Learn the Skills of Making Curtains

This course will teach you the techniques to make a pencil pleat header curtain.  We will be making a small-scale sample curtain to show you the processes involved.  You will learn how to cut the fabric and lining, how to create mitred corners and how to sew on a header tape. At the end of the course you will have a basic understanding of how to make a pencil pleat curtain and how to correctly measure a window and work out fabric amounts including pattern repeats. 

What you will learn:

How to correctly measure your curtain opening and cut the right amount of fabric

Mitred corners

How to put the curtains together

Pencil pleating

Attaching header tape

Pattern repeating

What you will need:

A sewing machine – if you need to use one of ours please let us know when you book

A basic sewing kit – scissors, pins tape measure etc – we do have a supply of these if you need to use ours.

Thread to match face fabric and thread to match the lining.

1m of face fabric - a mid-weight stable woven fabric old curtains (upcycle - as this is a sample curtain it doesn’t matter what it looks like)

1m of lining fabric – light to mid weight stable woven fabric (upcycle as this is a sample curtain it doesn’t matter what it looks like)

1.5m of 3” pencil pleat header tape (this will be for sale in the make shop with 10% off)

Penny weights x 2

Metal tape measure. 

Level:

Next stage beginner – you need to know how to use a sewing machine

Tutor:

Sarah Tutte

Duration:

6 hours