How to Select Macrame Curtains
Macrame is a popular decorative statement that consists of the knotting of ropes or cords into patterns to make all sorts of different projects or crafts. Macrame items can be purchased from home decor stores, or you can make them yourself.
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Instructions
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Select Macrame Curtains for Your Home
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Take the measurements of the window or windows on which you want to hang the curtains. Generally speaking, the larger the window is, the more expensive the curtains are.
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Select a color for your curtains. The color of the curtains should be one that accentuates the color of the walls surrounding them.
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Know what kind of cord you want the curtains to be made out of.
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Look in home decor magazines and ask in home furnishing stores for advice on getting the best quality of macrame curtains for the best price in a style that's right for your home.
Select Patterns to Make Your Own Macrame Curtains
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Evaluate your own macrame skill level. Will you be wanting a complex macrame pattern or a simple one?
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Decide on what kind of cord you want to use. In making your own curtains, you have to take into consideration not only the color and style of the cords, but their durability and easiness to work with.
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Patterns for curtains are very difficult to find online. Talk to local craft stores about the kind of curtains you want to make and see if they have any suggestions.
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Tips & Warnings
Whether buying curtains or making them, be sure they go with the rest of the room's decor first.
Curtains don't necessarily need to be the same color as the walls of the room. Maybe a different shade of that color, or another color that goes well with it.
Macrame curtains are not the same as regular curtains. Different kinds of cords make for entirely different styles of curtains. Hemp cord curtains will look very different from, say, cotton-thread cord curtains.
Even if local craft stores don't have a specific pattern on hand to give you, they will at least be able to point you in the right direction by telling you how much cord you can expect to use, which cords work best for curtains, what knots work best and so on.
Some cords, such as nylon, don't hold knots easily and may fall apart.
If you have pets, you may need to find something that will hold up to scratching, clawing and biting.
