Weighing In On Curtains

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:00:20 +0000

Drapery weights will help ensure that your window treatments hang well while giving your curtain a finished professional look. It’s simple to add, just insert a weight into the bottom hem area at each corner and/or botton of each vertical seam. If the weight is not precovered, you must first cover the weight with muslin to prevent the weight from discoloring the decorator fabric.

This tip is excerpted from More Splash Than Cash Window Treatments by Donna Babylon.

Make Your Own Tassels

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:00:30 +0000

Here’s a quick tip to make your own tassels for home decorating…

Cut a piece of cardboard to the length of the tassel. Wrap embroidery floss around the cardboard to achieve the desired thickness. To make the tassel head, gather the floss at one edge of the cardboard and tie it together with matching floss. Remove the cardboard and tie another piece of floss 1/2 inch to 1 inch below the knotted end. Cut the floss loops to create the tassel tails. Tip excerpted from Donna Babylon’s book, More Splash Than Cash Window Treatments

Donna Babylon is a nationally known home decorating expert. Her latest book, Decorating Sewlutions: Learn To Sew As You Decorate Your Home can be found at www.MoreSplashThanCash.com

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Weighing In On Curtains

Make Your Own Tassels