How do I make swags for curtains?
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Tie into the other colors in the room.
Don’t use cotton nor rayon fabric, unless you’re ok with sun-fade and sun-rot.
Pre-wash and dry the the fabric before sewing it, then you’ll not have shrinkage when you wash them in the future.
Thanks Cheryl, wouldn’t have washed and dried before sewing, great tip.
Hi Grace....You can buy a pattern for a swag curtain at Joanne Fabrics. They have all different styles and in one pattern you can get sometimes 5 different patterns for different types of swags. Sometimes those patterns can be anywhere from $12-20. If you are pretty knowledgeable with sewing though you can make your own pattern. I would always play with a plastic table cloth(dollar tree) and because it flows like regular fabric I would mark my pleats with a sharpie, pin the pleats up and play with the tablecloth on the window. I made some amazing patterns doing that. Swags and jabots are pretty easy so if you can sew clothes, you have this covered:) If you are unsure, buy a pattern. Follow the size of the window on the back and it will tell you how much fabric you will need. You will also need a board cut (the length of you window ) X around 6/7 inches in width. Once you have your pieces of swag and jabots....you will need to staple the top of those sewn pieces to the top of the board. They should have these directions on the back of the pattern as well but this gets the curtain assembled on the board. You will want L shaped angle brackets to screw to the wall and the board over the window. Good luck! Here is one you tube video for you: This is a scalloped valance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-kRMyGrWPw