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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Drapes are not THAT difficult to make and there are some great YouTube tutorials, I borrowed a sewing machine and made lined pinch pleat curtains for a bedroom using a Schumacher fabric. They looked great. [/quote]

I did this too once, but it took me (a very basic and infrequent sewer) hours upon hours, a lot of it spent doing research on buckram etc. And my euro pleats are noticeably DIY. [/quote]

And yet, people are complaining about paying skilled artisans a living wage for hours of work that they are unable to do well themselves.[/quote]

Actually I was the OP who said that and I definitely do want to pay the workroom. I’m trying to cut out the decorator/retailer, whom I also respect, but I don’t think I need this time because:

- I can measure and install myself
- I don’t mind ordering fabric samples online and/or going to the design center
- I’ve done this enough times to know if I want 1 width or 1.5, what pleats and interlining etc.

So what I’m looking for is a workroom that will sell to a non trade person.

None of this requiring crapping on my curtains or anyone else’s blinds or whatever. We can all have different window treatments. It’s okay.

They’re still going to be insanely expensive, and I get why. I think I can save on the fabric, the labor for measuring and install and the retailer showing me fabrics. [/quote]

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