When buying curtains....please help!

[Hulababy]

The width bit - is the width given when buying curtains the whole width of the window, or per curtain?

Just realised I have very rarely bought curtains before - have none in living area here! And then we just got some from Ikea and hoped for best.

I know I want long drop - which'll be 90inch. But stumped on this width bit.

So total or per curtain?

Thanks!

per curtain

most ready made curtains long length are 90inch - ikea are about 110

It's the width of the whole window I think. The curtains are usually a bit wider to give you some 'gather'.

Argh - conflicting advice!!!

Have sorted the length, but just stumped on this width now...

you measure the window then half it.
for example if the window is 120 - half it - 60 so you go for 66wide to give you plenty of gathers.

had to buy curtains for every window in this house when we moved here.

curtains - while our curtains are sold in pairs the sizes quoted in the catalogue refer to the individual curtain

It might depend on the catalogue. Littlewoods size quote is for the whole window - eg 'to fit rail width 5ft'. Just get some blinds

Thanks.

Going to wait until Monday now. We go to do the snagging then, and I will remember to take tape measure and measure up properly. Then have a look.