Can anyone tell me how to measure up for curtains??????????

[BubblesDeVere]

Could anyone please tell me how to measure up for curtains please?

I have seen some gorgeous fabric in Ikea and want to try and work out how many metres I will need, I want the curtains to go to the floor if possible.

TIA

Try
www.alternative-windows.com/index.htm
if you don't look at their rather unpleasant pictures, their instructions are good. I used them for Roman Blinds, adn they were helpful for that, so hopefully for curtains too. Good luck!

depends how full you want them - I always err on the side of having a little more than I need rather than a little less!

measure from the top of your rail to the floor at 4 ins at the top for turnover and 6 ins at the hem - I think shallow hems don't look so good - then times by how ever many lengths you need.

(sorry - I'm still in imperial!)

Don't forget that width wise you will want to allow for enough fabric to go past the window by 4" or so. For light weight net like gathering curtains, I generally allow 3 times the amount of fabric as the width of the window. And otherwise I get around twice as much width. If it is a 100% cotton fabric that might shrink, I wash it before making the curtains.

Agree with SofiaAmes, am no expert but my mum has always told me the curtains need to be twice as wide as the window.