How Professionals Make All Draperies |
These are NOT your Grandmas Curtains! Full length draperies are in big time, and designers are always
featuring them to beautifully frame windows. Whether
you’re making pinch pleated, grommet, or tab-style draperies, the same
basic construction principles apply, and they're all on the DVD. Even the most
experienced sewers find draperies frustrating. Why? First, there’s so
much volume of fabric, it can't be handled like like a regular sewing project. And, then there are the procedures, all the way through, that are actually the opposite of sewing. Susan will teach you | YOU MAY ALSO NEED... BOOK/DVD COMBO click the drop down menu (above) and get BOTH the DVD video and Window Covering Books on CD for only $29.95!!
"Showhome Inspired Window Coverings" is the perfect companion to the DVD video. With the book on CD, you'll learn valances from almost every window category. With the DVD, you'll construct the best drapes ever. Take advantage of the combo special, a steal of a deal. Learn about Windows Book. The difference between the Window Coverings Book and the Draperies DVD? Why do I need both? As the owner of a professional drapery workroom, Susan Wells acquired training within the industry that the general public has no access to. Since those procedures weren't sewing-based, even inexperienced sewers can make a professional quality drape, the first time through. Making a drape is exactly the opposite as the steps to sewing a garment. Without knowing it, the most experience sewers make one mistake after another by repeating what they know to a drapery project. "Showhome Inspired Windows"( book on CD) teaches a number of styles of draperies and valances. It even covers professional drapery tips. As easy as the techniques are, they are different from anything you have done before. Susan found that there was nothing as effective as actually "showing" the drapery procedures - from cutting out fabric to training for hanging. Hence, the easy to follow video was made. "How Professionals Make Drapes" (Video) clearly demonstrates how drapery workrooms follow the specific process of making long draperies. Even as styles change over the years, the same procedures are used. Does the DVD cover other window coverings beside Drapes? The 70 minute video covers drapery construction only. There are no valances featured. You can find valance instructions in the window covering book. |
Quiz - Did you know?
. The stitch length for sewing drapes is not the same as for making garments?
. For patterned fabric, you do not necessarily cut the fabric straight to the grain.
. Unlike garments, you'll complete as many steps as you can on drapery
fabric without moving it. Moving the fabric can take more time than
another part of the drapery making process. This can be avoided.
. When you have almost completed your drape, there is a final, sure-fire
way to make a correction for any unevenness caused by machine tension or
slight error.
. That a non-sewer using this DVD video can make a drape
more professionally than an experienced sewer using only their
traditional know-how!!
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What Susan has to say . . .
A home-made look is simply unacceptable . . . when it comes to decor. As the former owner of a professional drapery
workroom, I had the good fortune to first be apprenticed in the art of drapery
making. There, I learned industry secrets never revealed to the general
public - to this day. The tips and tricks are easy to follow, and there is
nothing technically difficult to learn. But, the results are amazing.
I actually had someone in the industry call me and he was obviously not
too happy, “Why are you revealing our trade secrets to the general public!!” I
answered, “Hey, you’ve got nothing to worry about, these people are too
cheap to hire you anyway”. Actually, I don’t think anyone should have to
spend a thousand dollars on a curtain. If you agree, you’ll love this video . In fact, the information is so invaluable, please don’t even think of
making a drapery without watching it first.”
What others have to say . . .
“Susan, thank you so much. I’ve made my first drapes and yet I’m still not a “real” sewer. My friends can’t believe what I did. I loved the blind hemming technique. It makes the drape look so professional.” Janet Fletcher
“Even though I can make a tailored suite, I swore I’d never make another drape again. It was so frustrating to work with all that fabric, and the project took so long. After these tips I've cut hours and hours of time off construction. I can hardly wait to start again.”
Anne Thomson
“I’m a sewer. How did I never think of these tips before? Thanks for the guidelines on why drapes usually turn out uneven when finally hung. (My first drape kept getting corrected until it ended up a window sill curtain!) I really appreciated knowing how to set my machine tension and the correct stitch length. too” Sharon Collins
“I own a tailoring business. The most frustrating part of making a drape is that is never turned out even, even though I measured carefully. I actually had my husband stretch my first drape across the lawn to try to even the length. What a nightmare. Now I see that it had nothing to do with my sewing or measuring skills. The tips are so easy, I can't believe I never figured them out before.” Tricia Neilson
“The time-saving and accuracy tips on hemming make the whole tape worthwhile. Now I see how professionals always get it right! I’m so glad you decided to share you professional expertise with us. I had a quote for almost a thousand dollars and I’ve made the same drapes at just a fraction of the cost.” Kathy Evans
“I love the grommet draperies and it was so good to be able to watch you make them as a bonus feature at the end of the teaching!” Betty-Ann Filinger
“Oh my goodness, I could cry when I think of how long it used to take me to cut the fabric and always be moving it from step to step, cutting down on that made all the difference. . . . the tips were too good to be true!” Kate Prentice
