[SML] Curtains

[Regina Gagliano]

Excellent advice as always.

Ross, if you decide to purchase, here are some common specs.

All fabrics shall be inherently flame retardant and meet or exceed NFPA 701
Small Scale requirements.

Certificate provided upon payment in full. All pieces shall be properly
labeled with date, size, location, cleaning and FR information. 50%
Fullness provided by 3" box pleats 12" o.c., one #3 grommet centered on
each pleat and at top corners as needed. One snap hook per grommet provided
for the Grand and travelers. All other pieces to have one 36" long #4 black
tie per grommet, Borders and Valance shall have one white tie to indicate
center.

Tops shall be finished with 3" poly webbing, Sides shall be finished with
2" doubled hems, sides of Grand shall have half-width fold-backs.

Bottoms of Borders and Valance shall be finished with 4" lined chain
pockets, #8 jack chain installed. All other pieces shall have 6" lined
chain pockets, #8 jack chain installed.

Nap shall run down, seams shall not fall on the face of any pleat.


If you decide to build in house here are a few extra things to consider.

Any fabric with a nap is a challenge.
Brushed fabrics like 15 oz Encore, Athena or similar are much easier to
handle than velour.
They're brushed so there's no pile and knit rather than woven.
The selvages are laser cut  so the sides don't really need to be hemmed.
They are lighter than most velours.

Ask for 12 x 12 architect swatches.
Let your stitchers test how many layers their machines can handle.
Common construction  (2" doubled side hems, 2" fold at top, 3" box pleats
falling on a seam, all sewn onto webbing) can result in 12 or more layers.

One option is flat sewn panels, one width of fabric,  no side hems,
multi-grommet tops, single layer bottom hems.
They can be hung flat, with grommet fullness or even swagged.
Relatively simple to make but you will still need a well-lit, flat, Square
work surface, preferably large enough to lay out each panel to check to
finished size and square-ness.
Most household machines can handle the bulk of the webbing, even at the
corners where it gets folded over.
They store and clean well, too.

 Last- Do consider 3" Black Heavy weight Polypropylene Webbing instead of
jute.
Jute is inexpensive but it can shed.
A lot.

HTH

Gina Gagliano
Retired Rag Wrangler and long time lurker
rmgagliano at gmail.com
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