Make Your Own Curtains With Rings

This is such a cheap and gorgeous way to add some charm to those windows.

Make your own curtains with rings.

If you choose this look plan to buy enough rings that you can hang them at 4 inch intervals. Add 16cm to allow for the top. For curtains with grommets across the top similar to the. 3 press the eyelets into place at the front of the.

I also purchased curtain rings. 2 fold under 2cm at the top of the curtain panel and lightly iron. Fold the tops and bottoms of the panels over 1 2 and press. Paint the curtain rings hooks and clips with spray paint before assembling them if desired.

Sew about 1 8 from the fold. I wanted them black to match the diy curtain rods i made so i laid them all out and spray painted them several quick thin coats flip them all repeat. To make the rings i snipped about 12 of wire using the rod i wrapped the wire around to get a nice round ring then i turned up the end for the hook. 100 jump ring s.

If not just add curtain rings that will hook over the nails. It was difficult to get a nice finish on the circle with the end so i curled it up too. Sew curtain rings to the backs of the panels attaching them at the hem line at the top using a technique called tacking. You can do something as simple as hammering forged nails into a strip of wood and then using those nails to hold your curtains.

With needle and thread make two or three stitches in the same place one. Fold them over another 1 and press to create the top and bottom hems. Pin the eyelet tape along the top edge of the fabric. Not only are these farmhouse style curtains easy to make they re also super affordable.

Then just open the binder rings and slide the jump rings on and you have 100 curtain rings with eyelets for 12 49. The wire i use was 14 gauge heavy and tough to work with. 1 measure the length from the curtain pole down to where you want the curtain to end. I like these ones a little more substantial to add some weight to the panels so that they hang nicely.

Hopefully you own or can borrow a sewing machine. If your curtains have holes for rings this will work perfectly. An alternative to suspender hooks is miniature wood clothespins.