I don't care for more formal curtains in our home. Country Curtains basic rod pocket muslin with tiebacks have been hanging for close to 40 years. The back room which had none at all, bothered my mom when she was here simply because in her time, everyone had a curtain of some sort. So I did the simplest (and cheapest) no-sew valance and she asked why I hung perfectly good rags on those windows. You never wasted a good rag, another idiosyncrasy I inherited. One she did not have that I am guilty of, never throw out a good box.
So to answer a few emails regarding my rags, here 'ya go.
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Years ago I used a coupon for a bolt of Osnaburg fabric, intending to sew new curtains in the same style as what I had. Very easy to sew such a simple panel. For thus valance, I ripped the 44" wide fabric in half to 22" and continued pulling the edge threads off to create a narrow fringe rather than a hem. The selvage edge had the same. Measured the width of my window and down the sides to the length I wanted. Snipped and ripped, more fringe.
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Centered the strips on the trim, used brad nails to secure each end, a piece of jute around the center to cinch as much as I want.
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7 comments:
I absolutely love your "rags" and they go perfectly with your walls and trim. Who cares what others think if you're happy with them!
Marly: Simply ingenious, they are beautiful, I love the fringed edges.
The windows are beautiful with them hanging with the jute.
Catherine
I love the simplicity of the curtains! I have lived here for almost 23 years, and still have nothing on my windows other than the old roll up shades. I have been thinking about doing something and don't want to buy since I have so many windows.
That is a whole lot of turkeys in your yard.
Thanks for the DMC tip. I know I have many old skeins, too.
I have run a full span of window treatments in the 48 years I have lived in this house. After the build was done, I was broke, so simple roller blinds were the answer. Then came nylon-type "sheers." Very popular with the ladies in our family. It illustrated to them that we had learned window lessons. Then came the formal stuff that stayed until about 12 years ago when then DIL said it looked like a funeral home. Since then, simple panels and/or bare windows were the way to go. Your treatments look great, they perfectly match the style of your home and quite frankly would cost a fortune in a shop I frequent here. You have given me an idea, not exactly the same but very similar. Thanks for sharing.
I love them!!!!!!
I like your Osnaburg curtains, Marly!
I got the good rag keeping education too. And good box & bag keeping. And then added good bottle keeping - so handy for making my own spice mixes and such.
Our house does not have the traditional curtains or draperies either. A few windows have valences I made, but I was out of money, patience, and energy to deal with the rest. All the windows have either mini-blinds or those honeycomb shades.
I like your valences. They cover the workings of whatever shade might be up, yet classy. And I love that they are so straight-forward to make, with no pleats or ruffles to deal with and no hardware like drapery rods to deal with.
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