How to sew curtain tiebacks

Curtains are an integral part of any living space. With their help, you can add coziness to a room, place accents, emphasize advantages and protect the room from the sun. But, by themselves, these curtains, no matter how high-quality and beautiful they are, do not have a completely finished look and look ordinary and boring.

In order to add a touch of creativity, as well as functionality, curtain tiebacks that you can make yourself are perfect.

What are curtain tiebacks for?

Many people think that they are not necessary and are only luxury items. This is completely false, because:

• Firstly, they are used to correctly adjust the flow of light, depending on the time of day.
• Secondly, these products add zest and accentuate the window. They are a good way to express your design potential.
• Third, this is an excellent trick to hide minor imperfections and unevenness of the window opening.

Sewing methods

Now there is no need to do anything with your own hands, everything can be purchased on the supermarket counter. But such large-scale products do not have that special and unique thing that you would want to hang in your home.

Then, an excellent solution would be to sew the tiebacks yourself. Moreover, this is easy to do. There are several manufacturing methods:

• classic options. These are mainly fabric bows decorated with tassels, pom-poms, flowers or openwork ribbons.
• Magnetic holders.
• Knitted tiebacks.
• From CDs, old dishes and sets.
• Clips made from toys, chains and beads.

Tiebacks with ruffles

You should not be biased towards this type of pickups and immediately put them into the firebox. You can’t even imagine how gentle, neat and at the same time elegant such products look. And a huge advantage is the ease of their manufacture and a minimal set of materials.

A small piece of ruffle, satin ribbons and beads for decoration are enough. We measure and cut the required piece of fabric, pass a satin ribbon through it, and decorate it with beads and bows. Five minutes of active time - and luxurious ruched curtain tiebacks are ready!

Knitting tiebacks

Are you tired of the old curtains and would like to introduce something new? Then knitted tiebacks are just the thing. To make them you will need a minimum of yarn and skills; these types of products always look gentle and cozy, especially during cold weather.

So, you can make knitted lace tiebacks, decorate them with flowers, tassels, or even yarn toys.

It all depends on your imagination and professional capabilities. If you are beginner crafters, then you can simply tie a ribbon in an original color, this will be a new, rich accent for your room.

Manufacturing of magnetic pickups

Probably, after reading the title, you decided that it was too difficult and you were unlikely to cope? And this is not true at all! The manufacturing principle is identical to all previous ones. The only difference is that you will attach it using magnets, which must be placed on both edges of the product.

DIY process

First you need to decide on the type of grabs, type of fastening and decoration. After that, we measure the required length and width of the future fixing product.

Let's put it all on paper. If you plan not only to make tiebacks, but also to decorate them in an original way, then it is better to draw the decoration method on paper.

Place the pattern on the fabric and cut it out, leaving a couple of centimeters for allowance. We sew the strips together and decorate as desired.

Important! The first stage, that is, the measurements and pattern must be as accurate as possible, otherwise you will end up with curtains and products that are too narrow, or do not reach the fastening, or that deform the shape.

Patterns and fabric layout

If you decide to make curtain tiebacks yourself, then we recommend that you first try to make them simple.

As for the layout of the fabric, in this case, you will need to decide for yourself how to intelligently lay it out. Perhaps the selected material with a pattern will have a section that you want to transfer to the tiebacks, then the pattern should be drawn in this place.

Also! Another trick. To avoid having to sew too much, you can fold the fabric in half and then it will only take you five minutes to sew.

Materials and tools for work

Depending on the type you choose, you will need:

• scraps of fabric, satin or decorative ribbons, ribbons;
• beads, artificial flowers, bows, stones, rhinestones, ruffles;
• iron for ironing fabric;
• scissors;
• threads in color;
• ruler;
• pattern paper or album sheets;
• hot glue gun if you plan to glue some decorative elements.

Step-by-step instruction

• decide on the type of hooks and fastenings, prepare all the necessary materials at hand.
• Take measurements of the girth of the curtain and the desired length from the fastener.
• Transfer the indicators onto paper and then cut them onto fabric.
• We sew the edges together and sew on ribbons, ribbons or beads, with the help of which the grab will be attached to the window opening.
• We decorate the product with flowers, beads, bows, ribbons, butterflies and other things.
• If we are talking about knitted tiebacks or products made from ribbons, braids, beads, cups or toys, then the situation is a little simpler. You can even do without a needle and thread and use a hot glue gun.

Original ideas for creating grabs using improvised means

• From soft toys. An excellent stylistic solution for a children's room. Toys placed on sofas, cabinets and chests of drawers no longer attract the baby’s attention? No problem, mark them on the curtains and they won’t go unnoticed. To make such tiebacks, you will need several small toys, combined in color or texture, ribbons or satin ribbons. We measure and cut the ribbon to the required length and sew the selected toys to it. We attach it to the wall with tape and stylish, children's curtain tiebacks are ready.
• From dishes. All that's left of grandma's favorite set are a couple of cups that you'd hate to throw away, but you're unlikely to put them on the table? Then give them a second life - place them on the curtains. The idea is very stylish and original, although very simple to implement.To do this, you need to make a small hole in the cup or saucer and thread the curtain through it.

Important! The hole in the cup or saucer should be smaller in diameter than the curtains in the assembled state, otherwise you risk losing the rest of the service.

• From forks and spoons. Do you think this doesn't happen? With us, everything is possible, even such a bold and stylish device for fixing curtains. All you need is a couple of unnecessary spoons or forks and pliers. For this pickup, you need to bend the cutlery into a circle and attach it to the wall using an ordinary nail and hammer. Everything is quite simple and economical.

Curtain tiebacks are a simple and budget-friendly way to add comfort and variety to your apartment. With their help, you can visually enlarge the space, hide defects and, of course, correctly distribute light.

In order to make such devices at home, you don’t need a lot of money, materials and time. There are a lot of ideas, and we showed you some of how you can decorate a window opening in a cheap but stylish way. Have a good creative mood and great ideas!