How To Measure Curtains

[Thisoldbird]

I'm not a fan of eyelet curtains but am looking to help someone measure what size to buy.

Window 100 inches..sorry I only do old money !!
Curtains on sale at 112 width or 66 width.
Would like them to be fairly full when drawn.

Would 2 pr x 66 on each side give a full look.

This is where ordering online doesn't work as well as shopping in store.

Thanks

[pixie374]

I would get 112- as it's per curtain and you want them well gathered.

[bobbinwales]

Sounds a bit tight to me . they need to start outside the window line and with the ruffles would expect to need total of 150, but why not try it with an old sheet or towels

[pixie374]

Not sure what you mean by 2 pair on each side, though.

[bobbinwales]

So maybe the question was 4 x66 or 2 x120

[pixie374]

I'd get 1 pr of 112. 66 will, just about cover... but not "well gathered".

[bednobs]

112 CM is a standard size for curtain width - if your window is 100 inches, 112 CM will be too small. Make sure the curtains are being sold in inches, so you are comparing simlar measurements.

[bednobs]

ps you need roughly double curtain width as your window. So for a 100 inch window you need 200 inches (100 inches each curtain)

[ToraToraTora]

3.39577E-11 AU should do it.

[Chinajan]

Sounds like you're getting your centimetres and inches mixed up. Standard widths in the UK are:

112 cm (44 inches), 167 cm (66 inches) or 228 cm (90 inches)

[Mamyalynne]

I agree with Chinajan

https://www.curtainscurtainscurtains.co.uk/how-to-choose-correctly-sized-ready-made-curtains-hhid294.html

[gingejbee]

I forsee problems when you're dealing with inches and centimetres...you really need to stick with one - the one that the curtains are sold in ie centimetres.

[ToraToraTora]

"I forsee problems when you're dealing with inches and centimetres..." - which is why I have used AU, much more reliable measure all round.

[Mamyalynne]

Perhaps you could point the poster to a retailer that measures their curtain in AU, ta.

[gingejbee]

There's too many people trying to be too clever on here today.

[ToraToraTora]

Sturtons, apparently!

[Zacs-Master]

And now for a sensible answer....
If you want the curtains to be 'full' when they're drawn, you'll need at least 1.75 times the width of the window and preferably 2 times.

[bednobs]

i said that earlier

[Thisoldbird]

Thank you all.
We have ordered now..if I try to explain it's going to sound garbled..but, they will possibly be to wide, if that's possible with the amount on order.

[pastafreak]

Too wide is preferable as not wide enough looks stingy.

[zebo]

I usually have 2.5 x the width of the window so 250 inches in total whether it's in two curtains of four.