You're gonna love this stuff!!!
Okay… I don’t, in ANYWAY pretend to be a semtress or know what I’m even doing most days! I did however, complete this No-Sew Burlap Curtain project ALL on my own! I didn’t read any books, or watch any U-Tube videos (I’m sure there are plenty tutorials to view) or have someone do it for me! I just decided I needed curtains in my NEW “Big Girl Room” and wasn’t in the mood to spend $40-$50 a panel at Ballard Designs (even though they were my inspiration and my fave catalog).
Love Ballard Designs!!!
Step 1: Head to your closest fabric store (Joe Ann’s for me) to get 5 1/2 yards of Burlap and a pack of Stitch Witchery. They will have several colors of Burlap to choose from. If you don’t know which one is best, just close your eyes and point. I went with the standard lightish beige color. Does that help? Don’t know what Stitch Witchery is? Just ask the store your in to point you in the direction and grab a roll that is about 3/4 inch wide. Your going to love this stuff too!!! But a little goes a long way and it only costs a couple bucks!
Note: I’m an eyeballer… meaning I measured the approximate height of where the curtain rod and rings were going to go and cut my fabric length from there. I always over guess (which is good if your lazy at measuring like me)! You will have a small puddle of fabric after hung, but we will fix that later. I have 8 ft ceilings is this particular room… so there.
Also note: my burlap was ONLY $2.99 a yard, so I added and extra yard to play with… so glad I did, I can’t get enough of the stuff.
No Sew!!!
Step 2: Get out that dusty old iron and the iron table (mine hasn’t seen the light of day since the children were born. (Has it really been almost 8 years? Certainly not!) You will want to iron out the wrinkles and lines on the burlap. Make a fold about an inch wide at one end of the panel. Tuck the Stitch Witchery in between the folds and follow the directions to iron the SW.
Note: Again, I just guessed how much SW to cut by measuring the width of the fabric.
Dusty Old Iron
Step 3: Put curtain rod clips on rod and clip on curtains! (Wow can you believe it? You’re almost done!!!) Now mark a place on the bottom edge of your burlap where the curtain should touch the floor.
Simple
Note: At this point you have two options. 1.~Cut the fabric (straight line please). Start pulling the horizontal strings and you will have a frayed edge. 2.~Make a hemmed edged to match the top (with Stitch Witchery of course)
I love a fray!
Step 4: Clip the backs of your curtains together so they will have that “Curtainey Wave” look (I know Mom, “curtainey” is not a word). Otherwise, they will hang more flat and boring. Leave for a couple days to help “set” the fabric. Easy Peasy 
Clip Em Good from the Back
Step 4: Take a picture and send to all your friends to show them how fabulous you are. Oh Yeah… you will want to wash your cloths and take a shower when you’re done because this stuff sheds like an unkept retriever dog!!!
A Complete Project is a Happy Project
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Does the smell from the burlap dissipate over time? I just bought some and have lots of ideas, but don’t want all the rooms smelling like burlap. Thanks- love the curtains!
Love it! I need curtains in my living room and these would be a great solution (and cheap!) BTW – love, love LOVE your wall color.
Thanks for the tutorial! I also love the curtains in the Ballard’s catalog but could not even think about paying that much for burlap! This is just what I was looking for, thanks so much! You did a fantastic job.
Where did you get the chair? I have been looking but have yet to find one! Help!
K love the curtains. Ive been wanting to make some {burlap curtains} for the house im living in right now and was a little curious on how it would look. Im wanting to do something on the lines of a rod pocket balloon type curtain.. Since you said you had to pin your curtains in the back, do you think I would need to stuff mine with news paper or something else to make them not sag?? Thanks for sharing pics of your lovely curtains.
Have a good one
Jennifer
Love my curtains! I let the burlap air out outside for 2 days. I didn’t think I was going to be able to get rid of the smell but after two days outside they were fine. Now after two days inside I can’t even smell them anymore and neither can my husband and children. I love them! Thank you for the idea they look so airy and summery!
I came over from your link on the shabby nest…Your curtains are fabulous. I am also crushing on that gorgeous chair of yours. Great job!!
These turned out great! I once used burlap for some curtains in the kitchen, but they didn’t have the impact your floor length ones do. Well done!
The curtains are great…but the room is fantastic! Love the wall color, love the chair, love it all!
I think your curtains look BETTER than Ballard’s!!! I like the lighter color much more. Great job!
new over from Shabby Nest….love your burlap panels! You did a great job!!!! …gives me hope that I can do it!
Now a very happy follower!
I made these same curtains last year to wrap around our porch and then put twinkling lights (white christmast lights) along the top of the curtain rods. I love them! I should have used stitch witchery it would have been easier, but I stitched the hem in.
painting,
Candylei
what a fantastic idea! thanks for the post. they look great
Does the 5 1/2 yards make one panel or do you cut that in half to make two panels?
I LOVE burlap drapes and I put them in my 2 front rooms with 15 ft celings. The one thing I would advise is to make sure you line them, you can use just cheap white sheets. If you don’t have anything on the windows, like shades or blinds, the sun WILL bleach the burlap. I learned the hard way. I lined mine and the edges still bleached out, but they are in direct sunlight most of the day. Oh well, they’re so cheap, I’ll just make new ones when they start to look too bad.
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