A charity shop find!

A friend of mine found some very long curtains in charity shop and asked me if I could adjust them to fit the windows in her dining room. Of course I was very intrigued to see them. The curtain fabric was in very good condition and surprisingly not faded at all. They were pencil pleat and had hung behind a pelmet. We decided that the heading would be changed to triple pinch pleat and the drop altered.

Charity shop curtains before alterations

Whilst making the alterations, I discovered that the curtains were made with a vintage Sanderson fabric called 'Devonshire Place' from over 30 years ago! They were in such good condition! Well done, Sanderson!

Not only that but the fabric was made in the UK!

I altered the drop (length) of the curtains and inserted buckram to make a triple pinch pleat heading. After adding the hooks all that was left to do was to hang them in place.

Charity shop curtains after alterations

My friend was delighted with her 'new' curtains! And I was delighted that we could rescue curtains from potentially ending up in a skip or landfill.

If you have discovered some good quality vintage curtains and would like to recycle them for your home, then please get in touch with me.