SCALLOPED & FACED HEADINGS
Decide on a suitable fullness - one and a half times the
window width is usually sufficient. Allow 4 cm for side hems, a total of 35cm
for loops and facing and 10 cms for
hems. Turn under 2 cm double hems down each outer edge and turn under and press
a narrow turning across the top edge. Stitch in place. Turn over 25 cm to the
right side of the curtain across the top edge to form the loops and facing.
Decide on a suitable depth for the scallops and length for the loops, say a
total of20cm - and a suitable width for the loops, say 5cm, spaced 10 cm (4in)
apart. Make up a paper template and mark the scallop seam line along the top of
the curtain. Stitch along the marked seam line, then cut away the fabric from
the scallops, layering seam allowances. Turn the facing right side the ends of
the loops to the curtain and check for length the hem by hand.
PLEA TED HEAD
Allow extra
fullness for this s size and spacing of the pleat allowance is 25 cm (10 in)
for F (4 in) for the scallops. Allow seam allowance across the top Include the
same side turning allowance. For the lining, al fullness and top turning, but
turning allowance and reduce allowance to 6cm. Join if necessary. Turn up and
stitch a 4 cm hem across the lower edge Position the lining on the fall facing,
with the top of the line top of the curtain. Join side edge towards the center
of the CUI With the lining centered use a template to mark across the top of
the curtain scallops in place, stitching across curtain 12 mm from between the
scallops. Trim ex, the scallops and layer the seam Turn the curtain right side
Mark a stitching line. Insert hooks, har check the length. Turn under then 8 cm
and stitch the corners.
HEADINGS
SCALLOPED & FACED HEADINGS
Decide on a
suitable fullness - one and a half times the window width is usually
sufficient. Allow 4cm for side hems, a total of 35cm for loops and facing and
10cm for hems. Turn under 2cm double hems down each outer edge and turn under
and press a narrow turning across the top edge. Stitch in place. 2 Turn over 25
cm to the right side of the curtain across the top edge to form the loops and
facing. Decide on a suitable depth for the scallops and length for the loops,
say a total of20 cm - and a suitable width for the loops, say 5 cm, spaced 10
cm apart.
Make up a paper
template and mark the scallop seam line along the top of the curtain. Stitch
along the marked seam line, then cut away the fabric from the scallops,
layering seam allowances. 3 Turn the facing right side out and stitch the ends
of the loops to the curtain. Hang the curtain and check for length, then turn
up the hem by hand.
PLEATED HEADINGS
Allow extra fullness for this style, to suit the size and spacing of the
pleats. A suitable allowance is 25 cm for pleats and 10 cm for the scallops.
Allow 12 mm seam allowance across the top of the curtain. Include the same side
turning and hem allowance. For the lining, allow the same fullness and top
turning, but omit the side turning allowance and reduce the hem allowance to 6 cm.
Join widths of fabric if necessary. Turn
up and stitch a 4 cm double hem across the lower edge of the lining. Position
the lining on the fabric, right sides facing, with the top of the lining
matching the top of the curtain. Join side edges.
Press seams towards the center
of the curtain.
With the lining centered
on the curtain, use a template to mark the seam line across the top of the
curtain and stitch the scallops in place, stitching across the top of the
curtain 12 mm from the raw edges between the scallops. Trim excess fabric from
the scallops and layer the seam allowance. Turn the curtain right side out and
press. Mark a stitching line and form pleats. Insert hooks, hang curtains and
check the length. Turn under 2cm and then 8cm(3 in) and stitch the hem, mitring
corners.
