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How Professionals Make Draperies and Full Length Window Coverings

How to make drapes

Full length draperies are in big time and HGTV designers are always featuring them. Sewing experience is not necessary, but even the most experienced sewers find draperies frustrating. Why? Because there’s so much volume and the project takes so much longer than expected. Whether you’re making pinch pleated, grommet, or tab-style draperies, the same basic principles apply.

Susan will teach you:
  • How to cut your production time by about 75%
  • Six reasons why drapes often turn out crooked, even when you’ve done everything right!
  • How to use the blind hemmer on your sewing machine to make professional looking hems
  • Measure and press ten feet of drapery hem in under two minutes!
  • Tips and tricks that ensure your draperies will hang perfectly straight, EVERY single time. An expert’s guide on how to achieve accuracy that even experienced sewers know nothing about!
  • Learn how to make grommet style draperies
  • Discover what you can use from your home to copy professional workroom equipment



What is the difference between this video and the Window Coverings book? The book teaches a number of styles of draperies and valances. The video is a specific instruction on how professionals actually follow a very specific process of making long draperies. The book and this video compliment each other, but are not the same set of instructions.

What Susan has to say
“As the former employee and then owner of a professional drapery workroom, I had the good fortune to 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 so easy and there is nothing technical to learn.

I actually had someone in the industry call me and he was obviously not too happy, “Why are you telling the public our trade secrets?” 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 tape. In fact, the information is so good, please don’t even think of making a drapery without watching it first.”


How Professionals Make Draperies and Full Length Window Coverings
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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

“I swore I’d never make another drape again. It was so frustrating and took so long. After these tips, 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 tips on why drapes usually turn out crooked. I really appreciated knowing how to set my machine tension and the correct stitch length.”
Sharon Collins

“The most frustrating part of making a drape is that is never turned out straight, even though a measured carefully. Now I see that it had nothing to do with my sewing or measuring skills. So easy and yet the look is beautiful.”
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 with just the cost of fabric.”
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 Fillinger

“Oh my goodness, when I think of how long it used to take me to measure in and press the hems, only to have the drape turn out a bit crooked anyway . . . the tips were too good to be true!”
Kate Prentice