Curtains facing in or out?! - Pics please

ooh, i'm intrigued!

 

We went for pattern out on our last trip but we change them around quite regularly - just 'cos we can

 

tis an idea it may not work .................so rather than share it and fail, I would rather fail then share it

 

i know exactly what you mean

 

Doubled the material over so the pattern appears on both sides.

 

Home made with Dots inside and out and black out linings, £70 all in!

 

Plain blinds - looks the same inside and out.

 

Saw that it is possible to have one pattern one side and different the other.

I spoke to one company about this and they said:

'With 3 layers of fabrics, turned over on a hem that would mean 9 layers of fabric on the hem, Please bare in mind how thick this would be and the massive hem that would be required simply to open them' They were talking about an interlining between the 2 different fabrics.

Has anyone tried this and is the hem a problem?

 

Ikea thick plain material so the same both sides as me and Mrs Robo could not agree on a pattern, no lining but we do use thermo mats

 

ours are in but i think they look nice out when looking from outside. thermo lining too which does help with condensation and warmth.

 

Pattern out defo......got to show it off!

 

I went for pattern out in the end;

 

Ours is double sided, but were there when we had it. If I had to decide I think I would go for pattern out. We sit in the awning, so the only time we see the curtains closed is when going to bed

But I just asked the boss and she said in, so it would be in

 

Buy a cheap, decent 2nd hand sewing machine, some patterning paper and some fabric and have a go at making your own. Curtains are probably the single easiest thing on an interior to DIY......it amazes me what ready made sets are sold for!
I bought a Frister Rossman semi industrial sewing machine out of my local free ads for £25, watched a few YouTube tutorials on using a sewing machine, and i've made all sorts with it. Once you get the idea of how it works its a doddle to run up cushion covers, curtains etc and it saves a fortune in paying a seamstress to do it. £180 for 8 squares of hemmed fabric is hilarious when you can do your own for around 25 - 30 quid in materials

 

pattern out

 

Pattern in and out on ours.
but I would just go inwards now as some of them are fading from being in the sun, If you just have back out on the outside it can't fade.

 

Pictures?

 

just make sure you pull um thats all.

 

Lining out, pattern in... Just like your curtains at home.

Thermomats are for girls!