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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Drapery workroom owner here.  To clarify, is it just the face fabric that appears to be shrinking, or the liner also (i.e., is that bottom of the liner closer to the bottom of the drape than it used to be, or is the distance the same)?  Are you seeing any puckering in the side seams?

Is this a high humidity room?  Are there wall or floor vents behind or directly under the drapes?[/quote]

I asked about the side seams and she said no puckering, which seems impossible? Or maybe they’re only shrunken in the middle?[/quote]

Yeah, I saw that and it didn’t make any sense to me either, which is why I asked for clarification.  [/quote]

OP here.   I admit I’m not entirely sure what to look for regarding the liner.  It looks normal to me.  I probably have never even turned the curtains over before to look at the lining, so not sure if it’s the same as before.  It’s not a blackout liner.  [/quote]

NP.  If the fabric is shrinking and the liner isn't, then you would definitely notice.  The fact that they are both shrinking at the same rate is weird.

While not a professional, I have made a lot of lined custom draperies for myself, my sister and my mom.  And I am in contact with a bunch of people who are the same advanced hobby seamsters as me.  None of us have ever heard of both the fabric and the lining shrinking at the same rate.  Especially since I believe you indicated above that you used upholstery fabric.  Upholstery fabric is heavier and thicker than drapery fabric and that makes it more durable.  And that goes doubly true for liner fabric, which is much more lightweight.[/quote]

Yes it’s upholstery fabric.

All I know is the drapes are off the floor and now measure approx 3 inches less than from the original order.

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I don’t think it’s possible that the face fabric and the blackout lining have both shrunk 3 inches. Idk what is going on but that can’t be what happened. [/quote]

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