How to Cut Off and Shorten a Shear Curtain
While shear curtains add an air of elegance to a room, buying curtains that are too long for a window can leave a room looking unbalanced. Luckily, you can shorten the length of your shear window curtains to make them the proper size for your windows. A sewing machine and some basic sewing skills are needed for working with shear fabric, as it is delicate and frays easily. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape or yard stick
- Scissors
- Fabric glue
- Iron
- Pins
- Sewing machine
- Thread
Instructions
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Measure the windows and add 12 to 16 inches to the measurement. This is how long your curtains should be.
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Lay the shear curtains flat and measure to the point you want to cut them. Make a 1-inch cut in the fabric. Pull out a thread running the width of the curtains and pull it straight across. Cut along that thread line to be sure you cut the curtains off in a straight line.
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Dab fabric glue on the cut end of the curtains to keep it from fraying.
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Fold the bottom of the curtains over once by 4 to 5 inches and iron them flat on low heat. Fold the curtains over by another 4 to 5 inches to enclose the seam. Iron the curtains flat and pin the fabric in place.
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Use an 11 or 10 needle and polyester thread. Set the tension on 3 and use a straight stitch. Sew the curtains straight across about ¼ inch from the fold.
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