"The East is a delicate matter," one can not argue with this. An alternative to the traditional European fashion for the design of windows is now the design of curtains in Japanese style. Its distinctive features are simplicity and elegance, clear lines and calm colors. Such curtains can be hung in any room or in the kitchen. To produce Japanese curtains with their own hands, even newcomers who only got acquainted with the sewing machine could do it. The most important thing is to correctly process the selected material and choose the quality accessories for Japanese curtains.
Such curtains perfectly fit into any interior, from modern to classic. Very effectively you can arrange an interior for a bedroom, and Japanese curtains only emphasize the given style. They look best on wide windows. You can use them not only to decorate the window opening, with the help of Japanese curtains, you can interestingly divide the room into rest areas and work. You can divide the kitchen and dining room, living room and hallway.
Japanese curtains for the kitchen
Japanese curtains for the kitchen are very popular and relevant. For the kitchen, you can choose the fabric of any texture and design. The height of the panels is selected depending on the location of the curtains and the features of the kitchen. A great advantage of such curtains for the kitchen is the ease of their replacement. You can change the color and fabric at least every season: in the summer they are transparent and light, in the winter they are more dense and cozy.
How to sew Japanese curtains: tips
First you need to decide on the pattern and choice of fabric. Fabrics for Japanese curtains choose a light and transparent, you can use a dense but natural fabric. The color scheme is very calm and mostly natural shades: blue, green, brown. Such a color scheme is neutral and does not carry a load. Traditional fabrics for the manufacture of curtains are flax, silk, cotton, you can use bamboo or braided jute. Thus, you can make a transparent and weightless curtain or a thick screen-partition.
The picture on the fabric should be rather concise, not wide and not too bulky. The width of the curtains is rather limited, the figure should fit. Very beautiful look vegetable ornaments, you can pick up cloth with hieroglyphics or oriental motifs. Excellent combination of white canvas and paintings with a bright print. You can alternate canvases or place monochrome in the center.
Now let's look at the design of Japanese curtains. These curtains are canvases not more than 60 cm wide. This width is not accidental. The fact is that the cornices for such curtains are made standard. Japanese curtains are not assembled, they do not need different accessories or pick-ups.
Here is a step-by-step instruction on how to sew Japanese curtains with your own hands:
- The crochet strips are 60 cm wide, taking into account the allowances for seams and shrinkage of the fabric. The allowance on the sides is expended first, since it is necessary to make the kuliska from below.
It is better to immediately make all the paintings, it saves time. Allowance for Velcro make in 1-2 cm. - Before sewing the Velcro, it needs to be ironed. This is necessary for shrinkage. Attach to the upper section of the Velcro cloth (also the front side) with pins and stitch. Then bend it inside out and again stitch it.
- Iron during the manufacture of Japanese curtains - a very important point. This should be done according to all the rules, taking into account the characteristics of the fabric.
- At the end, put a weighting agent in the wingset and hang the curtains on the cornice.
- Sewing Japanese curtains by all the rules is very important, since the polona should be perfectly even and the same.