How to Make Unique Curtains From Towels

Tea towel curtains.

Curtains may be made from any fabric, from the heaviest materials that will keep out the cold to something light and sheer that will blow freely from a soft breeze. If you've just moved into a house and want to cover the windows quickly or are looking for a creative solution to the more-traditional window treatments, then towels may be used as curtains. In a variety of lengths, patterns and colors, towels can, in fact, be a handy alternative to cut fabric, as it's already hemmed.
The following instructions are for one window that is 36 by 36 inches. Measure your windows first and adjust the instructions accordingly. No sewing machine is required, as bonding tape is used.

Things You'll Need

• Curtain rod
• Measuring tape
• Pencil
• Paper
• Chalk
• Towels that equal 72 inches in width and are at least 46 inches long
• 2-inch wide Bondaweb or other type of bonding web
• Iron
• Damp cloth

Instructions

Making Curtains without a Sewing Machine

1. Measure the diameter of the curtain rod, double it, and add 3 inches. Record the number with a pencil and paper. This indicates the amount of material you'll need for the fold in the top of the curtain, to allow the rod to slip through.

2. Lay the towel on a flat, hard surface--either a non-carpeted floor or or a tabletop. Measure the recorded distance, using the measuring tape, from the top of the towel, where you want the curtain to hang from. Mark the length with chalk, all along the top edge of the towel curtain, creating a dotted line.

3. Move the curtain to an ironing board. Place the bonding tape along the dotted line.

4. Fold the top of the towel curtain down until the top edge covers the bonding tape. Lay a damp cloth over the folded-down towel, and iron over the cloth, towel and bonding tape. This will create a seal and will bond the two pieces of towel together.

5. When the bonding tape has dried sufficiently--wait at least an hour--run the curtain rod through the towel curtain loops. Hang the curtain rod.