No Sew Grommet Draperies are so easy to make, even my grand daughter can make them.

2. Grommet Drapery Designs
•Banding on Leading Edge
•Fabric on bottom of drapery

3. Grommet Drapery Designs
•Puddle or Just Too Long?
•How do you determine the
length?

4. Grommet Drapery Designs

5. Grommet Drapery Designs

6. Grommet Drapery Designs
Grommet Valance with Stationary Panels

7. Grommet Drapery Designs
Draperies With Sheer Fabrics

8. Grommet Drapery Designs
Two Finger Pleated Grommet Draperies

9. Grommet Drapery Designs
Sunbrella Outdoor
Draperies

10. Grommet Drapery Designs

11. Can You Create Grommet
Draperies ?

12. Measuring the Window
Measure the width of your window treatments,
taking into account if you want to mount
hardware on the wall or directly on the window
trim.
Allow 1 1/2quot; - 3quot; on each side of the window for
when the drapes are completely open.
Be sure to consider extra wall space needed for
decorative finials, as the rod dimensions do not
include additional width added by each finial.
To make the windows appear larger, mount the
curtain rod 6quot; above the trim and allow the rod
width to extend 3quot; beyond the window's actual
width.

13. How to Determine Drapery Length
Rod
Height
Grommets are placed ½” to 1” from the top of
the drapery.
Measure from top of rod to floor to determine
the length + ½” to 1” allowed at the top.
Deduct the ½ inch from the bottom unless
drapery is going to touch the floor.
Floor

14. Installing Hardware
Bottom of drapery rod
should be 4” to 6” above
the top of the window.
You can hang the rod as
high as you would like.
Grommets are 1 5/8” inside
diameter and the rod
should be small enough to
allow movement of the
drapery.

15. Selecting & Calculating Yardage
•Vertical Repeat 22”
•Horizontal Repeat 13.5”
•54” Wide Fabric
•Fullness of drapery fabric
should be 1.75 to 2.25 times the
finish width of the drapery

16. Formula for Calculating Yardage
1. Example - Finished Length 100” - Finished Width 90”
2. Length – add 6” for hem and 2” to fold down at top of drapery
3. Cut length would be 108”
4. Fullness – Finished width 90” x 2.25 = 202.5” Plus side hems
of 6” = 208.5”
5. Divide by fabric width of 54” = 3.86 width or 4 widths of fabric
6. 4 Widths x 108” = 432” divided by 36” (1 yard) = 12 yards
7. Repeat is 22.5” which requires 4.8 repeats for finish length – I
would order 13 yard for matching

17. SEW OR NO SEW
Sew grommet tape to drapery or use Sealah Tape (Machine
Washable)
We recommend sewing for all out door draperies because of
the environment.

18. Grommet Supplies
Grommet Tape
$6.99 a yard

19. Grommet Supplies

20. Grommet Tools

21. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
•Use ½” to ¾” Sealah Tape or a Iron-
on Adhesive Tape
•Place adhesive tape on both sides of
the Grommet tape.

22. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
1. Tape lining and fabric together at top edge
of fabric
2. Fold top edge over ¾”

23. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
Lay Grommet tape on to fabric with adhesive side on fabric
Pin in place before removing adhesive tape

24. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
Slowly remove adhesive tape on each edge of the grommet tape

25. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
Leave grommet tape in place while peeling the adhesive from the bottom

26. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
1. Important tip! Make sure ring connector is at the out side end
of each side hem of your drapery
2. Now it’s time for fold your side hems – fold 1 ½” twice for the
side hem ( I recommend cutting the selvage off the Fabric)

27. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
You may sew the grommet tape to the top of the drapery

28. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
Now it is time to start cutting the fabric from the grommet wholes

29. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
Use an 18mm olfa rotary cutter to cut
around the inside of the grommet
circle.

30. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
With a rubber mallet, tap the grommet into the drapery

31. NO SEW Grommet Draperies
Using grommet tape holds the folds in place; there will be
no need for continuously dressing your draperies.

32. Sew in the Sun!
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