Buying Curtains
Welcome to the maple textiles guide to readymade curtains.
Readymade curtains provide a room with that "finished look" as well as keeping out bright sunlight, preventing furniture from fading. Readymade curtains also help keep the warmth in your home during the winter.
Our range of ready-made curtains are available in a variety of widths, drops and styles ensuring the right look to co-ordinate with any style of home. Readymade curtains can be a great way to inject colour into a room, or to make a real feature of a window - readymade curtains can be dressed up or down as much as you want.
Brighter/richer colours and heavier readymade curtains will draw the eye to a window, while lighter colours will make a small window appear larger. There are many different types of readymade curtains available form maple textiles these include eyelet readymade curtains, Pencil Pleat Readymade Curtains, Traditional readymade curtains, Contemporary readymade curtains and Lined Voile readymade Curtains.
The style or character of your house should have an influence on your choice of readymade curtains. Older homes and cottages lend themselves to traditional readymade curtains. Whilst modern homes and apartments with floor to ceiling windows lend themselves to more contemporary readymade curtains and accessories.
How To Hang Your Pencil Pleat Readymade Curtains.
On Curtain Tracks -
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Tape top readymade curtains need to be gathered before they can be hung up. If using a track it is usually recommended that you put the hooks into the bottom row of strings so the curtain top covers the track.
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Pull the readymade curtains along the string to gather them up. The readymade curtains should be gathered to just over half the window width, this will allow them to overlap when closed. (Please note that once you have gathered readymade curtains they cannot be returned so make sure you are happy with the size and colour before you start.)
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Once your readymade curtains are gathered to the right width tie off the strings at the inside edge. Do not tie too tightly as it is common to loosen these off after a readymade curtain has been washed. The string ends can then be tucked neatly into the tape so as not to be seen
Now hooks should be placed at each end of each readymade curtain and then at intervals of approximately 4"
- You can now thread the hooks through the track glides on your track making sure you place a hook through the last track glide which acts as an end cap anchoring the readymade curtains in place.
On Curtain Poles -
- If using a curtain pole it is usually recommended that you put the hooks into the top row of strings in your tape so the curtain pole shows above your readymade curtains. Hooks should be placed at each end of each readymade curtains and then at intervals of approximately 4".
- On the tape top there will be between 1 and 3 strings. First tie the strings together at the outside edge of each readymade curtain.
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Pull the readymade curtains along the string to gather them up. The readymade curtains should be gathered to just over half the window width. This will allow the readymade curtains to overlap when closed. (Please note that once you have gathered readymade curtains they cannot be returned so make sure you are happy with the size and colour before you start).
- Once your readymade curtains are gathered to the right width tie off the strings at the inside end. Do not tie too tightly as it is common to loosen these off after a readymade curtains have been washed. The string ends can then be tucked neatly into the tape so as not to be seen
Now hooks should be placed at each end of each readymade curtain and then at intervals of approximately 4".
- You can now thread the hooks through the loops at the bottom of your curtain rings
Thread the curtain rings onto the pole but make sure that the last ring is secured on the outside of the pole behind where is attached to the wall as this will anchor the readymade curtains and stop them from moving when you close them.
How to hang eyelet curtains
- You first need to put up your curtain pole: drill 2 holes into your wall about 5-10cm above the top of your window, vertically above each other. Do this 3 times; on the left, in the centre, and on the right of your window. Then fit the wall plugs and install the brackets.
- Now unscrew the finial (decorative) end from the curtain pole and thread your curtains onto it through the eyelet loops. The pole should go through the first eyelet in one direction, and through the next eyelet in the opposite direction, to create that wave effect.
- Now, hang your curtain pole on the brackets, ensuring that at least one eyelet is to the left of the left-most bracket, and to the right of the right-most bracket. Remember to screw the filial end back on.