How to Make Curtains & Pillows | Home Makeover Tutorial
Lesson 17 | Sewing Techniques – Blackout Curtain Liner
This is part 1 of 3, of our lessons on how to stylize curtains. These techniques include: how to add lining for blackout curtains, how to colorblock: for blocks, or stripes, and how to create ruffles! Continue through our lessons to learn all 3! Once you're done we have one final project that we know you will love! (hint: ANTHROPOLOGIE HACK!!!!)
Intro:
The first of these curtain techniques we will discuss is how to add lining.
Curtain Lining comes in handy for several purposes. Lining can make a curtain thicker, to trap in heat and warm the home. Lining can make the current less see-through, to help shade the home to keep it cool. Lining can also protect the current acting as an extra barrier between a window and the front facing fabric and into the rest of the room. Lining is also good for delicate materials such as silk or velvet, to protect the fabrics, and make them sturdier. In fact, unless you want sheer curtains, or the material you chose is already rather thick then lined curtains is ALWAYS a good idea.
Blackout Curtain lining is convenient for watching TV during the day, to create a dark space in the home and not let daylight through. If you want to create blackout curtain lining, be sure to choose a thick and dark fabric, like a heavy canvas or drape so that the light will not be able to get through. All the other instructions are the same!
Hit play to find out how to add lining to our curtains:
All you will need is:
- Solid fabric (typically in a neutral color like white, black, tan, or gray), same size as your curtain.
- Basic sewing essentials
Follow along in the video to make these easy lined curtains! Need help? Leave us a comment.
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