From the usual wallpaper you can make completely original curtains for windows that will perfectly protect from sunlight and delight the eye. There are many different ways to make a window: make a Roman curtain from wallpaper, air curtains like a bamboo or simply fold a piece of paper in the original way.
How to make curtains with your own hands?
In this article we will consider the simplest version. The result will largely depend on the pattern and texture. Before you make curtains from the wallpaper, we will prepare the following tools:
- scissors with ruler;
- double-sided scotch tape and special clips for cords;
- awl and strong thread.
The process of manufacturing curtains on the windows with your own hands begins with the selection of a drawing. We consider the example of single-color texture.
- The first stage of making curtains from wallpaper with your own hands will be folding the cut of paper with an accordion. Beforehand, it's better to apply small pencil marks to make the folds even.
- This is what the procurement looks like at this stage.
- To curtains on the windows made by own hands, you could fix, the first two or three folds glued together.
- In order to be able to attach the finished product, it is necessary to make holes in one row. This can be done with a punch hole or with a conventional shil, depending on the thickness of the selected cord.
- To all the holes were in one row, in advance with a pencil we draw a line and along it we work with an awl.
- The last stage of making curtains from the wallpaper with your own hands will be fastening the cord. You can use any material: thick knitting threads, decorative ribbons or a usual glove cord.
- We pass the cord and at the end we attach the limiter.
- In this case, we use double-sided scotch to fix the curtains. If the canvas is very heavy, you can take the slats or old fasteners from the blinds .
- As you can see, making curtains with your own hands is very simple and almost all tools can always be found at home.
