Curtains for kitchen: how to sew their own hands

Before turning to the question of the choice of design and the actual sewing curtains for the kitchenLet's just understand, how they differ. Curtains usually are paired webs that can move apart, opening the window or fully zadergivat if necessary. But the curtains for the kitchen - this is a solid curtain, which usually does not move along the eaves.

For short curtain is the most practical option. And if you a room with a bay window, Which will relocate the dining set, the small blind is not only decorate the sophisticated windows, but will save some space. And most importantly - sew beautiful curtains with their own hands will be easy, even if you are in this case not yet have the experience.

Preparing for use (choice of fabric, the construction of the pattern)

The main difference from other types of curtains curtains - they always are made of light translucent fabrics. Material needed for them

selected with reference to the style of interior and primary kitchen palette. But do not forget that the shutters of the working area must constantly suffer from hot steam, smoke, spray with pots and pans. Therefore, in addition to the color and pattern it is important to choose the right fabric, which is less dirty and better withstand multiple washing without loss of appearance. Suitable organza, linen or synthetic mesh, polyester, nylon, transparent veil.

Ideally for tailoring the kitchen curtains should be used either pure synthetic or blended fabrics.

take measurements

To sew their own hands kitchen curtains will need to measure the window opening. This is especially important for complex bay windows, where a frame can have different widths, and even shape. The standard kitchen width curtains typically determined by the size of the cornice or simply selected at 10 cm larger than the window. Along the length of the canvas is better to do a little below the sill (from 2 to 15 cm), or on a par with them. Arched curly curtains are calculated in the same way, but on their long sides.

Removing measurements from the windows, prepare a template so that when cutting not get a skewed picture or the wrong direction yarns. The material itself before work should be washed by hand and to iron. Transferring the pattern on the fabric, so do not forget to put off on each side of 2 cm on edge processing. Sami curtains to sew their own hands is simple - just something and you need that neaten sections. And in the formation draperies, folds and other "beautiful" will depend on the method of attachment to the ledge of the window opening or bay. And here is where the fun begins ...

Curtains on the hinges or tie strings

Alternatively, they say, nothing could be easier: you only need to carve out a blade of the form that is best suited to the interior of the kitchen or to the windows in the bay window. The scheme works as follows:

1. Treat the lateral edges of the panels, making mandatory a double hem. Stitch on the machine, and to iron.
2. The hinges need to stitch separately from wide tapes per color curtain or cut out for their strip of the same material (the width of 21-23 cm is enough).
3. Fold blank along and prostrochite inside out, departing 1-1.5 cm from the edge.
4. Iron steam the seam and cut the strip into equal blanks for hinge. Their number is calculated arbitrarily, but the optimal pitch is about 12 cm.
5. Release separate elements by using a conventional pencil, after which they must be ironed again.
6. Each loop is sewn to the web from the inside out. For convenience, you can just make them not solid, and Velcro, buttons or even a pair of drawstrings - curtains will often be removed for washing.
7. If the curtains for the kitchen are made of a thin and light material, so that they now and then flapped no draft, should arrange the lower edge of the band or strip suitable fabric.

When making a bay window curtains can turn simple into something like a pair of curtains, intercepting them or braid ribbons in turn: the right and left sides. To do this, just need to sew their own hands the special grabs in the same way that you used for the loops.

Curtains on the grommet

Unusually look curtains with eyelets, strung on a rod cornice. Sew their own hands will be even easier, but with the correct installation of the rings have to tinker.

• The first thing to do is bend fabric on top of 10 cm, but do not sew it, and carefully glue. Necessarily note this point in the calculation material.
• Sealed portion curtains should be marked uniformly by circular holes - their number should be even. Thus from the folded back edges half the diameter of the grommet.
• According to the fabric marking applied accessories and encircle it on a path. Extension - a benchmark by which to cut a hole and an external help to ascertain laths.
• When all slots are ready, each inserted from the inside of the mounting eyelets, and on top put a decorative cover.
• Carefully hiding all sticking threads and fabric edge under the pad, simply push it until it clicks and move on to the next item.

Expressive relief folds in the curtains are obtained by setting eyelets in the region of about 15 cm from each other. For soft waves need to increase the step up to 20-22 cm.

Curtains on rings look really impressive in any environment, but in the complex bay window from which should be abandoned. It is difficult to place a straight rod so that they do not intersect, and did not break the shape of the kitchen "appendix". And this in turn could easily destroy all the beauty of design.

A simple curtain in the braid

The ideal option for beginners will needlewomen sewing of curtains net curtains on a special tape. We'll have to buy it first, and then count the number of tissue. At the very braid must be specified prisborivaniya factor - in this case, 1.5 would be sufficient. The figure indicates how many times the width decreases when draping curtains. Multiply it our yardstick and go to the store for the material.

Then construct the pattern, process the edges and to the top of curtains sew the tape. It remains only to pull the cord inserted into it to get beautiful folds, and can be hung sewed their own hands the curtain on the ledge with clothespins.