I’m back! Hemming Silk Curtains

Posted on | February 21, 2010 | No Comments

A friend of mine had these gorgeous silk curtains made – but they were too short.  Fortunately, there was enough fabric tucked into the hem to lengthen them.

A curtain hem is usually 4-6″ deep … but I was working with small amounts of additional fabric, and could only make a 3″ hem.  To hide this, I decided to hand sew the hem shut.  I prefer a blind hem, so if you can see the stitches in this photo, that’s the stitch I’m using.

I love working with silk!

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