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From: bren
Date: 04-13-2004, 05:13 AM (1 of 4)
I'm making a pair of Pocket Rod Curtain's for a friend of mine... I don't know how deep to make the pocket ... how many inches would I need to turn down ... there the older curtain rod's...I don't have a lot of Material here so what would I get away with for a Hem width??? Thank's in advance...
Bren:
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User: bren
Member since: 11-30-2002 Total posts: 489 
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From: dmoses
Date: 04-13-2004, 08:17 AM (2 of 4)
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Bren, If you don't have enough fabric, perhaps you could add a strip of another fabric to the edge to be folded to the back to make the hem...that is, if the back won't be visible. Take care,
Donna |
User: dmoses
Member since: 02-22-2002 Total posts: 964 
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From: stitchmd
Date: 04-13-2004, 08:18 AM (3 of 4)
| You really need to know the diameter of the rod to answer that. I don't know where a formula is available but you can always fold the top over something the same size and figure it out that way. |
User: stitchmd
Member since: 02-25-2003 Total posts: 226 |
From: Noodles
Date: 04-14-2004, 05:25 AM (4 of 4)
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I just finishes 2 pairs of rod pocket curtains. You need to know how wide your curtain rod is, but don't make the mistake I made. I measured the rod, got my curtains all finished and the rods wouldn't fit in the pocket. It was to tight. Make sure you add extra to the pockets because a rod isn't flat it's rounded. It sure wasn't fun pulling out all that stitching. Also, I put a 2 inch hem on my curtains. My windows are 72 inches long and a 1 inch might have looked funny. I think you can get away with a smaller hem if you have smaller windows. Laurie |
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Member since: 03-14-2004 Total posts: 6 
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