What can be done from old curtains?

The easiest way to change the interior is to make new draperies. First of all, it concerns the curtains. It is the decor of the windows that can become that decisive, but so subtle nuance that either emphasizes the originality of the interior and brings comfort to the home environment, or completely ruins the entire "picture".Try differently to make a window, and you will be surprised how different the room will look. Yes, but what about the old curtains, because they are still quite good, just tired? Let's discuss what can be done from old curtains.

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Define

material Before you start doing something, it's very useful to understand what exactly is going to work. This will direct the fantasy in the right direction, because some tissues can be ironed, others - no, some - it is necessary to sew, others - enough to burn. And to pick up threads, needles and accessories is better to a certain kind of a fabric.

For the manufacture of curtains are most often used:

• brocade;
• velvet;
• plush;
• synthetics;
• tulle;
• flax.

Important! Curtains are rarely made of cotton fabrics. Well, except that in the kitchen you can see light cotton curtains, but there's certainly no point in altering them. By the time you decide to replace them, they will have time to fade or tear. Sometimes knitwear is used, but it does not hold the shape well.

Brocade

This is a luxurious heavy silk fabric, from which the curtains for the living room are most often sewn. The pattern is made of metal threads. Serves this material for a very long time, even in a modern house brocaded curtains can hang for several decades. In the old days, brocade clothes and household items were passed on from generation to generation.

Important! To produce this fabric, very resistant dyes are used, so that it practically does not fade.

What can be done from old curtains, if they are made of brocade? There are many ideas:

• new curtains;
• bag;
• scarf;
• shawl;
• bedspread;
• covers for furniture;
• decorative pillow cases;
• decoration;
• elements of carnival costumes;
• skirt.

Velvet and plush

These fabrics are similar in many respects. Plush is also velvet, only with high pile. Dense materials made of silk or artificial fibers, with proper care, retain color for a long time, but they often cause scuffing. For curtains, however, it is less characteristic than for clothes, bedspreads or covers for furniture.

Like brocade, velvet can be used to make:

• new curtains;
• all kinds of covers and capes;
• bags;
• belts;
• hair ornaments.

Important! Your little son will probably be happy to put on the carnival a real knightly velvet cloak, and my daughter will like a truly royal dress of this material. But you can easily make an effective and always fashionable skirt from such a large canvas.

Len

Lovely material! Its main advantages:

• is easy to process;
• is hygienic;
• is easily repainted;
• you probably already washed the curtains, so that the fabric will no longer sit.

From linen you can sew not only new curtains. A scarf or bag from it to do, probably, it is not necessary( although if it looks attractive enough - why not?).

But you can make a lot of useful items for the house:

• tablecloth;
• wipes;
• kitchen towels;
• baby diapers and sheets.

Important! For children's diapers, worn linen fabric fits just perfectly - it is very soft and, like any natural material, does not cause harm to health.

Synthetics

The main advantage of synthetic fiber is durability. In addition, synthetics practically do not fade, do not crumple and rarely breaks. But it also has drawbacks:

• many synthetic fabrics( except for the most modern ones) do not pass air and absorb moisture;
• it is easy to burn.

What can be done from old curtains with such material?

• Sewing clothes from old synthetic curtains, maybe, and not necessary.
• But for all kinds of bags, lampshades, jewelry for flower pots and just jewelry, the material is wonderful.
• Beads, bracelets, belts, hair bands, and with volume elements - a very worthy second life for synthetic fabric.

Important! Fabric is ideal for making all kinds of covers and bedspreads. She practically does not wear off, does not lose color, so making a cover on your favorite chair is the sweetest thing.

Tulle

Openwork fabric, which is now more often made of synthetic fibers. The material, to the greatest displeasure of the housewives, has the property of turning yellow or gray. This, of course, is a fixable matter. But the lost tulle curtains usually change to new ones. Of the old, you can sew something nice and interesting, before bleaching them.

From tulle it is easy to make:

• decorations for flower pots;
• wipes;
• decorations for frames under photographs or drawings;
• decorations for baskets;
• decorative pillow cases.

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New curtains from old ones

So, you decided to update the curtains. You can do this in several ways:

• stitch hooks.
• make double-sided curtains:
• add contrasting elements;
• add three-dimensional elements;
• make the edging;
• make a painting on the fabric;
• make and hang a lambrequin;
• change form;
• add a print.

Curtains with pick ups

Pick-ups - rings made of fabric. They can just put on the curtains, they can be attached to the wall - in short, there are options. To make the most simple pick-up, you will need:

• a strip of fabric 20 cm wide and 40 cm long;
• iron;
• sewing machine;
• thread in tone fabric;
• needle, corresponding to the type of fabric;
• button.

Important! Sew picks up just like any other bake, but in this case it's all the same, to cut a strip along the share thread, transverse or oblique. The product will not experience dynamic stress, so do not think whether it is deformed or not. But it's better to cut things like that with a scythe.

How to proceed:

1. Fold the strip in half along the length of the face to the outside.
2. Press the fold.
3. Fold the long edges in the middle by 1.5-2 cm.
4. Press the folds of the
5. . Short edges, too, bend and press inward.
6. Stitch the strip around the perimeter - you can use a decorative stitch.
7. Mark the place for the button and for the slotted hinge.
8. Sew a button.
9. Sweep and cut the loop.

Important! Pick-ups can be made on the buttons, on hooks, on Velcro and even just in the form of tied ribbons.

Two-sided curtains

Asked how to update the old curtains, think - and can not you make double curtains from what you have? They will become denser and will look different. One layer can be made from tulle, the second one - from dense material of contrasting color.

Important! Similarly, you can update and linen curtains, and sewn from fine synthetics. But with a velvet or brocade to experiment in this way is not necessary - the material will turn out to be too heavy, not every cornice will survive.

You need:

• cut new fabric, equal in size to the existing curtains;
• braid for decoration;
• curtain tape;
• thread under the color of fabric;
• sewing accessories.

Important! Because the curtains will be quite thick, curtain tape is better to take the most common, giving small creases. In principle, such a braid allows you to update the curtains without doing anything else - if the material itself is soft enough, you can buy a curtain tape that will give you the opportunity to get cylindrical or bow folds, which in itself is very beautiful.

You need to cut the second layer according to the already existing one, and strictly according to the share:

1. Unfold the file.
2. Spread out the new fabric.
3. On top of it, spread out the existing curtains so that the edges of both pieces match.
4. If one of the fabrics is slippery, chop off the cuts with tailor's pins.
5. Cut a piece of the desired length.
6. Fold the pieces face-to-face.
7. Kick them with pins.
8. Stitch around the perimeter, leaving the part of the seam that is not sewn on the top.
9. Cut the allowances very close to the stitch.
10. Angles should be cut obliquely.
11. Remove the curtains.
12. Seal the seam.
13. Sweep and stitch the decorative braid on three sides.
14. Sweep the curtain tape with the folds folded.
15. Attach it.
16. Smooth out your creation if the material allows it, and fasten it to the cornice.

Important! It is not necessary to double all the curtains - you can thus only arrange lambrequin.

Contrast elements

If part of the curtain is damaged, but you do not want to change it completely, you can make curtains with contrasting elements. For example, hang on the window, not two panels, but four. To do this, you need another piece of cloth, equal to the width of one of your curtains:

1. Cut the old curtain in half along the length.
2. Do the same with the new cut.
3. Sew the edges where necessary, or otherwise process( for example, you can sew lace or fringe).
4. On the upper edges sew a curtain tape.
5. Hang what you have, to the cornice, alternating old and new fragments.

Important! It is possible to make such curtains not from four cloths, but from six or even eight.

Curtains with three-dimensional elements

Elegant heavy curtains from monophonic material look impressive if attached to them are three-dimensional elements - rosettes or flowers from the same fabric. Where can I get the material? You can, for example, shorten the curtain. The socket needs a strip 5-7 cm wide.

How to make such curtains from old curtains:

1. Treat the edges( best with an overlock).
2. Sew a strip into the ring.
3. Sweep the edge that will be sewn to the curtain, the seam "forward needle", with stitches no longer than 5 mm.
4. Pull out the socket and sew it to the curtain.

Important! You can sew the edge and on the typewriter - the longest stitches. In this case, do not sew the ring.

Flower for openwork curtains

On the tulle curtains lace flowers look good in tone. To do this you will need:

• wide lace;
• pieces of felt;
• beads or sequins;
• paste.

You can, of course, take glue for fabric or universal, but there is nothing difficult in welding starch paste, and then proceed as follows:

1. 3 tbsp.starch dissolve in a glass of cold water.
2. Mix well.
3. Pour 1 liter of water into an enamel or steel pan.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Pour the starch solution into boiling water.
6. Remove the pan from the heat.
7. Allow the paste to cool.
8. Cut out the circle from the felt.
9. Dampen it with a paste.
10. Begin laying the lace in a circle, making the folds.

Important! When you fill the whole circle, glue a large bead or a few sequins in the middle.

Edging

This upgrade method is suitable for any curtains, if they are, of course, not faded or damaged. Take a braid of contrasting color. The form and width are at your discretion. Sew the braid around the perimeter.

Painting on fabric, print and other arts

If the fabric is solid, you can make original curtains from old curtains, they will help decorate the picture. To make it it is possible in several ways:

• to draw by hand;Draw
• by stencil;
• print.

Important! For the first two methods, aniline paints will be needed - they can be bought in art goods stores or in household goods. In principle, any paint for fabric, even oil, will do.

How to create a decor:

1. Place the pieces of old wallpaper on the floor.
2. Spread the curtains on them.
3. Dilute the paint according to the instructions.
4. Draw the picture.

Not everyone has artistic ability. If you are not very sure of yourself, find a suitable pattern and make a stencil on it. For the stencil, thin but hard cardboard is suitable:

1. Put a picture on the cardboard( this can be done in different ways - through a carbon paper or printed on a printer).
2. Cut out with a sharp knife those details that should be colored.
3. Place the stencil on the curtain and secure it( for example, with tail pins).
4. Use a cotton swab to paint in the slits.

Important! As for the print, it is better to order it in the design bureau - now many offices provide similar services. It can even be a thermal print. True, this method has one drawback - as a rule, firms are not very willing to take on detailed orders from the customer's material, and do not guarantee the quality. But since you are still going to change the curtains, then nothing and do not take risks.

Change the form of

You can change the design of the window in many ways. If you would like to leave the old curtains, but somehow supplement them, you can make a lambrequin. Not necessarily from the same material, you can and from the contrast, and from the fabric of the same color, but different texture.

You need:

• piece of fabric along the length and width of the lambrequin;
• is the same piece of foam or paraplan( in stores it is called a "bath rug" or "tourist rug");
• sharp knife;
• universal adhesive;
• ballpoint pen;
• long ruler;
• sharp scissors.

Lambrequin is made extremely simply:

1. From a piece of foam foil, cut out the base of the desired shape and size.
2. For this "pattern" cut out the fabric - strictly in size.
3. Glue the layers, allow to dry and attach the lambrequins in any convenient way.
4. It will turn out to be easy enough, so it will stick even on clerical paper clips.

Important! The "foam" that you took for the base, a lot of advantages - it is light and has different colors, so that from the underside your product will look very exquisite.

Figured pruning

You can do even easier. Make old curtains new, having issued a figured bottom. This is particularly impressive if you want to update the tulle with a large pattern. It is enough to cut the bottom along the contour of the pattern - and the new curtains are ready.

Important! This method is suitable for other synthetics. The edge can be in the form of halves of flowers, leaves, denticles - yes, whatever. It will not be necessary to fasten anything, it's easy enough to burn the cloth, and most of all for this purpose the device for burning out is suitable.

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What to do from old curtains if they are not needed?

If you still decided to give your former curtains a completely different life - well, there are many opportunities. The simplest thing you can do from old curtains is rectangular objects:

• tablecloth and napkins;
• bedspread;
• carnival raincoat.

Important! The tablecloth and the blanket are sewn in exactly the same way. Works a little: it is enough to cut edges where there is no edge. If the fabric is not very thick, you can sew fringe along the perimeter. Napkins are simply stitched around the perimeter of the box.

Outfits from curtains

Old curtains - just an indispensable thing, if you want to make a carnival costume. For a knight's cloak, you need to know one yardstick - the length of the product from neck to ankle:

1. Cut a piece of cloth of the right size( for example, from the bottom of the curtain, which is already cut).
2. Sew the top by 5 cm.
3. Insert a string - for example, a wide tape.

At the carnival, the child will not be more elegant than your son.

A piece of tulle curtains will turn your little daughter into a fairy princess. It is enough to make a few lacy frills to the most usual short skirt and add to all this a cloak, which is done just like a knight's cloak.

Important! As for things for adults, then they are sewn just like any other fabric, for good, curtains are usually long and wide, and there is always the opportunity to choose a piece where there are no spots or hooks.

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Different crafts

Fabric pieces give a lot of opportunities to show imagination and simultaneously update the wardrobe.

Scarf

It's just a strip of fabric cut off on the perimeter by shaped scissors. Best suited for this velvet. But the ribbon for hair is better to sew from two strips or fold one in half - about the same way as the pick-up is done.

Ornaments for flower pots:

1. Strips should be taken approximately 15 cm.
2. It is also not necessary to pull out a marking to one point. Just sew the edge of the seam "forward the needle" and pull the size of the top of the flower pot.
3. On the outer side to the same edge, sew a braid or satin ribbon, and on the inside - a regular linen gum.
4. Sew it all in a ring and put it on a flower pot.

In this article, we shared with you various ideas that can be made from old curtains. We hope that this information was useful to you, and you were able to transform the interior without spending a lot of time on it.