilliant and beautiful drapeable polyamide here will not go - very much he is afraid of sunlight.

types of tulle

It is best to sew curtains from such fabrics:

  • Polyester (possible with the addition of 20% rayon);
  • Organza, veil or translucent silk;
  • Net linen, nylon, nylon or Dacron;
  • Cotton. Though he can be used in the design of the kitchen, often sits in the washing process. So when buying openwork tulle take the segment with a margin of 15 cm.

The best examples of tulle fabrics can be found in the lines of the Italian, German, Turkish and Indian manufacturers - it all depends on your wallet capabilities.

Today, many tend to turn even translucent lace curtains in bright kitchen decoration, inspired by a photo examples from the web. However, when choosing a colored fabrics do not forget that their color fastness It depends on the color. It is clear that pure white tulle can not fade, even in the kitchen, he eventually becomes beige or gray tint. But the bright fabric of blue and red colors in the sun burn out quite quickly. And if you have windows facing south, it is better to stay at a persistent yellow and green colors or prefer brown and gray.
color options tulle

We sew curtains

Well: the sketch is ready, tulle selected - it remains only to collect the necessary work tools and accessories:

  • Sartorial meter and line;
  • Needles, thread, scissors;
  • Sewing machine.

Actually, in the cutting and sewing of curtains with his hands there is nothing difficult. If you look closely at the photos of different interiors, you will notice that the lace curtains are a simple rectangular or arched shape. There is much more important to finish neatly cut edge and consider reliable, but delicate fixture that will not tear the thin fabric.

Finish the edges of tulle seam best "American", however, some know him as Moscow or Shanghai seam. The procedure works:

  • Wrap the edge once inside the 10 mm and the stitch on the machine, step back a little from the edge.
  • Steam the seam and trim edge as close as possible to the line laid.
  • Once again, bend the edge of the fabric and re-pass machine.
  • Season with thread sticking out into the seam, good again to iron.

Then you need to sew curtains of tulle Curtain tape. You will need to perform three lines: the top and bottom will serve to secure the tape on the canvas, and the average - for draperies and installing hooks. It is here that you can do tucks, pleats forming, and here also is attached accessories.

All: the curtain with his hands ready, and no different from those that you have seen in the photo fashionable interiors.

Other methods of attachment tulle

You can purchase a braid with Drawstring where nylon cord is inserted. Along the length of it must fully comply with the base web. Simply sew the tape to the top of the curtains (better with a space from the edge of 1-1.5 cm), and after enough with their hands to pull the cords to the entire curtain gathered uniform beautiful folds. Tie a knot or bow - and hang the curtains in the kitchen.

The most difficult in the implementation of an option - eyelets. They are usually used when you need to make heavier curtains. But tulle on this mount looks pretty impressive, especially from organza, which differs dense weave. Here it is necessary to clearly mark the web and make sure that the number of rings on each of them is even. Without this you can not do with their hands flat and neat folds.

Also, care must be taken not to burst tulle at the attachment points. For this purpose, the upper part must be sealed by an additional layer of adhesive fabric or nonwoven fabric. Sewn to the canvas a wide strip is not necessary - enough to iron it through proutyuzhilnik (a piece of clean cloth, which protects tulle from contact with a hot iron).

Eyelets for curtains and net curtains

After that, you can handle the side and the top edge and ready to install eyelets own hands:

  • Spread out on a flat surface and prepared proutyuzhennuyu curtain.
  • Mark the point at the top of the compacted part at equal distance from each other.
  • Attach eyelets to their seats so that the outline appeared exactly in the center of each ring. Stroke outer and inner contour.
  • Cut with scissors round hole on the internal layout.
  • On the reverse side curtains insert bush (grommet lower half) and an upper decorative wear loosely fitting portion.
  • Remove the fabric edge and protruding thread under the ring, to press into place.

When all the eyelets will take place, will only be strung on ready-made curtains special post and hang it in the kitchen.

As you can see, sew graceful lace curtains with his hands is not difficult - and especially working with a needle do not have here. Thin curtains are beautiful in themselves and need only careful handling, as well as the stylish additions such as ribbons, grabs or hairpins. Study the photos in the magazines and on the Internet, invent your own curtain design, and create new masterpieces for your kitchen.

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