Thermal drapes can help save you a lot of money on heating costs. Layered drapes help keep your house warm because the thin layers of air trapped between them act like thermal blankets for your windows.
To make your own thermal drapes, start by measuring your window, including at least half the width of the window [...]
Category Archives: Draperies
Make Your Own Thermal Drapes
June 26, 2009 – 4:47 pm
French Pleated Drapes
June 21, 2009 – 5:43 pm
French pleated drapes also known as triple pleated drapes or a fan pleat. French pleated curtains are very elegant and with a bit of practice you can become an expert pleater.
Decide how deep each pleat will be by experimenting with fabric. Take a section of fabric an inch in from the left hand edge. Make [...]
Using Pinch Pleat Tape To Make Your Drapes
June 20, 2009 – 12:40 pm
Anybody who has basic sewing skills can make pinch pleat drapes using pinch pleat tape.
Sew the drapes as you normally would. Pleating will use twice the amount of curtain, so the curtain panels need to be twice as wide as the window that is to be covered.
Turn drape panels right side out. The top of [...]