Help!! Not quilting but sewing related
#1
Help!! Not quilting but sewing related
Does anyone do altering of curtains? Someone wants me to fix curtains for her and I don't have any idea what to charge. There are 6 panels of sheers that need the top cut off because she doesn't want to use the eyelets. They will be sewn together at the sides...3 and 3 and then I'll have to make a rod pocket at the top. I think there are 6 curtain panels which also need sewn together...3 and 3 and hemmed. So I will probably be ripping all the side seams out or cutting them off. Thanks for your help!
#3
I have altered curtains for someone else already, but we swapped services. He did a small construction job for us. So I can't tell how much the work was worth. Can this person do a service for you? Usually seems to work out well!
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I agree with Tartan - sheers are painful! Honestly, unless the sheers are already some custom fabric, it would be far cheaper and easier for the person to just go out and buy new ones. The last set of sheers that I made were beautiful as the fabric was very unique compared to what is available on the open market. But what a nightmare to keep straight. Decided that unless there was some compelling reason, buying them at JC Penney was good enough for me!
#6
I've done several sets of curtains and drapes. I always work by the hour on something like that and try to give them a fair estimate up front, like "I believe it will take me 4 to 6 hours at $## an hour." Then I carefully track my time and work as efficiently as possible. With the price of custom curtains and draperies, paying to alter ones you already have can be a real bargain if your windows are non-standard sizes. (The $## varies depending on whether I'm doing a favor for a friend, or whether it is purely business.)
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I think you have taken on a big job but, it is not impossible to easly do. I agree with aswendyg that you should charge by the hour and let them know up front what that is going to be.
Use starch before any cutting. You will have to spray the curtain then put a cloth over them before you iron.
Hope this helps.
Use starch before any cutting. You will have to spray the curtain then put a cloth over them before you iron.
Hope this helps.
#8
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Does anyone do altering of curtains? Someone wants me to fix curtains for her and I don't have any idea what to charge. There are 6 panels of sheers that need the top cut off because she doesn't want to use the eyelets. They will be sewn together at the sides...3 and 3 and then I'll have to make a rod pocket at the top. I think there are 6 curtain panels which also need sewn together...3 and 3 and hemmed. So I will probably be ripping all the side seams out or cutting them off. Thanks for your help!
hugs & good luck
Shirley in Indiana
#9
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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I agree with Tartan - sheers are painful! Honestly, unless the sheers are already some custom fabric, it would be far cheaper and easier for the person to just go out and buy new ones. The last set of sheers that I made were beautiful as the fabric was very unique compared to what is available on the open market. But what a nightmare to keep straight. Decided that unless there was some compelling reason, buying them at JC Penney was good enough for me!
#10
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: NE Wisconsin
Posts: 219
If you have a serger, then joining the panels together is a snap, bit I agree that the new header will be a pain in the neck to do. You could ask at local dry cleaners or sewing alterations places what they would charge per hour for curtain alterations and then price accordingly.
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