My kitchen window is huge and I can’t afford to buy special curtains

If the curtains are too long, could you cut and hem them to the right length? If you don't want to sew, you could iron the hem and use a fabric hemming glue.

For floor length curtains, you can also put a rubber band and fold under so they have that puddle look of longer curtains wihout cutting. That might work for a large window like in the breakfast room.

you could shorten them..if you don't want to sew (which i will do anything to avoid) you could use the iron on hemming tape. or, i just recently bought drop clothes to use for curtains and i hate to sew so much that i didn't even hem them after i cut one in half and the cut edge i put rings on with the little clips to hang on the rod. so, the other end already had a hem! problem solved!

Either shorten the curtains or raise the curtain rod.

Lori, while the curtains are hanging, cut the curtains off two inches below where you want them. Turn the hem under one inch, then the whole hem under another inch. From there, you can pin, safety pin, sew, use sealing tape, staple, or otherwise secure the hem. Problem solved, Lori. ☺️

Hi Lori,

You could shorten the curtains and if you are not accustomed to sewing. Try a hemming tape that is adhesive and iron on. Just take care to protect curtain material- read directions and use maybe a towel between curtain and iron when applying the hemming tape

https://youtu.be/COnlht8ninI

and there are lots of self adhesive tape options on Amazon or go to Walmart or Joann’s. Look at reviews so just get one rated well. Also the tape width will depend on amount of hem you want at bottom and how sheer your curtain is.

IKEA even sells one that is super inexpensive

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50078746/

You got this!

If you can't hem them, can you hang the rod higher? Or, can you buy tie-back anchors and tie them off to the side?

Lori, can you shorten them with fusible webbing or even double-faced tape so you don't have to sew them? If I lived closer I would hem them for you...if you get stuck keep me in mind....we can figure this out!

Thank you. I see what I can do.