skill 2 level free SUPPLIES & TOOLS: • Curtain fabric • • Matching • machine • Curtain grommets, large or medium • Iron • Ruler • Marking pencil • Dritz Home Drapery Gauge, optional

DIRECTIONS: 1. To determine curtain size use table below: a) Measure from the top of the curtain rod to where you want the curtain to end.

1 b) To this measurement add 1 ⁄2" for the heading above the grommet. This number is the finished curtain length. c) To the finished length, add the top hem allowance. For heavyweight fabrics, plan a single hem - about 4" for large grommet or 3" for medium grommet - and add 1/2". The 1/2" is to be turned under or trimmed off with a serger. For lightweight fabrics, double the hem amount to create a double hem. d) To the above amount, add desired bottom hem allowance - for a typical 4" double hem, add 8". This total is the length of the curtain. e) Determine the width of your curtain and add appropriate side hem allowances.

Desired finished length from top of rod (a) 1 Heading above grommet (b) + 1 ⁄2" Top hem allowance (c) + Bottom hem allowance (d) + Cut length for curtain =

2. Sew bottom and top . Sew side hems. Optional: Use a Drapery Hem Gauge to press hems before stitching.

3. Plan grommet position. Always use an even number of grommets per curtain. One curtain panel made of 54" wide fabric uses 8 grommets. To determine the distance between grommets, divide the finished curtain width by the number of grommets desired. Divide this distance by 2 to determine the distance from edge of fabric to grommet-top curtains center of each end grommet. Space the remaining grommets as determined. Width of finished panel Number of grommets ÷ Distance between grommets (center to center) = ÷2 Distance from curtain edge to center of end grommets = more projects available at Joann.com Project courtesy of Prym Consumer USA

4. Using a ruler, mark the center position of each Dritz Home Curtain Grommets are available in 2 sizes: grommet on the back of the curtain. For large 3 1 • Large grommets will fit rods up to 1 ⁄8" diameter. grommets, the center position should be 2 ⁄4" from the top of the curtain. For medium grommets, • Medium grommets will fit rods up to the center position should be 2" from the top 13/16" diameter. of the curtain.

5. Position the center mark of the enclosed template over marked centers and trace along Fig. 1 slots. (Figure 1)

6. Cut out hole. TIP: Cut out and attach grommet to only one position at a time. You can easily adapt your curtain panels to use Dritz Home Curtain Grommets. • Before beginning, test the curtain grommet with a scrap of fabric you plan to use for your curtains. 7. Place raised center of front grommet through the Fold scrap to the size and thickness of your top hem to determine if fabric and hem depth is appropriate. hole from the right side of the curtain. 1 Hem depth should be somewhere between 1 ⁄2 - 2 times the outer diameter of the grommet. • Curtain grommets are machine washable. Do not iron, tumble dry or dry clean. 8. On the wrong side of the curtain position the • Grommets can be removed by inserting a flat screwdriver tip into the slot on the side and gently prong side of the back grommet centered over lifting upwards. the raised front grommet. (Figure 2) Press down to secure. TIP: You may wish to use the palm • Grommet section with raised center is the front. Grommet section with prongs is the back. of your hand for most even pressure. Fig. 2

Skill Level 2: Some sewing experience needed Approximate Sewing Time: 4 hours

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