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Show Window Sewing Tips When you are sewing tops and hems on sheer curtain material, place a tissue paper underneath the material while sewing on the machine to prevent it from puckering puck-ering or pulling. Simply rip off the paper when you are finished. TJnllned draperies need four Inches of material for the heading head-ing and five Inches for the hem. Be sure to add these measurements measure-ments to those for the length of the window. You may save time basting window win-dow draperies and curtains by marking off the stitches with a single straight line drawn with chalk. Be sure to use a flat surface sur-face for this, however. Make certain machine is adjusted ad-justed properly for different thicknesses thick-nesses of sewing material by testing first on a scrap of the material you are using. Saves time and stitching. To make tailored curtains, pleat sheer material and use a fringed cornice treatment for interesting in-teresting effect. Reinforce the heading of your draperies with a ZVt inch width of crinoline. This will help draperies drap-eries hang better and prevent heading from slipping forward and exposing the rods. |