Sunday, December 27, 2009

How do you make a large work surface for curtain making?

I need a work surface big enough to cut out curtains on because as it is I cut them out on the floor. It will need to be collapsible though because my sewing room is not that big.How do you make a large work surface for curtain making?
If a folding table won't work, take two saw horses and a piece of plywood, that way you can customize the size to whatever you need and - when you're not using it - you can lean the plywood and the sawhorses up against a spare wall.





Alternatively, if you know someone is handy and you plan on making curtains all the time (you didn't mention if this was a temporary home decorating project or something you do part-time as a home business), you could have them build a ';murphy-bed'; version of a cutting table. Like those old ironing boards, it attaches to the wall and drops down, with fold-out support legs, when you need to use it.How do you make a large work surface for curtain making?
buy a sheet of 8x4 15mm ply and jigsaw it to suite the room
A folding banquet table would probably work





I got mine at Sams club and they come in a variety of sizes
An old (or new) lightweight flush door on trestles: easy enough to move about and stiffer/lighter/cheaper than plywood - you could atttach along one edge to wall to fold up (or down) when not in use.

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