AIBU to want long curtains ?

[Rosemary46]

New flat, tall ceilings, high windows, small budget.

Impossible.

Ikea , H&M etc only sell curtains that are 250cm long. Why??? There must be tens of thousands of properties like mine across the UK.

Everything “made to measure” is a bloody fortune. I have spent all my money on boring things like central heating and rot treatment for the bathroom floor.

AIBU to try to stick a bit of fabric onto the end of Ikea curtains somehow? Iron- on tape maybe ? I haven’t a clue- I can hardly sew on a button let alone make curtains.

We've got 10ft windows and the curtains gather in the floor still. I got them in IKEA.

@barneymcgroo
Could you share the curtain shop near Edinburgh if you don't mind please?

Eliza - Ikea have stopped selling 300 cm curtains in the UK and Ireland, they are max 250cm long now. French Ikea is a good alternative if you live in the south coast ( I don’t ).

I have ordering online but they won’t accept my UK address.

I'm right near Dover so getting to Calais wouldn't be a problem.

I'm hoping for shutters next though when we overhaul the windows/decorate.

Next do made to measure!

Thanks Frangipani , but I just had a look at Next and I’d be over £1000 . That’s just for plain beige / neutral fabric , poly cotton lining and 3” pencil pleat . Nothing fancy .

I’d rather spend the £800 on a holiday in France and spend £200 on Ikea curtains . If I could just work out which budget airline flies to an airport near an Ikea ....

Oh jeez yeah I've not looked at prices I just knew they did them!! £1,000???!!!!

If you are willing to give making them a go or get a friend to... I got cheap fabric from eBay - an entire roll which I recovered sofa cushions with (£29 the roll). I can’t sew btw but made a pretty good hash at it by taking my time on a borrowed sewing machine. The fabric is off cuts/end of line from Next and good quality. You could also use clips or pins to hang with as it saves worrying about heading tape.

FABRIC: m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=next+curtain+fabric&_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m4084.l1311.R1.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xnext+curtain+fabric.TRS0&_nkw=next+curtain+fabric&_sacat=0

CLIPS: www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/textiles-rugs/curtain-rods-rails/riktig-curtain-hook-with-clip-art-80212201/?cid=gb%7Cps%7Cpla%7C%7C%7C%7C&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vfcBRDJARIsAJafEnEOpN_iFJsEZeJ3h23HyFCgtlWpb2Cx7YoH3QsxWRz35P_MD00v7RYaAvgMEALw_wcB

PINS: www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-partners-nickel-plated-pin-hooks-pack-of-25/p3082531?sku=236644635&s_kwcid=2dx92700036675043790&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vfcBRDJARIsAJafEnFqMTHl2PaFiHhwbRyl-qoULsHcBJ5ydo8tCHX03fg16cGy6lhFpo8aAuZ4EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Sorry I haven't read the whole thread but IKEA do curtain hooks with clips a bit like clothes pegs, so you can just peg them onto any length of fabric and hook them onto the curtain rail holes.

I use fleece fabric because it doesn't fray, so you can just cut it to any length and clip it up. Plus it washes really easily.

Oops cross posted, the poster before me already linked to the IKEA clips!

@Tretchikoff It's called the Curtain Agency near Kirkliston. It's like Narnia, only with curtains instead of snow.

@barneymcgroo
Thank you!