Made to Measure Vanessa Favourites Curtains
From her ever-popular Artisan Collection, Vanessa has chosen two fabrics, both called Origami, as her favourite fabrics for this past month. One is with Charcoal and Indigo, while the other is with Indigo and Kale. Read More...
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Made to Measure Curtains
From her ever-popular Artisan Collection, Vanessa has chosen two fabrics, both called Origami, as her favourite fabrics for this past month. One is with Charcoal and Indigo, while the other is with Indigo and Kale.
Vanessa formed, compressed, and folded the fabrics by hand to create the designs, then placed them within a specially made indigo vat. Shibori's main appeal is that you can never have complete control over the process, which means that each piece of cloth is unique and has designs that are only visible when it is unwrapped.
As you can see from the image below, the colour combination of Indigo and Kale is deep but not too dark, and it makes for a very distinctive set of curtains with an equally distinctive design.
Although the other pairing of Indigo and Charcoal is deeper than the first, it nevertheless instantly draws attention to a particular area in your space.
To help pull the appearance together smoothly, you may add contrast leading edges or headings, such as a flop-over frill, for both alternatives. As an example, how about using an Origami in Indigo and Kale as the primary fabric and a Plain Linen Union in moss for the leading edge?Remember that you might even reverse this so that the leading edge is the Origami. The possibilities are endless when working with a multidirectional fabric like this one. You might even use it as the reverse of your custom made curtains!
How to measure up for your curtains:
A video guide to help you measure up
Please remember that pattern repeats and fabric widths are automatically calculated if you order through our website. It is advisable to fit your pole or track before ordering your curtains. Your pole or track should ideally extend 30cms on each side of the window so when drawn back light is maximised and at least 15cms above the top of the window to block out as little light as possible again. Please use metric units only when measuring.
Poles:
Width: If you have a pole, measure the distance between the finials. (A)
Finished Length for pencil pleat, triple pleat and double pleat - when measuring the finished length using a curtain pole, we recommend allowing between 2cms and 5cms above the eyelet on the underside of the curtain ring, depending on how much of the pole and rings you wish to hide. From the measurement you choose above the eyelet, measure down to the bottom of the hem (see B & C) and that is your finished length measurement.
Finished length for cottage pleat (choice of either 5cm or 10cm depth)- these have to be made using a 3cm single position tape, which makes the finished length non adjustable. To measure the finished length for this header, please provide us with the distance from the eyelet to the floor, and depending on your choice of depth, add 5cm or 10cm accordingly.
Finished length for flop over frill - these curtains have to be made with a 3cm single position tape which makes the finished length non adjustable. To measure the finished length for this header, just give us the measurement from the eyelet to the floor. Don't add any extra for the frill, we will do that.
Please note, we will add 25cm for hem allowance.
Tracks
Width - If you have a track, measure the total length of the track, including any overlap where the curtains meet in the middle.
Finished length: For pencil pleat, triple pleat and double pleat - when measuring the finished length of your curtains using a track add 1cm above the track (to hide the track) down to the bottom of the hem. (D)*
Finished length for cottage pleat (choice of either 5cm or 10cm depth)- these have to be made using a 3cm single position tape, which makes the finished length non adjustable. To measure the finished length for this header, please provide us with the distance from the eyelet to the floor, and depending on your choice of depth, add 5cm or 10cm accordingly.
Finished length for flop over frill curtains - these have to made with a one inch single position tape which makes the finished length non-adjustable. To get your finished length measurement, just give us the measurement from the eyelet to the floor and don't add any extra for the frill as we will do this.
Please note, we will add 30cms for hem allowance.
