Has anyone here done oversized draperies?
I've made curtains for bedroom and bathroom windows for years, and did full length sheers for my living room, so it's not like I don't have a clue. But I do have some questions about doing the velvet ones for our faire booth, that has 6 openings approximately 8 feet wide by 9 feet tall and the center opening is 16 feet wide by 9 feet tall.
So here are my questions and my thoughts on the answers. Please correct me on any I could improve on.
1. What sort of rod would we need to hang these by? I'm thinking a standard wooden closet rod would work.
2. How wide a top hem should I do for the rod ? I'm guessing about 3 inches would do it.
3. How wide a bottom hem would look good? I've usually done about 4 - 6 inches for the hem at the bottom.
4. What would work for securing them at the bottom (and possibly sides) when we are closed for the day? One idea that has been suggested is having a rod or board with hooks on the end that would slide into the bottom hem and attach to eyelets on the posts. This sounds workable and would not require the use of grommets hooked over screws which is how we've secured the plastic tarps in the past.
5. How wide should the hems on the sides be? I've usually done about 1 or 1-1/2" wide side hems.
6. Will it create a problem if I do not trim off the selvages and use that as the seam finish when sewing multiple widths of the velvet together? Since these are going to be so big we are not planning on washing them either before or after making them.
That's my questions for now, will probably have more as I get farther into the project. LOL!