Measurements for material?

Question

i am needing to buy material for curtains but dunno how to ask for how much i need, curtain size is 66"x72" how much would i ask for in meters and yards? if its £4.99 per meter how much would this cost roughly? also i need a piece which is 105" long x 62" wide how big is this is meters and yards and again if its £4.99 per meter much would this be? dont wanna sound silly not knowing how to ask for this. cheers

Answer 1

When measuring for curtains you need to allow for matching up the pattern, ( unless it is plain fabric.) generally you need twice the width of the window to make they hang nice and pull across to meet.

Any assistant worth their salt will know exactly how to measure up for you, just take in your dimensions, and they will help you do it. metric, imperial whatever!

simple!

Answer 2

How much material you need will depend on the type of heading you are having on the curtains and the pattern repeat on the material you choose.  

I would say that each curtain will need to be 1 1/2 drops for them to look nice and full, allowing for headings and turnings you will need about 6.5 metres for a plain curtain and more if you choose a large pattern repeat.

Any good furnishing shop or department store will be able to advise you.  You won't look silly asking for help and you may even find a pair of ready made curtains which would save an enormous amount of work.

105" is 266.7 centimeters

62" is 158 centimeters

Most material is about 52" wide.

This link will take you to a metric converter page.

http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.ht...

Answer 3

Other Yahoos have already answered your question.

Quite precisely I would say!