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HOW TO HANG PENCIL PLEAT CURTAINS ON A TRACK
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[@billwatters4833]

Thanks, Georgina. I couldn't have done it with you! First timer at 86 yrs and tottering on a ladder. My hands still trembling. A G&T is now called for.

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

Ahhh - fantastic! Well done! 😊

[@um8778]

As a guy living on his own for the first time I had zero idea how to do this - I've watched several videos and this is the best one by far - thanks!

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

Glad it was helpful 😊

[@sontomtolo473]

You literally saved my life! I'm 27 and I never bothered to learn this when I was younger, Mom used to do it all the time. Thanks so much🙏

[@ManifestingMagick]

As a 39 year old female with ADHD, I find learning to do these tasks really hard as it usually involves a lot of verbal information to process. Your video is very Neurodivergent friendly. By explaining every little step, and visually demonstrating it full, I feel really confident about doing this now. Thank you so much 💜

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

That is good to know. I don’t think I’m neurotypical so I break things down in a way I understand and hope it helps others - glad it did 😊

[@mo0nstonegirl]

Oh my gosh YES right?!?!

[@hyslopjackie3702]

Me too

[@7tracey7]

Same!

[@H-man414]

Followed this with my GF and we managed not to fall out whilst doing it! Very helpful!

[@cattie605]

Excellent! Thanks so much for all the detail for those of us that are clueless! The close-ups are particularly helpful - hooks etc.

[@joyceeyukcg]

49 year old dad learning, thank you

[@michele1133]

Thank you. You saved me hours and hours, and much frustration and swearing!

[@georgiecharles120]

Brilliant tutorial thanks and I imagine you have a toddler by now ❤

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

@@georgiecharles120 thanks - sure do! One who loves to swing on the curtains! 😆

[@robertmeineck5772]

Thanks Geogina. I've just purchased new curtains for the first time, so wanted to make sure I made a good job of fitting them. I found your video informative and easy to follow. Thank you!😀

[@tinytonymaloney7832]

Trick of the trade I forgot to mention last time, sometimes the plastic curtain rails stick especially if they get dusty. If the rail set is new wipe it over with a polishing rag which makes the curtains glide along. If the rails have been up for some time it's best to wipe the dust off first. Works with shower curtain rails too.

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@Xaj33]

Ty for this tip🎉

[@GlitzyPixie]

Thank you for a very clear explanation. I am hanging curtains on to a track similar to yours which I have never done before so was interested to see how the curtains would look and I think I will put my hooks through the bottom loop so they cover the gap between the top of the curtains and the rail. Thank you again. X

[@SSGG-yl2ld]

Your home page is tidy Im moved by this! Stay At Home 2021. what a Year! I dropped you a gift. stay connected friend!

[@peterkeir2460]

Thank you- very clear, so that even a male can understand trhe technique!

[@MichaelPaton8]

My partner and I were having a nightmare and this video has saved the day! Thank you so much for explaining everything in such an easy to follow manner!

[@chrishartle1326]

No idea I was meant to do that with the string, I’ve just put some giraffe curtains in the nursery genuinely excited to correct them

[@watchit8049]

You made this look easy thanks

[@UberAlphaSirus]

Tape head curtains. Simples. Tie both ends up. lay it down, measure out the width you need and put a dot of marker pen on each string, tie the other end to a door knob and ruffle it up to your marks on the string, slip knot it, roll it up and tuck it in the return. Done, 3 minutes.

[@stakkerhmnd]

Could you explain the dot marker bit a bit more please as I don't follow how that works. Are the dots to determine the total width?

[@UberAlphaSirus]

@@stakkerhmnd The finished width.

[@stakkerhmnd]

@@UberAlphaSirus Yes, that makes sense. I like your technique. Could I use calipers to measure the peaks between each pencil pleat so they are equal?

[@UberAlphaSirus]

@@stakkerhmnd You probably would use a caliper for many things. I have loads of tips for your soft furnishings. I was going to go into more detail on how you can count the webs to adjust back to front pleat depth, return depth and leading edge lap. And hooking for height and tricks so you hooks don't fall out fitting to the rail. But I have to wait until you master the dots. And how wide you want curtains to stack Stakker. Xxx

[@stakkerhmnd]

@@UberAlphaSirus Hi Sirus, you are a good citizen and thank you for the offer of loads of tips. The Glorious Stakker Humanoid, Great Leader of the DPRK, looks forward to learning about the finer points of hanging curtains. In particular, I want to know about: a. Counting webs to adjust back-to-front pleat depth b. Return depth and leading edge lap (what is that?) c. Stopping hooks falling out!! This knowledge will be of great value to Stakker. Please let me know when you get a chance.

[@anzacmerc4hire781]

Thank fuk I found this. Dad from Australia 🇦🇺 thanks you

[@nubiaclaraoliveira]

Hello! Georgina Baby. My name is Clara I'm Brazilian from Salvador/BA. I want to thank you for the tip on finishing the sides of the curtain frizers. Thanks! success for you.

[@corneliamaruping8921]

Hello dear thanx for the ideas i have being making curtains for the rest of my life but these are out standing.because right now i am on them

[@b3cc4m]

Can’t believe how wrong I did my curtains 😂 no wonder they look awful. Thank you!!

[@martnal]

I'm a man, so it was extra hard, but I even managed to attach the separate lining curtain as well. From previous experience, though, use metal hooks, as sunlight degrades the plastic ones after a few years.

[@asonepleases7526]

Hello, I enjoy eating curtains easily. This is the best.

[@CGSJane]

Wonderful video! You're such a good teacher!

[@MsInevitability]

I will have to do it next month and it is already giving me a lot of anxiety! Your video is great - I am saving it and will be rewatching it once my curtains are delivered :)

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

Good luck - you’ve got this! 👊

[@Elizabeth_Lynch]

Thank you, I have never drawn the heading tape before and wanted guidance before doing it for my new living room curtains. Amazing information about measuring the width it should be when fully drawn. Much appreciated.

[@hananalasadee5850]

Good sewing

[@altheawest3522]

This is the best video I found for hanging curtains! Thank you!

[@bethanys711]

Thanks moved into a house with rails and didnt no what part was needed thought it was just hooks

[@quinkydinkend]

Brilliant video !! Thankyou Georgina !!!

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stakkerhmnd]

Stakker Humanoid approves of this video. Excellent techniques. Is it OK to use another suitable object to hold down the end of the curtain on the table instead of an upside down tea mug? I only have one tea mug and if I am having a mug of tea at the same time as I'm pencil pleating my curtain I will have to use something else.

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

😂😂

[@catringraham558]

Really useful video for a first timer! They're up but really stiff to pull along the track when opening and closing them. Any idea where I've gone wrong?! I put the hooks on the lowest thread. Help!!

[@rturner4749]

thank you a great informative video

[@chloecoll]

This was really helpful! Can you also hang curtains that have hooks onto curtain rings on a pole? Or do you have to use a track?

[@7tracey7]

Yes you can 😊

[@stephenmiles8424]

thank you i was pulling my hair out nice one

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

You’re welcome

[@jessicaknock4658]

Excellent video

[@Xaj33]

Thank you super video

[@gujjar1124]

Thanks ❤

[@lisbethxslander]

Legend! This video was amazing!

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

Glas it was useful

[@tober1995]

My curtains are on a pull cord system. And i found if i do it this way with many hooks onto every hanging point on the rail, when opening the hanging points would jam and turn sideways, making the curtain stop opening, meaning you have to pull down on the curtain to pull the runner back down straight to slide again. If i use way less hanging points, like pne every 10 hanhing points it opens smoothly with no jams, but they just dont sit/ look right. Frustrating.

[@valerieberseth2547]

This was really helpful, thanks

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

Glad it was helpful!

[@acialaissaoui9819]

Thank you madam. So well explained

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

You are most welcome

[@yodothegreat3127]

Wow great

[@shamreenhussain9033]

Great video. congratulations.

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

Thank you!

[@48sue48]

Very helpful video 👍

[@tinytonymaloney7832]

I have to confess that I didn't realise you needed to keep the string length and tuck it away, my missus left them hanging down and after many months I cut the excess off. She had a session of tourettes at me for the next 15 mins and I never got any dinner that night. Well you can't know everything can you??

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

😂😂

[@MikelKiriakos]

To be fair curtains are a woman's field, she should've tucked them 😂

[@nobelungungobese7956]

She had what ? 😂😂😂

[@lmoengaroa]

😂😂

[@KateLate____]

I mean you could have had a conversation?

[@anncothromoir1018]

So, have I got this right? A single curtain should ideally be the same width as the space for two curtains (the length of the curtain rail)? And then you tighten it up to cover half the space?

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

yes that is correct good luck :)

[@patriciaguzman4823]

Hi, and what do you do if your curtains do not have that on the back of it? To put the hooks on

[@rickilynschneider366]

The curtains we ordered at exactly 66 inches wide, which unfortunately is the actual hanging width. Would we be able to order 2 more panels to increase the width for the pencil pleats and have them hang properly?

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

No reason why not if you can't send them back - you'll just have more gaps to contend with.

[@rodadams8422]

Hi lovely job. I would just like to no, I want my curtains to be up high against the ceiling what loop should I use?eg top middle or bottom really appreciate your help thanks 😊

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

If you use the bottom one they will sit higher

[@keithlittle293]

2 and half times the width of your window?? What if the window is one metre wide.. you want curtain 2.5m ?

[@bassmasta93]

How to put the hooks on the rail before ?

[@avideosomeday3913]

what length was the curtain before you make it shorter?

[@OCEAN_OF_FOXES]

Oh please help me, I've been searching for information for 2 years! I have curtains just like these, a track, and clips (not hooks like on the vid). I got to know that you're supposed to pinch the folds from behind, not the top edge. This was helpful but still I did it awfully and it doesn't work right. Can you tell me - If I fold my curtains with the tape, they won't be able to widen to cover the windows, but just move from the wall to the windows? - Is there a way, a method, to attach these clips to curtain so the folds don't droop? I've bought some more clips recently but.. - It's really hard for me to do this physically. If I pinched the curtain on the table, I wouldn't be able to put back these small plastic elements on the track. Do you have any idea if there's something wrong with it? They end too close to the wall. I can push them in one by one but if I had a whole heavy curtain with me, that would be not possible anymore.

[@jimberry9676]

Most of this was great, except you didn't explain how to attach the curtains to the track! Hanging curtains serms to be a pretty complicated process yet it seems that one is expected to just know how to do all the various steps. Instructions are always limited or incomplete and I am yet to find a complete guide anywhere on the internet.

[@groovyshoos5200]

I spilled coffee all over my brand new curtains at the up-turned cup step

[@SoulofAlice]

I'm having trouble finding the tracks, is there an official name for these kind of rods?

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

Where are you based? If in uk try searching for swish curtain tracks

[@olgaolgaolga]

hi! Where did you get the curtain rail? Thank you!

[@GeorginaBisbyDIY]

I think it was from Screwfix

[@dimnike4657]

Να σου ζησει

[@chriswallis8272]

I’m not quite sure that they are pencil pleats. Pencil pleats are closer together

[@ltdaniel]

This curtains are a nightmare. Why it is so difficult the system to just hang them? I really don't get it.

[@ltdaniel]

But, thank you so much for the video. I already bought them without knowing such a nightmare so... here we are. Doing it thanks to you!

[@genesiscampbell-martin9261]

Your taking to long to speak