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Peggy the caravan- stage four: curtains

7/5/2017

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So my amazing mum has finished Peggy's curtains and I'm going to attempt to hang them. I've had instructions from mum regarding what to do, these are pleated curtains so I was "advised" to:
  • tie a knot in one end of the strings so I don't pull the string out.
  • measure the window, half it and then add three inches. As I didn't want the curtains too full, the width isn't what it would be for window in a house, they are only a little bigger than a half window measurement.
  • bunch up the curtains until they reach that measurement and loosely tie the string.
  • count out the hooks, find the middle point of the curtain and then evenly spread out the hooks.
  • hook them on the rail and stand back to check it all hangs correctly.
​I then fiddled with them for a while and did the other curtains. It took quite a long time, the the new curtain rails on either side of the caravan were rather tight and the hooks wouldn't move freely, so we're going to get some silicon spray to help that.
I then used ribbon to tie the curtains in position and ensured they were folded in the correct way, following the pleats. I then loosened the ribbons so they didn't dent the curtains too much.

I left them like this for a few days and ta daa! ​The pleats will soften a little over time, but ensure the curtain fold back nicely when they are opened. 
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