• By Nicole
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  • Feb. 24. 2016

To sew, or not to sew, that is the question.
If you are planning to dress up the windows of your home, office or apartment, you may be wondering if it is possible to get a custom-designed look with ready-made curtains or if they need to be made from scratch. Ready-made curtains offer you numerous buyer-friendly benefits including:-

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  • Professional Designs:
    Readymade curtains are usually hired by skilled professionals who have immense knowledge about colors, fabrics and window sizes. These professionals can help you with the most relevant colors, fabrics as well as window sizes. They are well-aware of the importance of creating designs which complement the taste of most homeowners.
  • Flexible Length:
    The ready-made curtains are usually manufactured in four different lengths, which are: 63, 84, 96 and 108 inches. While the length may seem fixed, they actually come with a number of flexibilities. The length approximately has to be chosen, based on the placement of the rod, from which the curtain will hang. In case of a difference in measurement of a few inches, simply adjusting the placement of the rod will help you fix it.Usually there are several inches or feet gap between the window molding and the top of the ceiling. While hanging the rod a few inches above the window, is customary, hanging it as high as the ceiling is also seen in many households. In case the rod is already in place on the wall and you prefer not to move it, adding hardware can easily be a solution to customize the length of these curtains. Clip-on rings are usually made in multiple sizes. Adding a clip-on ring to the top of the curtain panel will actually help increase the length of the curtain by a few inches. Depending on the size of the ring chosen, this can range from two to three inches.Another option to this can be the purchase of a ready-to-fit panel, with a slightly longer length and with hem at the bottom of the edges. This hem can be set in place with a standard thread and needle or a chosen iron-on fabric tape.
  • Cost Effective:
    Curtain manufacturers can benefit from the purchase of high volume of fabric to produce several hundred meters. As they make bulk purchase, they are also offered discounts on products far greater than distributors. Literally this translates the feasibility of readymade curtains over the custom-made ones. With custom made panels, readymade curtains are usually the most cost-effective ones.`
  • Wide Variety:
    With ready-made curtains you can also have the option of choosing from a great range. If you are out on a shopping errand, it would be fun to browse through them.

Readymade curtains save you a great deal of energy and headache. So why go for anything else?