Ikea sells bonding tape that you can use your iron to hem the curtains but i was looking for a more finished look and was worried that the tape could come undone eventually i tried using bonding tape on pillows yeah bad idea.
Best way to hem ikea curtains.
Let me show you the easy way.
If they re a natural fiber and will shrink in length with washing and drying.
Actually you should do this step whether you re hemming them or not.
Figure out length for sewing.
The iron on hem tape is certainly the simplest way to go but if you have access to a sewing machine it just take a little measuring cutting sewing and ironing.
Once you have the bottom folded up across the width of the panel pin it in place along the top of the hem the vertical pins shown below.
It would be.
Hang curtains and measure to just above the floor.
I ve read several reviews that store bought curtains can come in.
Hang each curtain panel.
If you haven t already you need to start by hanging your curtains up on the rod that you plan to leave them on.
Take it from an amateur seamstress.
Iron or steam curtains.
So often i see people.
If you have a standard window height the curtains will overflow.
Fold and pin each panel to your desired length.
Once the excess material was trimmed away the iron on tape was placed at the edge of the hem.
It will definitely look the best and hold up best.
The instructions indicate that you are to put your iron setting on wool.
Place the iron on tape in the fold and iron.
If you can sew a straight line on a sewing machine you can hem these curtains.
Remove curtains and make.