WT Online: Grommet Draperies with Blackout Lining
Instructor: Laurie Medford - Bio
Classes held on Tuesdays at 12:00 pm ET, May 4 - 18, 2021
Cost: $175.00
 
Sewing draperies is a great skill to learn whether decorating your own home or as part of your custom workroom business.  In this class you will learn professional techniques to produce a quality product.
 
In this 3-week course you will complete a pair of interlined and blackout lined, grommet style draperies.  The class sample will be a pair of draperies, 1 width each side (or one 2 width panel if you choose) by 30 inches long with Hanes heavy flannel interlining and Outblack blackout lining with Rowley Company's professional quality snap-together grommets. (A grommet press is not needed).  You will provide your own face fabric – everything else is included in the project kit.
 
Class includes:
	
Kit with Hanes heavy flannel interlining, Outblack blackout lining, buckram, weights, grommets, and fusible tape. You provide the face fabric.
	
Three 1-hour online interactive lessons with instructor Laurie Medford, presented live and recorded to review later (with 3 months online access after class is completed).
	
Written how-to instructions and worksheets
 
3-Week Course Outline
Lesson One, May 4, 2021:
	
Measuring the window and pre-planning
	
Figuring yardage and working with pattern repeats
	
Cutting face fabric and linings
	
Hemming face fabric and linings
 
Lesson Two, May 11, 2021:
	
Layering materials and measuring the finished length
	
Finishing hems with no pinholes of light
	
Double fold heading with buckram
 
Lesson Three, May 18, 2021:
	
Understanding grommet spacing
	
Creating a template
	
Setting grommets
	
Creating fixed spacing for operable grommet draperies
	
Hardware and installation tips
 
This is a beginner-level course.  A basic understanding of sewing, and some general tools and supplies are needed to complete this project.  You will need: sewing machine, scissors, pins, iron, tape measure & ruler or yardstick, needles and thread.  
 
Class fee includes free shipping in the continental U.S.
 
Refund policy:
This is a home study program.  You will receive all of the above-listed materials and supplies so you can complete the class.  No refunds provided.