Create eyelets on curtains

Contents:

• Preparations for making
• Fabric blinds dimensions
• Using the eyelets
• Sequencing

Originally designed curtains - heat retention and protection from drafts. In addition to its direct purpose, today they are aesthetic and psychological function. If you decide to add zest to your interior, the curtains on the eyelets his own hands will be one of the best solutions, because they combine aesthetics and practicality.

Eyelets - is built into the fabric of the curtains or ring shape. Curtains with eyelets are relevant to many areas. They emphasize the beauty of the whole fabric.

Thanks Eyelets curtain falls expressive, soft, smooth, harmonious vertical pleats.

This type of curtains perfectly decorate a window. This design will be important for all modern styles: minimalism, hi-tech, the Scandinavian and other. Also, the curtains with incorporated elements also serve to differentiate on the premises of space and zone.
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Preparations for making

The main components of this sew curtains with their hands are:

• cloth;
• eyelets rings;
• lyuversnaya tape (or interlining, proklamin).

Related accessories: sewing machine, thread, scissors, iron, sartorial meters, pencil, pattern paper (punch press for metal eyelets).
When selecting eyelets you need to decide:

• shape (round, oval shaped);
• the material from which they are made;
• color;
• the inner diameter of the hole.

Basically, in the eaves, with a circular cross section, hang curtains with eyelets corresponding form. They should be in harmony with the material of curtains and furniture accessories. Practical to use plastic (cheaper, provide silent movement on the roof, do not damage the surface, it is more convenient and safer for fabrics in the wash). For easy moving curtains diameter of the hole should be at the 1, 5 cm larger than the diameter of the bar cornice.

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Fabric blinds dimensions

For optimum fullness curtains (Time for details on the roof assembly) ratio of the width to the length of the fabric of the cornice should be about 1: 2. However, if you want to get the curtain almost wrinkle-free, you can take the cloth width of half the length of the eaves. Do not forget the side hem. It is necessary to add the width of the curtains to 7 cm on each side. The length of fabric you need, too, to take more, as it will in the future to buckle approximately 5 cm from the bottom. So as cornice is almost flush with the openings of rings, the upper edge of the finished curtains, so-called "scallop", of 2-5 cm above it.
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Using the eyelets

The number must be even, ie divided by 2. It is necessary that the side edges of the curtain are directed towards the wall.

It sends an odd number of edges in one side of the room. This lack of ready-made curtains to be impossible to fix.

There is a certain mean value of the distance between the centers of the rings, eyelets - 15-22 cm, 18 cm is optimal. The greater the distance between them, the larger folds. From the side edge of the center nearest eyelets - 5-7 cm. The grommet should not coincide with a side bend, or because of the large thickness of it is closed.

A formula for calculating the number of eyelets next. It (X) will be equal to the finished width of shades (L) minus two distances from the center of the grommet to the first side edge curtains (b), divided by the distance between the eyelets themselves (c). To this must be added the value of the unit.

X = (L - 2b) / c + 1

Example curtain will have a width of 3 m and an outer diameter - rings 7 5 cm. The bending the side edges 2, 2 cm. The calculation is as follows: (300 cm - 2 x 6, 3 cm) 18 cm + 1 = 16, 9 PC. But as the number must be even, to be rounded up to 16 or up to 18. If you take the 16 pieces, the distance between the centers of eyelets will: (300 cm - 2 x 6 cm 3): (16 - 1) = 19, 6 cm if 18, then (300 cm - 2 x 6 cm 3): (18 - 1) = 16, 9 cm.

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Sequencing

1. In order to verify possible material shrinkage first prodekatiruyte it (the cloth must be wet, dry to slightly moist and iron irons).
2. Edit top curtains. For this purpose, measuring out from the edge of the fabric width equal to twice the width of the tape lyuversnoy, bend inside out, then iron and put the tape in the resulting fold. Then fold the fabric again to lyuversnaya tape wrapped turned. Glue the iron very carefully to a hot melt adhesive is melted, but it does not seep through the fabric (you can use proutyuzhilnikom). Drive the iron is needed.
   You can then cut the rest of the tape, retreating to the width of the side hem.
3. Treat the side edges and bottom webs.
4. Arrange on a table cloth. Handwritten markings under the eyelets, opedelit position of extreme elements, placing at the center of each point marker for tissue.
5. After calculating the distance between the centers of eyelets - Y (and for that the distance between the end eyelets (H) divided by the number of eyelets - X - minus 1, that is, the formula would be in the form Y = H: x - 1) to mark the center of each hole.
6. Mark the holes and attach the grommet and paying attention to each was strictly at the center lyuversnoy form.
7. Carefully cut a hole with scissors, or you can use a special punch. Cut holes need backing of 1-2 mm from the marking to the edge completely disappeared inside the cell, and that he held firmly enough.
8. On the wrong side curtain put the lower ring, and then apply a decorative top half and lock it. Luvers considered to be fixed by it clicks . For plastic rings does not require special equipment. This is done by hand. If you choose metal eyelets, then without a special press punch or service company can not do.

Curtains with eyelets of good quality can be washed without removing the rings, but it is advisable to do it in a special bag for laundry.