How do I connect 2 drapery panels?
I need to connect two lined velvet, tab back drapery panels to fit on each side of my window. They are heavy and will be hung from decorative wooden poles. Can anybody head me in the right direction?😎
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You could sew the two panels together along a seam. Or don’t do anything! My bay window needs two panels on each side and you can’t tell they aren’t one when they’re open or closed. :)
You might be able to use no-sew tape.
you could try velcro or no sew tape to join them together
If you don't want to sew the seams you can try using E6000 Fabric Fuse glue overlapping the seams.
Iron-on fusible tape will work great; then, if you ever want to take them apart in the future you can pull them apart for another use. The tape is available at any fabric store.
Not sure why you need to connect them. If they are full drapes no one will know there are two separate ones open or closed. Just leave as is.
If you are conerned about the looks I would avoid velcro since it seems to bunch up slightly which would give the curtains a pluckered look. Sewing seems to be the good answer. Larger stiches would also make removing this easier also.
If you don't want to sew them together, you can use fusible web or double sided tape.
I would not do anything to them unless you could do it invisibly, it will be visible from the outside of the window looking in.
I have 4 panels on my bedroom window. I did not sew together I arranged them over the rod. If you want to connect them and cannot sew, use stick on velcro dots.
I would not recommend trying to sew the two panels together in a seam. It will be very thick and difficult to work with, and because you will not be able to seam the tabs together at the top, the panels will no longer hang correctly. Instead of making a separate seam, I would suggest to sew a piece of heavy weight binding tape flat over the ends of the two panels.
Butte the sides of the panels up against each other, keeping them flat. Sew the tape all the way down the length of the panel, then over the length of the other panel.
Hi Donna, you could simply pin them with large safety pins, or with binder type clips to hold them together
Hello. I would suggest sewing them or using safety pins. Attaching them with adhesive glue could alter future use if you should choose to move or reuse them.
A no-sew tape or velcro would work with this.
You could sew them, hot glue them, or fabric fuse them together.
Do you want to 'connect' the two panels together so that light does not show in between, and so that the fabric appears to be one big piece instead of two?
Please post a picture of the front and undersides of the edge of the panels so that we can see exactly what you have to work with.
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Sew them together, Add a Joining Braid, Stick them with Velcro, Leave them loose!