Happy Monday, Friends! I had been on the hunt for some new curtains for my living and dining room windows for ages. I'll confess I've been picky but I finally found some during Amazon's Prime Day sale last month. The only problem was they were SO long...
The last time I hung new curtains they needed to be lengthened. Fast forward six years, and my extra long new ombre curtains needed to be hemmed! I can honestly say I would rather sew curtains from scratch than hem ready-made ones. I'm not sure why that's the case, but it inspired similar no-sew techniques for both projects. You can achieve comparable results by following the instructions below with Heat-n-Bond. TIP: Before you begin, I recommend pinning the hem while the curtains are hanging and then pressing the hem before you iron the Heat-n-Bond--it's the best way to get the desired length.
I hemmed mine so they were almost floor length. Since they are quite sheer, I like to use three panels on each 72" window. During the Prime Day sale, they were $9 a pair--less than $30 for both large windows!
Although I love sheer curtains and lots of light, they can be challenging to photograph, so I've included a few views for comparison. This is how they look at night.
To the left is my living room window and you can see how the curtains appear lighter in the sunlight than the view on the right, in my dining room at night.
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That's a beautiful look with the ombre, Cecilia! I used that heat and bond for my tablecloth in my group chat tablescape with the fabric I found to use as my tablecloth. It's a great method!
ReplyDeleteI love a good sewing hack, this looks perfect. The curtains are great, too. How pretty, great ombre look and color. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteLove the ombre; it is such a great color with your decor. I use stitch witchery--another variation of heat and bond a lot for my dollhouse hemming and cut it in half to make it go further! Thirty-plus years ago, I used it to hem a pair of pants--that I reset with every ironing--never did get around to sew-hemming them!
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