Hidden Stitch Wave Heading For Lined Curtains
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2021
- Edit - at 38:20 I refer to the position of the top edge of the tape relative to the top edge of the curtain. In fact, the position of the top edge of the tape can vary depending on the combination of tape and track/pole used. I had just previously made some embroidered satin interlined Wave curtains (shown briefly in this video) and had to set the tape down by 7mm from the top of the curtain so that the pockets would be at the correct height to suit the track it was to be fitted to.
In this video tutorial I show you how I have developed a structurally strong and super neat hidden stitch Wave curtain heading for lined curtains. Other names for the method are invisible Wave, no sew Wave or stitch free Wave heading and the is also known as Ripplefold in the USA.
Wave is such a lovely neat style that it just feels wrong to machine sew the tape on at the top and have all those stitches showing on the front. This method uses buckram inside to give extra structure to medium and heavyweight fabrics, short or long.
The curtains I'm making here are in a beautiful Wemyss Fabrics velvet called Elara in the sandstone colourway and features a shimmery silver textured overprint for extra glamour.
🕑 TIMESTAMPS 🕑
00:05 - Introduction
00:30 - Materials required
07:06 - Measuring & pinning the drop
08:53 - Placing & ironing in the buckram
14:02 - Trimming away the excess lining
19:44 - Ironing the buckram in place
21:26 - Transferring the finished drop line to the front
24:13 - Overlocking the raw edge
26:23 - Machine sewing the tape on
37:51 - Turning & pinning the heading down
41:13 - Hand sewing the heading
48:12 - Ironing the heading
49:58 - Counting pockets
51:00 - Calculating pocket spacing
51:54 - Inserting Hooks
55:49 - Completed curtains in situ
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I can't believe I haven't watched your videos till now. I love watching your work. Very clear instructions. I did custom home goods for years and I just love watching others sew. Great work.
There's something very therapeutic about watching other people work. Even if it's the same discipline as your own, I find. Thank you 😊
Thank you so much for this video. It was exactly what I needed. I loved that you showed the entire process and didn't edit parts of it out. I love to watch from start to finish. And it's very relaxing!
You're welcome Rachel. I'm so glad you found it useful and thank you for your lovely comments 💛
Another brilliant video from Windmill Workroom, thanks so much!
Oh thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it 😀
What a wonderful detailed tutorial! Thank you
You're very welcome. I hope it helps 😃👍
You are amazing, I am starting out on my own after teaching soft furnishings and upholstery sewing for the last 40 years, your tutorials are priceless. Thank you so much x
Oh wow, praise indeed 🙌 I really hope it works out well for you. It's a great job to do from home if that's what you're intending. Hopefully I'll be back up and running making tutorials from my new home later in the year. Good luck.
You’re welcome, I will be working from home for the time being. Look forward to more of your videos. Thanks again 😍
Thank you so much. I've never made wave curtains before and this was incredibly helpful.
Oh that's so good to hear. I'm glad it helped and thank you for your feedback 😊
Thank you so much for your clear concise instructions.
You are welcome!
Thank you so much for making this video!
You're very welcome 💛
Thank you for posting this one. You've taught me so much. 💖💖
You're welcome Dawn, thanks for the lovely comment 😍
Fun and very relaxing to watch. Thank you for the helpful tips. From New Jersey USA!
You're very welcome Karen, I love watching farming videos for the same reason Hopefully though you'll also glean some tips you can actually put into practice. Unlike me and farming 😬
Great tutorial!
Thank you. Glad you like it and hope you found it informative 😀
Beautiful job!
Thank you 🙏💛
Amazing! Video’s please keep them coming. I could never find a way tutorial on working with velvets! Thank you!
Thank you and you're welcome. I hope these videos help a little 👍💛
I feel like I just took a master sewing class!❤❤❤❤❤❤
What a lovely thing to say. Thank you 💛
Thanks for sharing ,really helpful
My pleasure 😊
Thank you so much. Very helpful video. 😘
You're very welcome 💛
Cannot express how much I appreciate this video! I’m a complete beginner and every tip has been stellar. I’ve been dreaming of black and white suede curtains, and I’m so much closer to that dream being a reality, so thank you!! 🥹 After watching this several times (and after several prototypes), I’ve gotten to a nice near-end product. I’m struggling with one thing though… when I go to see what the curtain looks like on the hooks, the face fabric seems to pull away from the lining and it ends up sagging down, and I’m not sure what step I’m missing. I’m hoping for a pure hidden stitch, but I may just need to sew a line to bind the face fabric and tape together… any thoughts to what I may be overlooking? Thank you in advance 🥺
Are you adding buckram? If so, is it fusible on both sides? When you hang the curtains are you intruding the Wave effect or just hanging it flat? The permanent Wave status gives the heading structure so it needs to be tested like that. Are you also using a track/pole with Wave system gliders?
This tutorial is wonderful, so much detail, love it! Thank you Justine. I’m about to embark on sewing sheer wave curtains for many windows in my house, so I have a few questions regarding sheer fabric curtains, as I have never sewed curtains or used sheer fabric.
1. Does a hidden stitch wave header work best for sheer fabric curtains with no lining?
2. Do you still need to add a stiffener tape (or wide fusing tape) at the top, similar to how you used the buckram for a clean crisp header finish?
3. What style hem would you suggest be stitched down the sides, the fabric already has a manufactured weighted hem, at the bottom, I was thinking French hem? Would love a tutorial on any type of sheer curtain. Thankyou for sharing your wisdom around the world. (An Aussie, who loves watching your videos.)
You are SO amazing.
Thank you 😊
Giving these a try tomorrow, thanks for the info. Love the idea of not seeing the stitching line. Please can I ask for the instruction sheets for hidden stitch and the voile curtain headings. Thanks for posting.
Hi Georgie, the instruction sheets are in the Trade Pro tier of my Patreon page here www.patreon.com/TheWindmillWorkroom
Rather than count the pockets between each hook, you could use a ruler which would make it much quicker 😊
Well..... not necessarily. The position of the hooks is determined by the number of Wave gliders in the track/ pole versus the number of pockets in the tape. The spacing of the pockets in different brands of tapes can vary and the number of pockets may need to vary across the width if, say, you're maximising fabric and you can't achieve the exact same number of pockets in each space. By the time you've calculated all that and converted it into measurements on a ruler you could have done it by counting. Plus, it pays to understand how the spacing of the pockets works and varied so that the heading can be manipulated. I go into much greater detail about this in the Wave Technical video on the Trade Pro Tier of my Patreon channel.
Fantastic videos thank you you keep mentioning instruction sheets how do I get hold of them please?
Hi Sally, sorry, I thought I'd responded to this. I have instruction sheets in the Trade Pro tier of my Patreon channel.
www.patreon.com/TheWindmillWorkroom
Maybe consider joining there if you're in the trade or drop me a message via my Instagram account (quickest) @TheWindmillWorkroom 🙂
Excellent very well explained. Do you think it would be possible to cut the eyelets off some ready-made eyelet curtains and convert them for use with a wave curtain rail. The curtains need shortening anyway and my daughter has just moved into a place with wave curtain rails fitted.
Hi Wendy, sorry for the delay responding.... I'm currently moving house so am playing catch up with messages.
Yes, I've converted quite a few eyelet curtains into Wave curtains. You may have to adjust the curtain width a little depending on the system you are using but otherwise its a pretty simple process.
Hi there :), thank you very much for the tutorial, watching from South Africa over here ❤❤❤, will you still be making that in depth video about technicalities of wave curtains, that covers Fullness and wave tapes and pocket spacing as mentioned at 3:43 ?
Hi there from SA 👋
Thank you for your lovely comment. The Wave Technicalities video is made and available, but only to the trade. If you're in the curtain making business then you can join my Patreon Trade Pro channel here www.patreon.com/WindmillCurtainRoom
Thank you for making this video, and watching from Australia. I have found it very helpful as I’m planning to make a couple of wave curtains, can you kindly tell me if there is any need to add extra lining to fabric that already has a 3 pass lining, as I’m trying to save on energy costs.
Hi there and apologies for the delay replying.
No, there's no need to add extra lining that is already blackout lined unless you want a ticket more plump feel to the curtains.
That a brilliant the way you should how to do it
Thanks, I hope it helps to guide you 😊
Hi just love your videos wanting to have a go at making these wave curtains please can you advise me on the best place to order a track as at the min I have a metal pole your wave curtains are superb made a lot of curtains in the past any other advise would be gratefully received many thanks lesley
Hi Lesley, glad you found the video useful. I would highly recommend finding a local curtain making shop to recommend a Wave track/pole to you as they'll have access to many more products than the few DIY products that are available. They should be happy to supply just the track without the curtains so have a ring round. Alternatively you can find similar products on line but be careful to orderthe correct product as many aree made to measure so if you get it wrong you'll be stuck with it.
Thank you so much just love your videos
I have subscribed to your channel and I love your tutorials. I have a wave curtain I am making, but it is on a Lutron Motorized track that needs the snap tape. Can I use this method on a snap tape?
Hi there 👋 I'm so glad you like the videos. Yes, I'm familiar with the snap tape system and this hidden stitch method of making would work well with it. The difference is that the tape is usually much narrower but I would still make the buckram and fabric layers the same 3" depth to give the top some structure, just take care to get a really neat edge as that will be seen without it being covered with the tape. The tape can be machined along the top edge just the same then hand stitched down along the bottom edge.
Great tutorial - many thanks. Is it actually possible (or necessary) to make unlined voile waves without stitch lines?
Oh yes Jacqui, for sure. I've done lots of voile waves using the same method. Generally there's no need for the buckram, otherwise it's the same method, just vary the hand sewing to catch just a tiny bit of the voile. Some really fine slithery voiles that show even the tiniest of stitches may be better made using the wide bonding tape but most voiles work just fine. Here's one I posted on my Instagram a while ago instagram.com/p/BbcuFNaDB5z/?
Can you tell me what make iron you use, all the cordless irons I use do not stay hot enough for long. Thank you
It's a Philips Easyspeed, but I'm not sure they're still available. Cordless irons aren't a popular choice in the curtain making business for the same reasons you cite. Personally, though, I really don't like a hot iron as I find too much heat can leave impressions on the face side of seams etc. Having said that I do also keep a wired iron for occasional times I need to iron, say, a roll of fabric that's creased. The Easyspeed is the best cordless iron I've found (I've had 2 in a row) and it obviously does cool down quicker than a wired iron but I've really got used to it and can get plenty heat for what I need.
Thank you so much. I am from Canada. I am going to make wave curtains from sheers. Would you have any other suggestions.
The method is pretty much the same. You just have to be mindful that the layers of voile show through so I would recommend creating the hems and heading with equal sized layers in the folds.
@@WindmillCurtainRoom Thank you so much. You give clear and precise information. Its wonderful
Where can I get your instructions sheet? Thank you for the tutorial!
Hi Leslie, I have them available for download in the Trade Pro tier of my Patreon channel. If you're in the trade, email me on windmillworkroom@gmail.com 👍
Hi Justine, can you let me know how to get a copy of your instructions for interlined wave top curtains please? x
Hi Mandie, I have a temporary video tutorial available to the trade over on my Patreon channel. Go to patreon.com/windmillcurtainroom for more info.
Where can we find the instruction sheets you referenced at the start?
Did you find the instruction sheets Abiola? Now you're a Patreon trade member you should have access to them.
Please can you let me know how to deal with interlining. I would be very grateful.
I replied to your email Amanda 👍
@@WindmillCurtainRoom Thank you very much, unfortunately it hasnt appeared in my email, could you resend it - I have checked everywhere🙈. I am so grateful for your help - your tutorials are excellent.😊
thank you for being so detailed in your video, i have recently moved and wanted to make my own curtains due to the prohibitive price of quality curtains in the UK, I am a simple/ basic machine user and needed instructions on wavefold, you have been so thorough, that i had to write and say thankyou. You have made a relatively difficult project, so much easier....just one thing,i would like to know what kind of thread you used for the hand-sewing part? is it just normal thread you would use in a machine (but doubled up) or a thicker kind? and is there a particular weight of buckram i ned to purchase? many thanks for your advice.
Oh that's so nice, thank you for your lovely comments.
I tend to use the same thread for my hand sewing as I do on the machine but, yes, it's double to make it stronger. There are specific threads for hand sewing curtains but I find them too thick so tend not to bother.
The buckram I use is a standard fusible buckram but most that are available are only single sided. If that's all you can get then you can make it work. It's just a bit more fiddly so I would recommend you hunt around for double sided fusible.
Jx
@WindmillCurtainRoom thanks so much for your reply....I have managed to procure a double sided fusible buckram with relative ease, but having trouble with the thread, can you provide a link as to where you got yours? I know it is a large reel, but I'd be using it on loads other projects 😉 is it a polyester or nylon thread? it looks like something i saw on amazon, but they have two thicknesses, 0.12 and 0.15mm....please advise, (i dont have an industrial machine)
what to do if not fuseable buckram
Sorry I've only just replied Darlene, I've only just seen your comment. It's harder to achieve with non fusible buckram but possible. You need to make sure it's very well secured inside so it would need lots of hand tacking at the top and bottom edges of the buckram inside the heading.
Hi Justine, as you have used buckram is it possible to just use pin hooks instead of adding the tape? Does the tape serve any purpose other than regulating where the hooks are placed? Thank you.
Yes, you can use pin hooks but it's hard to get them through the buckram without getting an impression of them on the front and also, they're a bit harder to relocate if you need to adjust. The tape regulates the spacing, like you say, but is also generally much easier to use with std hooks.
I did use pin hooks and you are correct, my fingers were red raw after, I will be using the tape in future. Thank you for your very informative tutorials. @@WindmillCurtainRoom
Oh bless ya.... I know that pain 🙈
Good ❤Hello, I also make curtains in Cambodia.
Well hello there in Cambodia 🇰🇭 👋
I have learnt so much regarding curtain work,but how do you calculate the amount of fabric needed for wave curtains.Do you use the same method required for any fabric quantity do multiply by 2 5 the divide the amount by you fabric width ???
Well if you follow the manufacturers recommendations they'll tell you to use strictly a multiplier of around 2.1 (depending on which manufacturer it is) and there's sense in that as you are creating waves from a flat piece of fabric and those Waves need space to fold back and forth. The fullness therefore needs to be limited but you can add more or less fullness depending on your fabric. I find it sacrilege to cut off a quarter width just to stick to the 2.1 x fullness rule for instance and sometimes it can ruin a large repeating or bordered pattern. Just don't go mad, maybe up to 2.8 x fullness is about the max I'd say.
how do you guarantee the seam does not land in the face fold
Sometimes it does but if you've done a good enough job at joining and the fabric is amenable then it's not that obvious. If it isn't that amenable then you need to calculate where the spaces are going to fall and cut your widths down accordingly. When it's an obvious pattern and there are lots of widths then you just have to juggle the seam locations as best you can.
Can a different track be used or does it have to be a wave track?
It needs to be a Wave track or at least it needs to have the Wave gliders that are all linked together with cord so the curtain doesn't just pull flat when you close the curtains.
@@WindmillCurtainRoom Thank you
I am really scared to make wave curtains I gave a client high price because I didn't want to do the job!
Oh they are easy to make Sima. Don't complicate things on your first attempt by trying hidden stitch. Just follow one of the guides and machine the heading tape on just like you would standard pencil pleat tape and they'll work out just fine.
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Thank you I think I will make a pair as a sample I can see they are popular now!
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I'm curious what it is that you find amusing 🤔
I was a pateron subscriber for 6 months and could never access or get a response Would love to participate! Custom drapery workroom for 20 years. Thank you!
Hi Ruth, sorry you've had problems. I've checked Patron and can see you were a Patron from April/May but only until August when there was an issue with payment. You should have had full access during that time though. I've also checked all messages and can't see anything from you I'm afraid. Whilst it can occasionally take me a couple of days, I always respond to all messages so maybe you messaged a different way? What were the problems you were experiencing with access? All I can suggest is that you sign up again and message me from within Patreon once you have done so we can be sure you've got full access 😀👍
Fantastic videos thank you you keep mentioning instruction sheets how do I get hold of them please?
Hi Sally, thanks for your lovely comment. I have the instruction sheets in the Trade Pro tier on Patreon. If you're in the trade and you'd like just the sheets, private message me and include your details. Jx
@@WindmillCurtainRoom I am in the trade and would also really love to get the instruction sheets. This video has been so helpful. Thank you Kate