Excellent video. Looking to make Roman Shades and I purchased ivory lining. I will be replacing that with white. I've watched your video on Roman Shades and am so glad to get this knowledge before starting.
This was so incredibly helpful. Thank you! I've only used 3-pass on a couple of other projects and it is so heavy, I'm not excited to use it again for my next five panels. I've ordered samples of linings and just watched your video for a second time. No real fabric store where I live so your video is just the perfect amount of help. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Thanks so much for this video. I'm using a linen type fabric for valances, and I will be purchasing black out lining to avoid light coming through the loose weave of the fabric.
Wow. You took so much time to inform us on linings. It was very helpful! I'm in deep research preparing for my first roman shade project. I appreciate your videos.
Thank you for this video! Brilliant video. I am getting my curtains for my windows and was at times clueless. This video answered many questions I had as well as demonstrated the differences in linings! Thank you!
These two videos were very helpful, thank you! I do have a question for you...what is the best type of lining to use for black-out roman shades that will help keep the stack from bunching when pulled into the open position?
I'm not quite sure what you mean by bunching...if the rings are sewn on in the right locations and through both layers it shouldn't bunch at all. The bigger problem with blackout lining on flat shades are the pinholes of light where each ring is sewn on.
Thank you Nancy you have a gift as a wonderful teacher. I just viewed your Roman shade video and linings part one and two and was so impressed by your knowledge. I am using what I would call a heavy sheer fabric for a wide 71 inch roman shade. It is fabric I have had for thirty years it is a pale aqua and matches my wall paint so I really want to use it. I would like to have as much light as possible filter through the shade but realize because of the shade width and light fabric the choice of lining is critical. Can you suggest the best weight lining that I should use. Thanks so much, Alyce Venice Florida
Wow tough question! So, I usually don’t recommend any kind of sheer for Roman shades, so I’m not sure what to tell you about lining….sheers can be too soft/drapey for a shade, even with lining. Without putting my hands in it I’m afraid to make a suggestion.
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare Thanks Nancy, I viewed your video on “choosing the right fabric” and understand the difficulty. Will choose a crisp white lining with some body and give up on the idea of any light filtering. Your videos are so helpful and very easy to follow. I took a week long Custom Home sewing course twenty years ago and your style is much the same. Keeping it simple. Please keep making videos. 👍
Did you attend the Custom Home Furnishings school, or whatever they called it at the time? That was a great resource. Anyway, a lightweight but stable lining will still let in a lot of light, so all won’t be lost!
Your videos have been so helpful to me. I got some cottin draoery lining. I pulled a crosswise thread to find the grain. I used that line to measure my cut length, but when i measured down the length, the bottom is not square! Im not sirenwhat to do!
Sometimes on lining the selvage is really tight and skews the fabric. If this happens I’ll clip along the selvage to release the tension. That will usually help the situation enough to get by 😉
Okay one of my fabrics is not a medium weight 8 oz to 10 oz in the color I wanted, so I'm going to do a iron-on interface. Should that work? Ms Nancy Thanks for your videos I think I've watch all the Roman shade ones 😊
I've never actually applied interfacing to shade fabric but if it's the right weight interfacing for the fabric and it's applied well it should definitely help. I would still line it though!
That was helpful!! I wish I would have watched this before I got my new custom drapes (without a liner!) I need some stiffness and body in my curtain to help with the droopy material. Can you add in a liner after the drape is made??? Thank you!
I can’t believe I am just discovering your channel! I watched this 2 part series and was wondering if you can explain what double-width is?! Or maybe you can link me a video where it is mentioned? I just subscribed & im looking forward to watching many more! Thank you!!
Welcome!! Double width just means two full widths of fabric sewn together. Draperies are made by sewing "widths' together to make the draperies wide enough to cover your window in a continuous piece of fabric. When you roll decorator fabric off the bolt it is 54" wide. That is 1 full width. You can sew another full width to it (2 widths) to make it wider, or split a second piece of fabric in half vertically and that is called a half width. So if you sew a full width of fabric to a half width of fabric, that drapery panel is 1 1/2 widths! Hope that explains it :)
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare thank you!! Who knew it would be that simple! I am trying to purchase lining and saw that some craft/fabric big box stores are selling them as double widths. I hope you continue your TH-cam! You are great with explanations!! I’d love to know about online fabric stores that are recommended and I like sew-along style videos, too. (Just if you want content ideas!
Hi Nancy. I’ve just discovered your channel, and it’s excellent! I was hoping you could give some advice on a curtain issue. I washed store bought (very expensive) s-fold blackout curtains. The thermal backing stick together, and when I pulled it apart, it ripped, and I know have huge holes in the lining. I could cry!!! Of course now the light shines through the holes, and the curtains look awful. I was thinking of lining them with a fabric that doesn’t stick, but not sure what fabric to choose (so the s-fold still falls beautifully), and whether to try and rip off the rest of the lining first. The thermal lining is fused to the face fabric. What a disaster!!!!
Oh my gosh - that truly is a disaster! I have an email link on the "About" section - send me some pics of the damage and the header (grommets or back tabs?) and I'll see if I can advise :)
I'm making roman shades and I want a lining which is heavy enough to block out most of the sun, but not blockout lining, and fold up nicely. What would you recommend?
Only if the fabric is safe to be washed and any other products you add (lining, grommets, buckram etc are also washable. I will be making a short video to answer this question in the near future so if you haven’t already subscribed please do - that way you’ll be notified when I post new videos :)
You mean for a cover for a baptistery? If you don’t need protection from sun then really anything that’s the right weight for your face fabric, or even a complimentary fabric just to look pretty!
Excellent video. Looking to make Roman Shades and I purchased ivory lining. I will be replacing that with white. I've watched your video on Roman Shades and am so glad to get this knowledge before starting.
I can not thank you enough .
Please keep making videos .
This was so incredibly helpful. Thank you! I've only used 3-pass on a couple of other projects and it is so heavy, I'm not excited to use it again for my next five panels. I've ordered samples of linings and just watched your video for a second time. No real fabric store where I live so your video is just the perfect amount of help. Thank you and keep up the good work.
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Thanks so much for this video. I'm using a linen type fabric for valances, and I will be purchasing black out lining to avoid light coming through the loose weave of the fabric.
This is a comprehensive and much needed explanation that I couldn't find anywhere else. Thank you!
So glad you found it helpful :) I made this video for that very reason - the information didn’t seem to be out there!
Very useful article, wish I had seen it earlier, but now have much more knowledge. ☺
Thank you! I think this is a really useful video too. Glad you found it! :)
Wow. You took so much time to inform us on linings. It was very helpful! I'm in deep research preparing for my first roman shade project. I appreciate your videos.
Lining is important! 😁
Great info, thank you!
Thank u for helping us understand lining fabric thanks a million very very informative I so love it An u are very pretty I must say
Thank you for this video! Brilliant video. I am getting my curtains for my windows and was at times clueless. This video answered many questions I had as well as demonstrated the differences in linings! Thank you!
So glad it helped you!
Very informative, thank you.
This is so good!
Yay! I'm glad you appreciates my lining video! :)
These two videos were very helpful, thank you! I do have a question for you...what is the best type of lining to use for black-out roman shades that will help keep the stack from bunching when pulled into the open position?
I'm not quite sure what you mean by bunching...if the rings are sewn on in the right locations and through both layers it shouldn't bunch at all. The bigger problem with blackout lining on flat shades are the pinholes of light where each ring is sewn on.
Thank you Nancy you have a gift as a wonderful teacher. I just viewed your Roman shade video and linings part one and two and was so impressed by your knowledge. I am using what I would call a heavy sheer fabric for a wide 71 inch roman shade. It is fabric I have had for thirty years it is a pale aqua and matches my wall paint so I really want to use it. I would like to have as much light as possible filter through the shade but realize because of the shade width and light fabric the choice of lining is critical. Can you suggest the best weight lining that I should use. Thanks so much, Alyce Venice Florida
Wow tough question! So, I usually don’t recommend any kind of sheer for Roman shades, so I’m not sure what to tell you about lining….sheers can be too soft/drapey for a shade, even with lining. Without putting my hands in it I’m afraid to make a suggestion.
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare Thanks Nancy, I viewed your video on “choosing the right fabric” and understand the difficulty. Will choose a crisp white lining with some body and give up on the idea of any light filtering. Your videos are so helpful and very easy to follow. I took a week long Custom Home sewing course twenty years ago and your style is much the same. Keeping it simple. Please keep making videos. 👍
Did you attend the Custom Home Furnishings school, or whatever they called it at the time? That was a great resource. Anyway, a lightweight but stable lining will still let in a lot of light, so all won’t be lost!
Your videos have been so helpful to me. I got some cottin draoery lining. I pulled a crosswise thread to find the grain. I used that line to measure my cut length, but when i measured down the length, the bottom is not square! Im not sirenwhat to do!
Sometimes on lining the selvage is really tight and skews the fabric. If this happens I’ll clip along the selvage to release the tension. That will usually help the situation enough to get by 😉
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare thanks. It's actually not square. There's no way I can lay it square on my face fabric! It's like a parallelogram!
@@ellenolson188 Yikes 😳
Okay one of my fabrics is not a medium weight 8 oz to 10 oz in the color I wanted, so I'm going to do a iron-on interface. Should that work? Ms Nancy
Thanks for your videos I think I've watch all the Roman shade ones 😊
I've never actually applied interfacing to shade fabric but if it's the right weight interfacing for the fabric and it's applied well it should definitely help. I would still line it though!
That was helpful!! I wish I would have watched this before I got my new custom drapes (without a liner!) I need some stiffness and body in my curtain to help with the droopy material. Can you add in a liner after the drape is made??? Thank you!
Unfortunately not without a compete remake, but most workrooms will do it. It’s not cheap but at least you’ll love your drapes!
I can’t believe I am just discovering your channel! I watched this 2 part series and was wondering if you can explain what double-width is?! Or maybe you can link me a video where it is mentioned? I just subscribed & im looking forward to watching many more! Thank you!!
Welcome!! Double width just means two full widths of fabric sewn together. Draperies are made by sewing "widths' together to make the draperies wide enough to cover your window in a continuous piece of fabric. When you roll decorator fabric off the bolt it is 54" wide. That is 1 full width. You can sew another full width to it (2 widths) to make it wider, or split a second piece of fabric in half vertically and that is called a half width. So if you sew a full width of fabric to a half width of fabric, that drapery panel is 1 1/2 widths! Hope that explains it :)
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare thank you!! Who knew it would be that simple! I am trying to purchase lining and saw that some craft/fabric big box stores are selling them as double widths. I hope you continue your TH-cam! You are great with explanations!! I’d love to know about online fabric stores that are recommended and I like sew-along style videos, too. (Just if you want content ideas!
@@AMidnightGardener Oh, they may be selling 110” wide lining.
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare thanks for clarifying!
Hi Nancy. I’ve just discovered your channel, and it’s excellent! I was hoping you could give some advice on a curtain issue. I washed store bought (very expensive) s-fold blackout curtains. The thermal backing stick together, and when I pulled it apart, it ripped, and I know have huge holes in the lining. I could cry!!! Of course now the light shines through the holes, and the curtains look awful. I was thinking of lining them with a fabric that doesn’t stick, but not sure what fabric to choose (so the s-fold still falls beautifully), and whether to try and rip off the rest of the lining first. The thermal lining is fused to the face fabric. What a disaster!!!!
Oh my gosh - that truly is a disaster! I have an email link on the "About" section - send me some pics of the damage and the header (grommets or back tabs?) and I'll see if I can advise :)
I'm making roman shades and I want a lining which is heavy enough to block out most of the sun, but not blockout lining, and fold up nicely. What would you recommend?
There is a lining called dim-out, or blackout lite that would do the job.
Does it makes sense to wash store-bought fabric before hanging it? I am purchasing and sewing my own curtain.
Only if the fabric is safe to be washed and any other products you add (lining, grommets, buckram etc are also washable. I will be making a short video to answer this question in the near future so if you haven’t already subscribed please do - that way you’ll be notified when I post new videos :)
What type of lining would you suggest for a church baptistry?
You mean for a cover for a baptistery? If you don’t need protection from sun then really anything that’s the right weight for your face fabric, or even a complimentary fabric just to look pretty!
Hey Nancy. I didn't know you had a chanel
Now you know! :)