How to tie curtains beautifully?

Regardless of the chosen style of interior design, a room really comes to life only when textiles appear in it. Bedspreads and pillows will not fit into every interior, but different types of tulle and curtains are fine. Moreover, correctly selected accessories can not only become a bright accent, but also completely “rewrite” the entire surroundings. The practical tips in this article will help determine how to tie curtains beautifully.

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Assembly methods for curtains

Among the most commonly used methods can be identified:

• Magnets;
• Curtain tape;
• Drapery;
• Braid.

Accordingly, the choice of which option is suitable should be based on the overall design of the room. Let's consider various ideas on how to grab curtains beautifully.

Important! Thinking over the design of curtains, consider such nuances:

• if it is one continuous fabric, then it is better to collect it in the middle;
• if two halves, in this case, even without the use of clips, you can “play around” with the interior.

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Do-it-yourself window decoration: turn on the curtain rod or abandon it?

To transform the appearance of a room, it is not necessary to call a designer, whose services are usually expensive. Enough of your own creative possibilities.

The cost of such changes will be affected by:

• the total area of ​​the room - the larger it is, the more fabric should be used;
• the price of the cornice and accessories.

Important! The price of all elements is different, so calculate the preliminary cost based on the capabilities of your budget.

Moreover, you can arrange a window opening in the absence of a cornice. To beautifully fix the curtains, you must:

1. Prepare a wooden beam corresponding to the color of the slopes.
2. Drill it with screws to the slope.
3. Stick on a special Velcro to which the web will be glued.

Important! When using Velcro, the weight of the fabric should be taken into account, if the material is heavy, it is better to use a cornice.

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Secrets of a successful decor

There are many ways to beautifully fix the curtains, and the ability to choose one or another option depends on the method of attachment and the amount of material. For example, there are soft and hard fixation types.

Soft

Traditionally, soft holders include brushes and cords made of a thin bundle or threads, sometimes reinforced with a metal component, decorated with bugles, embroidery and other expressive elements.

Soft ones include such tricks:

• Sewn in contrasting fabric to complement or match curtains.
• Tapered, straight or wicker.
• Made in the form of ruffles, puffs, frills, bows, plain or colored.
• Ties decorated with edging, braid, fringe or rosettes.
• Fabric pickups - they are thematic (toys for children or fruits, vegetables, and even kitchen utensils).

Important! Although soft grips allow you to beautifully assemble the curtains, to use them you must have a special holder installed behind or on the side of the curtains.

Hard

If you need a tight grip, you can choose one of three types:

• Cloth-covered hard ring.
• Various metal hooks for starting the curtain.

Important! Forged holders look especially exquisite.

• Clips or fasteners for curtains - are made in the form of buckles, magnets, tied on ribbons or fastened around the curtains using Velcro.

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How to beautifully assemble curtains with magnets: the secrets of spectacular decor

The use of magnets will allow you to create an elegant and pretty drapery, without worrying about the holder for pickup.

Important! The use of magnets provides an excellent opportunity to open the windowsill and let in more sunlight into the room, and there are grabs of various stylistic and price directions on sale.

A huge advantage is the lack of strict requirements for finding a magnet:

• Can be threaded through a string;
• Pass through the fabric;
• Cling to the next curtain.

The technology that allows you to assemble a curtain with magnets is extremely simple and elegant:

• on the one hand (less often - on two) a decor with a magnet is fixed;
• on the other hand, a polar magnet.

Stretched - they create a rigid fixation of the folds.

Important! Moving the clamp vertically allows you to visually increase or decrease the width of the window opening. The higher, the larger the window appears.

Decorations on the mounts are also performed in any options and configurations:

• Butterflies and other insects;
• Flowers;
• Beads or buttons;
• Stones and rhinestones;
• Geometric figures.

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Features of curtain tapes

For fastening heavy curtains use special ones created from thin translucent synthetic fabric tape, they are also called curtain. They are simple and curly, located horizontally and vertically, but in any case serve as a frame for drapery fabric.

Important! If the tape is sewn along the upper edge, then additional loops for fastening will not be needed.

Important nuances when using them in order to assemble the curtains are the following:

1. In lifting curtains, a vertically stitched ribbon is not only a decoration element, but also part of the lifting mechanism.
2. A double stitch to the top of the back of the curtain will create a drapery after pulling the edge.
3. No special skills are needed to use.

Important! Given the build factor, you can create a beautiful drapery from equal folds.

How to make folds?

To beautifully tie the curtains, it is enough to perform the following simple steps:

• Sew on the braid and pull out special threads that need to be tied in a knot.

Important! It is better to start the process on the side that is near the wall.

• Fasten the threads to make the halyards, doing in the direction of "on yourself".
• After creating the folds of the required thickness, tie the threads from the wrong side.

Important! Hide the threads that got out during the work in a special pocket.

• Loops for hooks can be sewn into the braid.

Important! A distance of 100 mm is considered ideal.

• Insert the hooks into the ledge.

Important! With all its simplicity, this method has its drawbacks:

• The method is not suitable for very heavy fabrics.
• The tape is frayed over time and requires replacement.
• The tape does not allow to make different-sized figured drapery.

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Quality materials to do the job

If you are going to carry out tailoring and decoration of curtains and curtains yourself, you need to take care of the acquisition of quality materials and accessories:

• First of all, having decided on the style, you need to choose a fabric, and, based on its weight, select the cornice and fasteners.

Important! If there was no cornice before, and the curtain fabric is light (chiffon, thin tulle), you can do with Velcro.

• When using magnetic latches, you need to check whether the magnets of your choice can hold the draped fabric.
• If it is planned to sew curtains with grommets, it is also recommended that they be checked for strength.

Important! If in doubt, consult a fabric store or consult a professional seamstress.

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Stock footage

If desired and with a little creative approach, any room in the house will be transformed with the help of just correctly fixed curtains. In any situation, your creative impulse will not be left without attention.