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.
WT Online: Grommet Draperies with Blackout Lining
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.
"I would definitely recommend an online class as it’s the next best thing to being at Workroom Tech".
~Kelly L.