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Materials for Making Window Valances
Ideas for Window Valances
Drawing Window Valance Designs
Marking a Board for Window Valances
Making Window Valances: Attaching First String to Board
Making Window Valances: Threading First String with Beads
Making Window Valances: Threading Second String with Beads
Making Window Valances: Threading Third String with Beads
Making Window Valances: Threading Pendant Beads on String
Making Window Valances: Securing Pendant Bead
Making Window Valances: String Center Bead
Making Window Valances: Attaching Beaded Strings to Board
Attaching a Wall Bracket on Window Valances
Covering a Window Valance Board with Fabric
Materials for Curtain Tiebacks
Measuring Strings for Curtain Tiebacks
Beading Curtain Tiebacks
Securing Beads on Curtain Tiebacks
Beading the Middle of Curtain Tiebacks
Beading Lower Curtain Tiebacks
Summary: If you are looking for unique ways to tie back your curtains, learn how to make your own curtain tiebacks in this free craft video about making beaded window valances.
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"Today I'll be showing you how to make some pretty beaded curtain tiebacks. These are the materials we'll be using. You'll need an assortment of plastic, crystal beads like this, in different sizes and colors. You'll need some nylon fishing line, some scissors, and a needle nose plier. And you'll need some crimping beads that you can find in a bead store, and some of these decorative dividers, this one has three separate holes to divide your strands, and some split rings for attaching it to the wall. You want to start by cutting out a pattern this shape to a and this is going to be a pattern for how we're going to string our beads. It will be straight on the top and swoop down on the side. You want to make it long enough to accommodate the amount of curtains or drapes that you're going to be tying back. Try your pattern on your curtain to make sure that it fits."
eHow Article: Materials for Curtain Tiebacks
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