Posted on May 29, 2010.
How to hang curtains Let's start from the beginning:
Stepladders: Make sure you have a pair of balanced steps not to short for you more range. Your arms will drop of before you take your first lesson on how to block curtains.Not fast as you can not reach the window comfortably without leaning on the side for hanging curtains you imbalance.
Curtain hooks for standard curtain tape pencil pleats
Curtain hooks Again make sure before starting that you have enough of the right type of drapes hooks.Light go well with the standard plastic hooks.
Use medium weight curtains nylon hooks, stronger than plastic. They flex without breaking.
Use heavy curtains nickel metal hooks, they are rather difficult to handle all attached to the box. Like the Chinese puzzle that I had as a child.
Curtain hooks for curtains bucram head
You'll need what is called "pole hooks" just because they have a strong stem that pierces through the fabric and bucram (not sure if my site Commander) on the back of the header curtain . Such a position has the most beautiful curtains. As always the best all means that costs little more.
An extra pair of hands
When you learn to hang curtains large and heavy, it is very useful to have someone standing at ground level into the curtain of gaining weight. This allows you to hang the curtain on your rod or track with ease.
How many hooks do you need?
Well for curtains with tape pencil pleats standard, you will need a hook every pocket fourth.
For bucram head curtain you will need 1 for each envelope or a cup and one for each end.
Prepare your bucram head curtain before hanging.
The good news other than the centerline of the file hooks 1 / 2 inch from the top of your curtain. there is more ready to do. Just learn to hang curtains and dress properly.
Prepare your pencil pleats curtains suspended front:
Standard curtain folds pencil to begin, you will need to collect the tape on the top of your curtains. To do this, drawing on three strings to the back of the strip curtain. To begin to pull cords out of both ends of the strip curtains and tie them together in a secure knot.
There are 2 reasons 1. It stops you pulling the strings completely out of the band (not a good start to learn to hang curtains). 2. It keeps the cords together at the end that you pull the cords out to gather your curtains.
Then continue to pull the cords out. Tip simple collection of your ONE curtains.Take all knotted rope and hook on a door handle or object otherfixed. Then, use one hand to hold the ribbon with the curtain and start the other to pull the tape away from the door handle. You will see on your screen at the beginning of folds.
How did you scale the curtains should be?
Then check that half the width of your track or rod action. Let's say your title is 100 cm long. You half of this 50 inches, then add 2 inches to allow your curtains to meet comfortably in the middle suspended. Thus, the final width that you want to gather each of your pair of curtains is 52 inches. The more you learn to hang curtains, the more it becomes second nature.
Before you hang curtains ..... stop and check!
Before you start to hang your curtain, you should ask your downon curtain of a table or on the floor and check the width is about right collected. So, if to reduce and remove the tape a bit. If the ladder, then gather in the band a little more.
What about the extra cord?
Finally sorting everything the cord and night until the excess folds the tape. DO NOT cut the strings!. The best solution is t. bundle