Things You'll Need:
- Drapery fabric
- Liner fabric
- Needle
- Thread
- Sewing machine
- Iron
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Step 1
Measure the windows you will be covering with a tape measure. Add an inch to both sides of the window for your measurements.
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Step 2
Cut the curtain fabric about two feet longer than the window to allow for the hem and heading.
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Step 3
Cut the fabric for lining the drapes. Cut the lining fabric about 10 inches longer than the window for the hem and heading. The hems of the lining fabric should be smaller than for the external drapes.
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Step 4
Fold the bottom of the fabric for the drapes up about five inches and hot iron press it into place. Then repeat this step with another five-inch fold and press.
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Step 5
Sew the hem of the external drapes with a straight stitch or a blind hem stitch.
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Step 6
Fold the bottom edge of the lining fabric up two inches and hot iron press into place. Repeat this step before sewing.
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Step 7
Sew the hem into the lining fabric with a blind hem stitch or a straight stitch.
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Step 8
Pin the lining and the fabric together in proper alignment, leaving an inch where the exterior drape fabric is longer than the lining fabric.
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Step 9
Fold the side edges over one another and stitch the side edges of the fabric together with a straight stitch.
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Step 10
Fold the top edges of the drapery and lining fabric over to create the loop for the curtain rod to pass through.
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Step 11
Stitch the heading into place and hang your new lined drapes.
