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The actual amount of gather depends on heading styles and personal preference,but as a general rule the width of your curtains should amount to double the width of your track. This is referred to as ‘two times gather’. Let’s imagine I have a track measuring 228cm/90inches wide. Which size curtain should I buy?
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How much fabric do I need to make curtains?
When making tab top or tie top curtains you need to allow for the material for making the tabs. An additional 0.5m of fabric per width of curtain should be sufficient for this style. Gathered pelmets, usually referred to as Valances, need a greater fullness ratio than the curtains they are to go with as they tend to look better with more gather.
How wide should curtains be for two times gather?
The actual amount of gather depends on heading styles and personal preference, but as a general rule the width of your curtains should amount to double the width of your track. This is referred to as ‘two times gather’. Let’s imagine I have a track measuring 228cm/90inches wide. Which size curtain should I buy?
Do Curtains need to be gathered?
But it needn’t be, the principle is actually quite simple, once you’re ‘in the know’! Every single pair of curtains, regardless of heading style, should have a certain amount of ‘gather’. If a curtain had no ‘gather’ it would be a completely flat piece of fabric stretched across the window.
How many times gather do you need for net net curtains?
Net Curtain Gather. If you order 1 times gather (i.e. no extra fabric), the curtain will be the same width as the window and completely flat. If you select the recommended minimum 2 times gather (or double gather) the net will have double the amount of fabric (for example if the window measures 1m, the curtain will be 2m wide).