Where will I find a drapery rod that's 11 feet wide?
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13 years ago
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Comments (12)Hi Cook, I purchased a custom rod from Paso Robles a few years ago. Shipping is very expensive, but we live on the other side of the country. I wanted this rod for our dining room, but because of the depth and height of our crown moulding, the support brackets did not fit. Luckily, we were able to use the rod in our son's room. I cannot believe that you would only need one center support for a pole that long. Ours has one center support---and needs it. It is about 12 feet long, and I would think a longer pole would need more support. My advice is to order first one of the supports to make sure it will fit and the curtains will not hang down too low. The way our support is forged, the pole actually hangs down 4" below it. Add an inch or two for rings, and depending upon your ceiling height you may not be able to use the pole, the curtains, and/or open the doors. If you order a support you can at least see how they attach and where the pole will hang. Best of luck--- the poles are excellently crafted and the guy who makes them is really nice....See Moremaking drapes for 13ft x 11 ft window, too hard?
Comments (4)The worse problem is the weight of the fabric. One thing to do to eliminate some of this is to make the lining separate & hang on another rod. Also, you can make the lining like a shower curtain & put buttonholes the same distance as your drape hooks & hang it there. I would consider these if I was using the heavy black out lining. I don't care for the pleater tape with 3 pleats & a skip deal. I never seem to finish even. A friend of mine got the "pencil pleat tape" & it worked very good. I has draw strings that you pull to make the pleats. It sews straight across & you at least double your window width with fabric.You would need at least 13' per panel. You sew this tape on & pull the cords. Continous pleats form about the size of a pencil. It requires very little measuring. You draw the pleats up to the width you need & tie off the cords. You can get this tape from Atlanta Thread & supply. It comes in several widths. I always use wider with longer drapes. I make my lining 3" narrower than my main fabric. Put right sides together & seam the side seams. Turn it & smooth things out until you have the same amount on each side as your folded back/side seam. Then put pleater tape across the top& stitch it,fold it down & stitch across the bottom of the tape. Draw up the pleats. Hem your drape & lining separate. For this length, I'd hang unhemmed & let them hang a few days & mark the length with them hanging. I have hemmed many sitting in the floor rather than taking back down. You can probably get a table & sewing machine close enough to hem the lining by machine. I use a blind stitch to hem my drapes unless the fabric is one that a regular machine stitch would blend into. I put a folding table to my left to hold as much of the fabric as possible. Having another set of hands is helpful too. I made some for our church out of upholstry fabric with the heavy black out lining & I felt like I'd been run over by a Mack truck afterwards. I used every muscle in my body wrestling with the weight....See MoreWhere to find good drapery hardware
Comments (1)I can't answer your question about the quality of the drapery hardware from Restoration Hardware, but have a suggestion for avoiding the 'one part of the rod smaller than the other' problem. If you buy an adjustable rod (which all are, I believe, unless they are custom) that starts at the size you need, you won't need to expand it and won't have the size difference to deal with. For example, if you need a rod around 60" wide and buy a rod that works for 60"-108", there will probably be a section that is 60" wide with a smaller part or parts that pull out of the 60" section. Don't pull out the smaller parts and you have a rod that is only one size in diameter. Does that make sense?...See MoreHave the 11ft. rod AND a new dilemma - rod pocket or rings?
Comments (27)Hi, Dana! Like I said before, I'm glad we're working on our projects together, however long it takes to get to completion! What you saw in the picture is just part of one rod. We still haven't completely installed either rod. Both rods still need the end brackets, but I was waiting to get the rings. I want one ring on the 'outside' of the bracket and the rest of the rings on the 'inside'. I think I have it figured out. Now it's just finding the time for DH and I to get to it. So, to answer your questions. So far, I'm very satisfied with the rods. Since I need to alter my panels (they are 96"), we went ahead and placed the rods at the height we want (8" above the window) and I will alter the panels to work with that height. I plan to hang the rings on the rod and then measure from the bottom of the ring to the floor to get my overall length of each panel. Yesterday, I test hung one panel just to get an idea of the look. I used the clips and the look was OK, but I think I'll like it better to eliminate the clips, if I can. I also had the entire length of the panel, so there was a lot of puddling of the drapes on the floor and again, I was kinda surprised to NOT hate the look. I think, tho, that I will have them just barely touching the floor. Hey, if I just use the clips and have the drapes puddle on the floor, I could be done! HA! I understand your frustration in determining the placement of the rod and the length of the panels. I recently made some panels for our bedroom and did just what you described. I held the rod with the panel on it to determine the right height and it kinda worked. They ended up about an inch too long and some day I hope to change that, but for now, at least they're up. So, to make a long answer even longer, I think if you measure the entire panel and then hang the rod and rings so that the height from the bottom of the ring to the floor is the same as your panel, you should be at the right height. You may want to add about a 1/2" to the rod height, so that the panels are just a little above the floor. Does any of this make sense? Good luck with your project. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures when it's completed. I'm also anxious to share pictures of my project, too, but at the rate we're working, who knows when that will be! Are you planning to use the Universal Tempo Tape?...See MoreBriosaFarm
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