Making Plaited
Tiebacks
Add style and
elegance to your room with plaited
tiebacks.
Plaited tiebacks
have to two advantages:
- They let in
extra light through windows and doors during the
day
- They look
exquisite.
Plaited tie-backs in
particular give a rich finishing touch to your curtains and
your room as a whole.
There are different
ways you can choose to make plaited tie-backs:
- the same fabric
as the curtains
- a contrasting
color to your curtains
- a color
matching the pattern in the curtain
- three different
colors
Measuring
tie-backs
Determine the length
of the tiebacks by using a tape-measure to tie back the
curtains to the required length. The reading on the
tape-measure will give you the finished length. Allow some
extra fabric as you lose a little from length when
plaiting.
Fabric
requirements
- When using
three different colors about 20-25 cm from each to make
2 tubes in each color
- When using a
plain color - enough for 6 tubes (about 75
cm)
- Lining - enough
for 6 tubes (about 75 cm)
- Four plastic or
metal rings
- Wadding or
filling optional.
Sewing the plaited
tie-backs
- Cut 6 strips
(of about 10 cm each) of the fabric and the lining.
(And wadding if
extra thickness is required). Smart
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- Tack the lining
onto the wrong side of each strip of
fabric.
- With right
sides together, fold each strip in half lengthwise and
stitch along the long edge, then turn by pulling one
end through.
- Position the
seam in the centre on the inside of each tube, fold
both ends over and stitch to secure.
- Put the 3 tubes
on top of one another and slipstitch the ends together
and plait. Again put the ends of the 3 tubes on top of
one another and slipstitch together again to
complete.
- Sew the rings
onto each end of the tieback.
Enjoy making
plaited tiebacks and the eye-catching window treatment
feature they make.
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