Look out for our fantastic range of children s bedroom fabrics as well as a complementary range of fabric lining curtain tape and other haberdashery essentials.
Standard width of curtain fabric uk.
75 90 and in some cases 105 to 110 inches.
We sell silk fabric for curtains suede and upholstery fabric with a huge range of patterned and plain options to choose from.
This is to take into account the space needed for the curtains to be drawn back on either side of the window.
Curtain fabrics are 137 cm wide as standard.
Curtain fabric calculator for curtains this is our curtain calculator and is based on very generic assumptions.
All of our ready made curtain sizes are labelled with width by drop sizing so the first number is always the measurement across and the second is always the measurement down.
For example a pack of curtains labelled w 117cm x d 137cm will contain two.
112 cm 44 inches 167 cm 66 inches or 228 cm 90 inches.
It works out the amount of fabric required for standard curtains assuming you are using 25cm for hems to the nearest width and then give you the number of pattern repeats.
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Fabric is woven in several conventional widths.
Some come wider some narrower so it s worth checking your fabric but the average is 137 cm so we ll go with this.
When we list or write curtain measurements the width always comes before the drop.
We will then add between 15 25cm b to the left and to the right of this measurement depending on window width.
In most fabric stores for example a width of a fabric intended for crafting or clothing purposes will measure between 112cm and 140cm.
You start by choosing a fabric and deciding how much to buy.
Measure the exact width of your window a.
42 to 45 inches.
Fabric used in decorating e g as upholstery for furniture or as curtains may come in widths as.
54 58 and 60 inches.
We highly recommend ordering up to 5 free small samples or paying a small refundable fee for a supersize sample if you d like to check how the.
Fabric by the metre all of our fabric is available as a free sample and can be made up into curtains roman blinds or roller blinds in a choice of styles and linings and exactly to your measurements.
Making your own curtains isn t too hard.
Curtain fabric is always sold with the length of the curtain the drop coming off the roll and the width of the fabric is used for the width of the curtain.
You should choose the width that most closely matches the size of your track or pole.
The pattern repeat of a fabric is the frequency of the pattern repeating itself vertically up the fabric and is an important factor if you are joining widths together to make curtains or upholstery to obtain the pattern repeat place a tape or rule along the length of the fabric starting at any point being zero.