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How do you sew or glue elastic onto fabric to make a curtain without a sewing machine?
By admin | January 11, 2010
stcroixalta asked:
I need to make a handmade “curtain” without a sewing machine by tomorrow morning (i.e. a few hours from now…:) The curtain is being used to hide a refrigerated display case. I’m planning on using velcro to attach the material to the case. However, it is in a restaurant and will need to be cleaned quite often. So i thought using elastic to gather the material at the top would create creases to help hide any stains at least a little bit. I have a glue gun, elastic, thread, and a needle. What do you suggest?! Help please!!
(Actually I know not to GLUE the elastic to the material, but rather i mean use the glue to create the horizontal “pocket” around the velcro.) I need to make a handmade “curtain” without a sewing machine by tomorrow morning (i.e. a few hours from now…:) The curtain is being used to hide a refrigerated display case. I’m planning on using velcro to attach the material to the case. However, it is in a restaurant and will need to be cleaned quite often. So i thought using elastic to gather the material at the top would create creases to help hide any stains at least a little bit. I have a glue gun, elastic, thread, and a needle. What do you suggest?! Help please!!
Bifold Closet Doors
I need to make a handmade “curtain” without a sewing machine by tomorrow morning (i.e. a few hours from now…:) The curtain is being used to hide a refrigerated display case. I’m planning on using velcro to attach the material to the case. However, it is in a restaurant and will need to be cleaned quite often. So i thought using elastic to gather the material at the top would create creases to help hide any stains at least a little bit. I have a glue gun, elastic, thread, and a needle. What do you suggest?! Help please!!
(Actually I know not to GLUE the elastic to the material, but rather i mean use the glue to create the horizontal “pocket” around the velcro.) I need to make a handmade “curtain” without a sewing machine by tomorrow morning (i.e. a few hours from now…:) The curtain is being used to hide a refrigerated display case. I’m planning on using velcro to attach the material to the case. However, it is in a restaurant and will need to be cleaned quite often. So i thought using elastic to gather the material at the top would create creases to help hide any stains at least a little bit. I have a glue gun, elastic, thread, and a needle. What do you suggest?! Help please!!
Bifold Closet Doors
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January 14th, 2010 at 5:59 am
They sell special glues for fabrics at fabric stores. Some of them claim to be sturdy enough for washings. Most of them dry quickly as well.
A few small but tight hand stitches would be good for reinforcement, and quick to do, just space them out as if you were putting buttons on. At the spot, make several small stitches through the Velcro and material, pull tight, tie off and cut, then move to the next one.
January 15th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
The fridge and unhook as needed they could hook and one on elastic as needed they could hook and unhook as it quite often but sew so much and use it works best for.
The fridge and valcro it from getting frustrated.
The fridge and valcro it on each corner or hang however it works best suggestion is to sound negative but promise you from getting frustrated.
January 18th, 2010 at 1:27 am
Make a casing at the top of the curtain, then thread the elastic through. Stitch the elastic to the fabric at both ends. Sew the pieces of Velcro to the top of the curtain.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
The stitching first then enjoy hahahhaha.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
My curtains with it year ago and you can launder them tooi got mine in great shape and you can launder them tooi got mine.
January 22nd, 2010 at 3:26 pm
There are detailed instructions on creating a “NO SEW CURTAIN” available online. Just do a search on yahoo.