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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Love this project — and even love your newly made-up word!!!
They look great, Trish! I am so impressed!
You rock! Is that your upstairs room? Love ‘em!!!
Looks awesome! Great Idea!
Saw in person and was impressed!!! Love it!!
Love your curtains! Your talent just keeps on coming…. what next? Oh, I have no curtains in my house! Where to begin?
Oh my, only one word can describe….FABULOUS! OK, two more words…I’m JEALOUS! So, in love wit the big girl room! Well done my friend!
Hi Trish, Just started following your site. Love it! Love your burlap window treatment too. God Bless!
These look great! Isn’t that iron-on hem tape wonderful! I just used it myself on my link-up project, which is also a window treatment.
They look fabulous! Love, love, love it!
Very cute! And your home is absolutely adorable. Love those chairs and cushions too!
XOOX
Jen
Those look awesome! Ballard Designs has nothing on you !
I LOVE these! I’ve recently jumped on the burlap bandwagon and have been thinking about doing curtains for my bedroom with it. Thanks for showing me how!
Your curtains look so great! I love burlap!
HELLO? This was easy enough for me to figure out. Thank you! My kind of project!
Super cute! Love these!
LOVE them! I may have to try this , too! Thanks for sharing it! : )
LOVE burlap- so those curtains are fabulous in my eyes and since I don’t sew a bit- perfect for me!
I like the texture and neutral color that they bring to the room…and I love the chair with the black and white cushion!
Susan
These are gorgeous!! Love what you did with BURLAP!!!!
I almost didn’t click on this post, b/c I didn’t think burlap curtains could be so amazing! Wow. I was way wrong. They are stunning. Now, I’m trying to figure out where I could hang some burlap curtains in my house. They look very, very elegant. Seems like an oxymoron, elegant/burlap. Great job!
Fantastic! and they look great! Thanks for sharing your tips….I’m really into using burlap right now. =)
Happy Day
Oooohhh, I LOOOVE these! One question, though…how tall were your windows?!? 85″?
I linked to you with the finished photo. Is that okay? If not, I’ll remove it.
Wow! This are just beautiful! I can’t believe you put those together without sewing a single stitch. But who needs to sew when you can use Stitch Witchery, anyway?
Great job! Thank you for the instructions and the inspiration.
I love these. I’ve been trying to find a super easy way to make curtains for our sunroom. We have about 15 windows to make curtains for and it’s overwhelming to figure out what to do. I’m thinking these would work great! I love how the sun comes through but it looks so put together! Thanks for sharing!
Fabulous!!!!
I was just contemplating this very project! Oh… now I’m for sure going to have to do it. Your draperies are so stinkin’ cute! You did a great job!
Thanks for the inspiration and nudge!
Hugs!
Look at you and your sassy green walls. So fun! Great job on the curtains.
Hi, this might sound like a silly question…i don’t get where you clothespinned the back of the curtains. I LOVE how they turned out!!! Going out to buy some burlap TODAY!
Those are gorgeous!
I have some drop cloths to try drapes with, but now I can’t decide if I want to do burlap. 
Good tutorial! I’m visiting from Melissa’s party. Hope you might stop by. 
Here’s my link to my Snowflake Banner:
http://serenitynow4amanda.blogspot.com/2010/01/diy-winter-snowflake-banner.html
Those are adorable!! Putting in my files! Thanks for sharing.
oh my goodness gracious….i LOVE this!!!! we moved into a new home about 4 months ago and i have not decided what to do about window treatments, but now i know what i’m gonna do! would it be overkill to have burlap curtains in every.single.room?!
Hi Trish!
Your curtains turned out really great! I love the burlap, I just finished making a tablerunner with it, am finding a lot of ways to use up the remainder. It does make a mess, but so worth it! ( I paid a lot more for mine than you did, though. Darn.)
Love the colors in that room and the black and white checks on the chair. Everything looks really cozy.
I’d love for you to stop by for a visit! Have a great weekend.
XO
Heidi – Heart and Home
Hi Trish-
I just found your blog, through ASPTL. Are you switching to Wordpress? I saw some of your archives didn’t come up and figured you may be in transition. How do you like Wordpress? Your curtains look great. I made burlap curtains for a decorating book I wrote, 15 years ago. I had a friend who loved them and I gave them to her. Now they seem to becoming popular again, I wish I kept them. I didn’t remember them shedding, but I remember having to get used to the smell. I love them because they seem to go with everything and the texture looks great against a painted wall.
These are awesome. I just might hve to do these in my house. I’m featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com “[Grab my “featured’ button.
wow! great job and fantastic tutorial Your curtains look fabulous. I loke a good fray too!
gail
I have been wanting to make some of these…looks like I will after seeing yours…they look outstanding! I’m lovin’ your blog and now you have anew friend…ME!! Hope you have a FUN weekend!
Blessings,
Linda
LOVE this – just the thing for my boy’s rustic bedroom!
Like it, love it, stealing it!!!!
Love ya pal!!!
can you share the love and tell me your color green and the brand? I am a paint color SNOB and that is a nice color… not too lime, not too avacodo. not to slime green…. JUST right.
I have a green bathroom with Black and white splashed all around!
I LOVE your curtains! I have been on a big burlap frenzy the past couple of weeks! {my blog: redberrybarn.blogspot.com}. I will definitely put this project on my list. I was also wanting to use drop cloths as curtains…I got that idea from http://www.theletteredcottage.net.
Thanks for sharing!
Love them Trish! Now, if I could only find burlap in Ukraine!
You are my personal “Martha Stewart”…I LOVE your ideas.
The finished project looks dynamite. What a great, casual texture to add to a room. And in your ‘finished’ picture, look how it filters the light – love that.
Visiting from ASPTL and will share this great project with my readers too!
Terrie
Super cute! I adore burlap… I did a trim base on the bottom of my son’s navy blue curtains and did the fray. Love the colors in your home too.
Can we ever have enough burlap? I think not! LOVE that frayed edge. Great tutorial too.
Love them! Love them! I am going to copy your idea!
Thanks for sharing!
Love them.
I was just at Hobby Lobby last week and I saw that Burlap was 2.99. I was so tempted to get it, but I didn’t have a project in mind. I’ll be making those curtains! I’m so excited. (And, I’ll be using Stich Witchery, too.)
Move Over, Ballard Designs! You could be OUT and Trish could be IN!