How To Blackout A Curtain

Some blackout curtains have a magnetic strip at the edge to hold them in place.

How to blackout a curtain. You can make blackout curtains out of a heavy tightly woven curtain fabric or you can use a. When you draw the blackout curtains you allow sunlight into the room but it is still filtered by the sheer curtains. Lay the curtains flat and gently blot the curtain with a soapy sponge or cloth followed by a dry cloth to remove excess liquid.

In this episode of the 101 Bryan Rogala and his. Iron out the wrinkles from the fabric. When you layer curtains like this you give yourself greater control over the amount of light you want in that room.

You make them from yarn of high density woven tightly. Next slide the top edge of your lining under the folded over section of fabric at the top. Soak the curtain in your washing machine and wash.

Then pre-iron all of your hems. Blackout drapes can not be machine washed as the strenuous action of the machine could damage the blackout fabric. So all of my hems are double folded so we folded in about 12 first and ironed.

Then cut 4 inches off of the longer side of the blackout fabric. Allow to air dry. Turning Existing Curtains Into Blackout Curtains You can also create your own room darkening curtains by adding blackout liners either by hanging them on a double rod or by clipping them onto the existing rod.

This was only for the sides of the curtains where the panels met in. Work out the creases from the fabric working from side to side over the areas that are most creased. Measuring and Cutting the Fabric Download Article 1.