How to Make a Cornice Window Treatment as an Expert

How to Make a Cornice Window Treatment as an Expert 

Aren't you sure how to make window treatment cornice as an expert? Have you seen these window treatment styles, but don't know how to make them? Do you desire to save some money by making a window topper like this for yourself? You will find the answer to these questions and more here in this article….

What you need to make a fabric covered window cornice

• 1/4 inch thick plywood

• 1 inch thick fiber wadding

• Large pair of sharp fabric scissors

• Back tacking strip

• Staple gun and staples

• Spray adhesive

• Velcro tape

• Drapery fabric

• Drapery lining fabric

The drapery fabrics

You will need a drapery fabric of your choice to cover the window treatment cornice. I strongly recommend you choose a plain fabric if this is your first time making a fabric covered window treatment cornice.

The reason for this that if your cornice window treatment (including the sides) is wider than the width of your fabric. Then you can turn the fabric sideways (railroad the fabric) and use the length rather than the width. This way you can cover the cornice without having to join 2 widths of fabric.

This clearly means no sewing is required, great if you can't use a sewing machine.

I do this all the time even if it means the weave of the fabric runs in the opposite direction to the curtains. An example of this would be silk drapery fabric where the slub in the fabric would run across the curtain and down the pelmet. Even so it looks a whole lot better than seeing a fabric seam on the front of your pelmet.

You will need Curtain lining fabric to cover the back of your cornice window treatment. This hides the plywood used to stiffen the pelmet. I again use the fabric lengthways to avoid the need for seams. It's not so much for the look this time but rather just to make life easier.

Finally to make cornice window treatment you will need either a thick curtain interlining fabric or a sheet of polyester wadding (my personal favorite) to give the pelmet a softer padded look.