Sewing Tabs On Curtains

Pin it in place being careful not to disturb your placement of the tabs.

Sewing tabs on curtains.

From back tab to pleated to blackout we ve rounded up 21 mostly no sew curtain diys that are affordable and easy to make. There are many different styles of curtains that are simple to sew including rod pocket curtains back tab curtains grommet curtains and tab top curtains. Lay out your fabric panels and trim the selvage edges. Now make each tab by folding the rectangles in half with right sides together sewing along the long edge with a 1 4 seam.

You don t always need a sewing machine. They slide open and closed easily drape nicely and tend to have a relaxed casual feel. They have a seamless look top to bottom that can fit in any style from modern to traditional. Back tab curtains hang from tabs hidden on the back of the curtain panel.

Pin it in place and continue placing tabs every six inches along the top of the curtain panel. Use ribbon to create tab curtains or add a fashionable border of ribbons to frame ready made curtain panels. Tab top curtains have evenly spaced fabric tabs attached to the top and these tabs are how the curtain attaches to the rod. Each of our curtain panels used 8 tabs but you can do more or less depending on how tightly you want the curtains to close.

This tutorial shows you how to make tab top curtains. For two panels you should have sixteen 5x5 inch pieces and two 5 inch pieces that are the same width as the panels. These curtains also have a drapery lining to help. Use your sewing skills to repurpose a drop cloth into lovely natural fiber curtains.

Stencil them to play up the accent colors in your room or add a band of decorator fabric to give them extra style. We don t recommend having tabs more than 6 apart. Turn inside out and press flat. In part one of the film jean ta.

As far as diy projects are concerned making tab top curtains is quite simple and a basic set of curtains only requires the fabric and a sewing machine or a needle and thread if you don t have a machine. Lay the facing piece on top of the tabs with the right side down and the raw edge lined up with the top of the curtain panel. To create curtain tabs cut eight 5 inch square pieces per panel.