shower curtain

I like to use sheets, but the question for you is what is you want to do in the way of a curtain? Juno

To add to what others have already said.... It's a very good idea to reinforce the top hem where the buttonholes will go. The last one I made, I put a strip of canvas duck along the top edge, turned that top hem down enclosing the canvas, did the buttonholes. Then I edgestitched the top edge. The shower curtain never ripped on one of the buttonholes... not even with 2 kids being the primary users of it for 6 years. ;)

Sharon

I'm sorry if this is totally obvious, but you can use a clear plastic liner on the same hooks as the curtain. Then the curtain can be any fabric you like, and it hangs outside the tub.

-Liz

I have light weight shower-proof nylon/poly stuff, and I'll weight the hem with 'lead shot' tape. I'm going to use these rather than curtain hooks:

Mo Next Door gave me some old stock from her shop to play with. They look like fun. :)

Be sure to cord the buttonholes since they will have more than the usual amount of weight on them. If your fabric is lightweight, I recommend concealing washable drapery weights in the hem so it will hang nicely.

Phae

Ah, that will work, except that we would have to unhook the rod, a process which involves taking the whole deal apart at the wall end.

A friend of m>

In my opinion, this is not necessary (corded buttonholes). I've made no fewer than a dozen shower curtains over the years, and just having twelve normal (slightly large) buttonholes seems to be enough. I'm not sure what you mean by "more than the usual weight", since most shower curtains, unless they are for a nonstandard curtain rod height, are only

6' high, and they are usually > Be sure to cord the buttonholes since they will have more than the usual

If the tub is porcelain over iron or steel, the weights can be magnets, which holds the curtain in place and prevents it from accidentally billowing out over the edge of the tub.

When using a sheet, I like to use the top edge for the top of the shower curtain. You can buy buckram (a 3" or 4" wide stiffener used in drapes, etc.), and it will usually fit right in the wide, top hem. This gives the top of the curtain a nice, crisp look, and serves as reinforcement for the buttonholes, or grommets. I usually lay a plastic liner out on the fabric and mark the holes in the same places (no calculating or measuring required). Also, I like to make my shower curtains extra long, so they hang within a couple inches of the floor.

Usually, buttonholes are in clothing and do not take as much weight on the vertical axis since there is usually a line of buttonholes on a garment with the weight on the vertical axis distributed among several of more buttonholes. That is what I meant by weight. Since the weight of the curtain is solely at the worst stress point of the buttonhole, the top end, and since cording takes little extra effort, I merely thought it prudent to cord the hole to mitigate the possibility of fraying or tearing at the stress point. Sometimes I cord buttonholes just to make them look extra nice as well.

By coincidence, I just asked my fabric shop this am.for some cording for buttonholes for a current project, based on my Pfaff inst. bk. , and all I got back was "Huh?". Is there anything special to use or is there a spec of some kind or should I just wing it? I bought some thin woven/braided polyester cording to try, which I can use for small bag drawstrings if it doesn't work out. TIA JPBill

Buttonholes can be corded with gimp or cordonnet. You'd probably find these at a specialty shop. My Bernina dealer sold cordonnet.

Corded buttonholes probably are one of the finer points that the people in most fabric shops today haven't a clue about. So much is being lost in current race toward faster, simpler, easier...

Doreen in Alabama

A double strand of the thread you use to sew the garment will do fine. If you want to use something thicker to make the buttonhole stand out a bit, a matching button thread or top-stitching thread can be used. Some folk like to use fine crochet cotton, which comes in several colours.

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