The Second Great Way to Hang Your Scarf Swag Curtains

The Second Great Way to Hang Your Scarf Swag Curtains

To start you will need to work out how much fabric you need to create your scarf swag. For this style of wrap scarf you will need to allow double the width of your curtain rod. Plus the length you want for the sides to hang down.

 Don't forget to add a couple of extra inches for hem allowance. I use the full width of the fabric as the width of my scarf swag.

When it comes to how long to how long have the sides of the swag to hang. This could be to the window sill or the floor if you prefer. No right or wrong just your personal preference.

The next step to do is to hem all for sides of the fabric in this example because this fabric is very thin and slippery. I used hemming tape to hold the hems in place. This is the kind of stuff you use for hemming skirts and trousers. You just need to use a hot steam iron to fix in place.

The next step is to pleat your swag in to five pleats back and forth.  Then feed the pleats in to shape all the way down your scarf.

It often pays to have someone help you with this. One starting at each end and pulling the fabric to force the pleats in to place.

Now you need to start hanging your scarf by hanging one side over the curtain rod. Letting it hang as far down as you want.

 Then wrapping the fabric holding the pleats in place as you go.

Continue to wrap the pleated fabric until you reach other end of the curtain rod.

The wider the rod the more times you will have to wrap the fabric around the rod.

 When you reach the other end of the curtain rod, you hang the remaining pleated fabric over the rod on the outside of the curtain bracket.

When you have the pleated scarf swag wrapped around your curtain rod as in the picture here, you are ready for the final dressing.

 Start at one end of the curtain rod and begin by spreading out the pleats in the fabric at the top of each wrap moving across the rod to the other end.

 Then start spreading out the pleats at the bottom of each swag. Again moving 

from one swag to the next across the curtain rod.

 Now your scarf swag should start to look something like mine in the picture  here.

Next comes the final tweaking of the swags to get them looking just as you want them, the right fullness and depth. You should end up with a scarf swag.

You should end up with a scarf swag that looks something like the one just

above.