Pinch Pleat Interlined Curtains | How To | The Curtain Boutique
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2020
- Hi! I'm Sandie and I've been making curtains, blinds and other soft furnishings for over 30 years.
I run a store called, "The Curtain Boutique" located in the beautiful British village of Sharnbrook, which sits in the heart of the Bedfordshire countryside.
The Curtain Boutique offers made-to-measure curtains and blinds, an Interior Design service and a vast array of bespoke soft furnishings, including; cushions, pelmets, headboards and tie-backs.
In this video tutorial I'm making Interlined Pinch Pleat Curtains and sharing the entire process as well as my top tips for how to make Pinch Pleats at home.
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One of the absolute best tutorials on this subject!
Beautiful work. Love to see interlined curtains. 😊
Thank you very much! Interlining can make such a difference! Glad to have you here 🧵❤️🪡
This tutorial is fantastic! I am a self taught sewist and until now have only made garments. A friend asked me to make some curtains to almost the exact same specifications that you showed in your video. I’ve never made curtains before so was thrilled to find a video that taught me how to make professionally finished drapes. Your descriptions and the camera angles were just perfect. My friend was thrilled with the finished product. The only thing I did differently was make triple pinch pleats instead of double, and added some button embellishments on the top of the pleats. Thank you for providing all of the standard measurements for each element also.
come on,you just need a automatic pleating machine
I have watched a lot of sewing videos and most times I leave feeling even more confused or frustrated, but this was so clear and concise. It was so easy for me to spot where I had gone wrong and was just as good as being in the same room as the teacher. Awesome
I’m amazed! Your work is flawless!! It’s so hard to find someone that does curtains like this nowadays. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Sadie, your tutorial is by far the best I've ever seen! You've explained every step so clearly and in detail, and the camera work is perfect too! Really enjoyed it and am 100% confident I can make interlined curtains. Wish I lived closer to Sharnbrook xx
This video was the best I have watched. Very clearly explained and demonstrated. The camera views were well done. Thank you!
Fabulous tutorial, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for watching and supporting my channel x
Sandie, I am a custom curtain maker from the US and I just loved watching you sew. It was so relaxing and beautiful to see all your hand stitching. It's funny that I would rather watch you than any movie or show on tv. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much Patricia! Xx
Hello Ms Sadie,
I absolutely love your tutorials. Thank you for showing us how to create professional draperies.
I have watched quite a lot of sewing curtain videos and this one is so clear and details and very easy to understand step by step, thank you for sharing.
I made the mistake of following the pattern on the edge and top and bottom of some curtains I made in the eighties (in my 20s) only to find at the end that my curtain was off at an angle and didn't hang properly. It was a HUGE disappointment and since then I religiously measure and check and triple check before cutting fabric. I only use a draftsman's right angle ruler to neaten the edge of fabrics before cutting. Shame on manufacturers who produce fabrics that are not straight or have printed patterns that are not straight. Thank you for your wonderful tutorial I have learnt something new xx🌹
P.S. pesky knots ! 😠
Hello, this is the best curtain tutorial I have ever seen, so informative and easy to follow. Thank you so much.
Sandie, I am in the same boat as Helen, just starting out. I want to make sure I do the work well but at the same time I need to make sure I am getting paid for this custom work. Having the confidence is definitely the key but is also hard part! Your videos are so helpful and I will refer back many times. Thank you for sharing!!!
I'm not as talented as you Sandie.. but I love your videos..your voice is so calming x So beautiful..Tyfs .. Kate x
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. The instructions were complete and easy to follow. I am so glad I discovered hand-sewing the hems with this video. It was a lot of work, but my pinch pleat curtains turned out beautiful!
Excellent video. I followed it fully for my interlined curtains. Thank you.
Thank you kindly for this easy to follow, thorough, and manageable video. I feel confident sewing my own silk drapes.
Always love an excellent presentation from an expert who cares about her work. From a professional seamstress I appreciate you! Thank you!
Thank you for your videos Sandie - I am on the cusp of setting up my own curtain and blind business and use the same methods as you - I am very nervous but watching videos like yours really help - I can't wait to get stuck in and hope to be as confident as you are one day!
This drape is beautiful, professional and seems so easy to replicate. Thank you
Thank you for your lovely tutorial. I watched the whole thing and learned a lot. I will be pinch pleating my new drapes myself thanks to you.
Thank you for sharing your secrets and your talent making curtains. You made me want to learn how to fix my curtains which were ripped from my dog angrily barking at the gardener.
Aww Connie, you are so welcome! Xx
Sandie, Thank you for the video. I cant wait to start. xx
Thankyou so much, this tutorial has taught me a lot. The detail in this tutorial is exactly what I need. I am sure this will give me the confidence to persevere and make some beautiful curtains, oh, I love that material.
I ordered custom made triple pinch pleat curtains send them back as they made width short, came back worst, watched your brilliant tutorial and will change mine curtains to double pinch pleat and they will fit lovely. You have inspired me to get back to sewing. Thank you
I am so inspired after watching this and making a door curtain with the techniques you used. Thank you so much for sharing your skills xx
Thank you so much for supporting my channel xx
I have just discovered your tutorials and they are so good, especially for a beginner like me. Thank you !
Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your skill and artistry with the world!
Just finished and I learned so much, I am going to make a lot of changes to my process. Unfortunately my domestic wont go through the thickness so I have to do the stab stitching by hand but I have been make triple pleats instead of double. I really appreciate all your detail and help. I am about to start some panels for my bedroom.
Thank you so much for the clear and concise way that you walked us through this, really, really useful! Nice job :-) Thanks a million!
Fantastic clear instruction and tips to make the process of making much easier. Thank you for your video
I thought your tutorial was really clear and helpful - thank you! I wonder if you could give details on threads to use for hand sewing and for the machine! Thank you so much
Excellent video! Your instructions are so clear and easy to follow. Thank you so much...
What a cool channel and video thank you 👍 your shop looks amazing! I am starting a project. Fingers crossed. Thank you for the help.
Very beautiful work!!Tks for your clear instructions..I especially love your hand stitching.
Beautiful work Sandie - Thank you x
Brilliant. So informative and really clear. 👏🏻 I'm excited to do my own curtains now. ❤
Hi Trudi, I’m so happy you have enjoyed the video, do not hesitate to contact me if you need any help! Sandie x
Excellent. Thank you for taking the time to provide this tutorial.
You have golden fingers. Simply stunning drapery. I adore giraffes. If I could find this fabric in the U.S. I would buy it in a second.
Hi Marlene, I would happily send you some, message me on 07702583955 with how much you need and I can send you some . Thank you so much for supporting my channel x
Absolutely wonderful video. Thank you for sharing.
I absolutely enjoyed your tutorial, if you had online classes I would join instantly, thank you❤️
Best tutorial ever. Thank you!
Thanks so much for sharing really look forward to your videos so well explained and enjoyable.
Thank you so much for a fabulous tutorial ❤
You are so welcome! Thank you for your support xx
Exactly what I was looking for, I did machine see the mitre, I used bonded lining, but every other technique is as I desired. Thank you.
Wow your very patient, beautiful job on the drapes I thought I needed a sewing machine.
Fantastic video thank you.
Wonderful instructional tutorial!
Very neat work. Beautifully done.
This brings back my forgotten lessons! What a fantastic instructor ♥️subscribed
This is the most helpful video I have watched. I
Thank you for supporting my channel xx
THANK YOU SO MUCH SANDIE FOR SHARING YOUR TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DRAPES!!! EVERYTHING WAS SO CLEAR AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND I LEARNED SO SO MUCH. I WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS. SINCERELY MICHELLE
Brilliant tutorial - thank you!
And I love the music; this is almost a zen experience. My first time watching, but I am going in search of your video on making shades. (That's actually my next project)
I hate Knots too. I recently found out that thread has a nap! So when you take a length, you should thread it at the beginning end. I have had so many fewer knots since I started doing that. I'm sure you already know. However, it's been a game changer for me.
Thank Sadie , to help with the knots try pulling your thread over a candle before use, this will cause the thread to run smoothly.
Thank you Molly x
great mitred corner instruction.
Amazing video. I'll be going all by hand . No interlining because I'm in France and they like thin wispy curtains with shutters. But I'll still use lining no interlining. Cream undyed cotton damask. 30 year old fabric shoved it in to the washing machine. Came up like new.
Brilliant! Thank you so much x
Exquisite work, explanation and video to show detail. Thank you.
You make this look so easy 😄
Very informative and well explained video - thank you!!!
That was awesome..thanks so much for sharing!!!
Aww Stephanie, your very welcome x
That was so well done; thank you.
Thank you so much for supporting my channel xx
Brilliant explanations, thank you
Merci beaucoup pour ce partage excellent travail
Beautiful
Greetings from Little Rock, Arkansas USA. Thank you for these wonderful tutorials. I'm inspired to hand sew 6 interlined pleated panels. I'll let you know how they turn out.
Great demo ,Thank you .😊
Thank you! Very informative !
Excellent post. Thanks
Thank you again for the complete instructions. My hand sewn pinch pleat curtains turned out beautifully! I have a question though. I have enough interlining for the reverse box pleat valances. Should they be interlined as well?
Very good video, thank you!
Wow that’s a great video thank yov
Thank you for your brilliant videos. Could you please advise what type of thread you use when hand sewing the fabric and also whether or not you run the thread through wax before using? Regarding future tutorials, I would like to see how you make swags and tails lined with a co-ordinating fabric and also how you make Austrian (or festoon) blinds. I know the principal is similar to Roman blinds but I would like to see how you make these as the finish on your work is impeccable. Thank you.
Very beautiful 😍
Amazing flawless work!!! Perfection. These are double lined? I wonder what fabric you use for your lining.
I love this tutorial, thank you so much! I am getting close to attempting to work out pleat size & feel very out of my depth. Is there another way to work out the size each pleat needs to be verses the length of curtain? my curtains are enormous! I am reusing old vintage ones which I have lined. I don't know the size of my windows yet as I have't moved. The world is literally my oyster BUT working it out is making my head boggle. Thoughts?
thank you so much! :)
This is a brilliant tutorial - thank you! May I ask what weight interlining do you use?
Thank you!!!
Absolutely brilliant tutorial, thank you so much :)
Fantastic work I used to make curtains professionally and it is like old times looking at you. What brand of cotton do you use for hand seeing?
This is one terrific lesson, wow! I have a big job coming up and needed update on how to interline..fabulous. a few ?s if you will....one is I like the weight of your hand sewing thread? what do you like to use---2- when you did the pleat, you mentioned attaching the top folds of the pleats...I missed how you did that. machine or hand or a press? Also that secure stitch at the bottom of the pleat did you do that on the base of the buckram or just below the buckram? I am a fan and will watch more, thank you so very much!
Thanks for your video, really clear and helpful. I'm about to make double fabric width pinch pleat curtains, do I need to take any extra steps to catch the lining to interlining across the panel, given the larger width?
I would be interested to know this as well, as I'm going to be using the same width fabric. Please let me know if you find out :-)
Hi Sarah, yes, when you put your linings in, they are locked in at the seams, sewn at the sides by hand, chain sticked at the bottom of the lining and caught into the pleats at the top. I am shortly going to make a two with curtain where I will explain how to do all this xx
Just wondering why you don't place the lining in under the hems and side hems of the outer fabric the way you do with the buckram tape? Wouldn't all the fabric then drape and move together nicely? I have always wondered why the two have to be separate then hand stitched.
Hi Sandie! really enjoyed the video. How come the backing is not sewn all the way just the corners?
Hi, what weight of interlining did you use? I'm about to make curtains with a similar weight of fabric and wondered what you would advise? Thank you so much for sharing as this will help me an awful lot.
I Sue, I used what is called a “medium weight “ interlining x
thank you 😊
what type of thread do you use? Do you use wax on your thread ever? I am a quilter and started using wax to avoid the knotting. Also do you ever use drapery weights?
LOVE your video.
Thank you Sandie , like everyone else here I love the way you explained all.
A question please for a 4 meter window how much fabric do I need more or less
Thank you in advance
Anna
Hi Anna, I think its going to be impossible to to one blind on such a large window. I would make two blinds If i were you xx
@@tcbtutorials I thought so. I started with 3 meter and will ad as much is needed. Of course in 2 parts
Yes is a big window, English windows 😊
Thank you for your reply. I have seen your video so many times I know it by heart now
Regards
Thank you Anna, Wonderful and informative video. Question, when you herringboned the sides did you pick up both the fabric and the interlining together or just the fabric? ( Stitch closest to the folded edge of the side of the curtain)
If you join two pieces of fabric together would you interline each piece up to the join or join the interlining and use as one whole piece? Great instruction am using the video to make my 3yr old granddaughter some princess curtain.
Hi, join both face fabric and interning and place interlining over the wrong side of the fabric before you place the lining . Thank you so much for supporting my channel xx
Loved the video, thank you. The thing I need more help with is working out the measurements for the pleats and spaces. My finished curtain width is 221cm or 87 inches. It is a linen fabric with just a simple cotton lining, no interlining. I only want double pleats not triple. Can you advise me please. Many thanks. Angela H
Hi Angela, send me your curtain width before pleated and your finished with for each curtain and I’ll work it out for you xx
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I would love to know how long it would take to make one that is 178 in wide and 102 in long it kinda look a big project
Sandy-
You video is wonderful! I'm making 117x96 inch (2 widths) and 6 single width panels all with double pleats.
I can't believe it, but my hand stitching looks like yours! What type of buckram are you using to get the stiffness you have? I have several types. They seem flimsy to me. My fabric is 100% polyester, but looks very much like raw silk.
Hi, I can order some buckrum for you. If you message me on 07702583955, with the amount you need, I can sort this out for you. Thank you so much for supporting my channel x
Beautiful xx you're so skilled! Do you do any sewing classes in person?🙏
I will be offering master classes at my shop in the near future x
I can’t seem to find any mention of what width these would need to be to cover the pinch pleats?
Bravissima