I'm planning to make some curtains for my living room. I have made them before for other rooms in my house. However, I have never been satisfied with the way they hang with regards to the lining.
I attach the lining as follows.
The lining is cut to be about an inch narrower in width than the curtain material.
The edges of both the curtain and lining are hemmed (length).
The lining is laid on top of the curtain material (right sides facing) and the hemmed length of the curtain material is folded over in order to tack to the lining.
They are are then sown together.
The problem is that when I complete the curtains and hang them, the outside edges that come together when the curtains are drawn, alway turn outwards so one can see the lining. The curtains never lie flush together, iykwim.
I would be grateful for any tips that I can employ to improve my skills at lining curtains.
TIA
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speedymama · 11/01/2007 08:55
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