Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The Boys Who Sew Just another WordPress site ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Journal Insight #9: Eco Solutions for curtains and blinds](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-9-eco-solutions-for-curtains-and-blinds/) - Today’s journal is less about hints and tips and more a reflection on our industry. I’d love to hear from anyone who can point me in the direction of answers to a few of the questions that arise regarding eco solutions for curtains and blinds. I recently turned the wrong side of 50, so I’m - [Journal Insight #10: Hand-made curtains vs Machined curtains](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-10-hand-made-curtains-vs-machined-curtains/) - I’ve spent a little time researching the topic of handmade vs machined curtains. It is one of those areas where it seems so obvious to the maker, but explaining why can be far harder – there are quite a few intangibles. Some of what I’m writing about today may be open to debate, with differing - [Journal Insight #8: Hanging and Dressing Curtains](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-8-hanging-and-dressing-curtains/) - As ever, if you are an experienced designer you may have this information stored away in your head and what will follow won’t be anything new. But, for those of you with less experience or perhaps those who have never needed to know about hanging and dressing curtains, this journal insight may prove helpful - - [Journal Insight #2: Curtain Headings](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-2-curtain-headings/) - In my last Journal Insight we looked at the big questions around stack-back, during the course of this topic, we raised the options of different types of headings, and so I thought maybe now is a good time to delve into this topic and explain curtain headings. Headings refers the myriad ways the top of - [Journal Insight #1: Stack-back](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-1-stack-back/) - Stack-back? Seriously? OK, I know it’s hardly the stuff of Hollywood movies, but it’s probably the single most regular question we get. What is it? It’s how wide the curtains are when they’re open, how much space they take up, and whether you have the room for them or if the gorgeous cabinet you’d planned - [Journal Insight #12: Curtain poles and curtain tracks - part 2](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-12-curtain-poles-and-curtain-tracks-part-2/) - Last time we looked into the world of curtain poles and discovered that as beautiful as they are, they aren’t always suited to the job in hand. I promised you I had a solution, and today I am going to try to argue for it and delve into the world of tracks and tracked poles. - [Journal insight #13: Motorisation and Remote Control Curtains and Blinds](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-13-motorisation-and-remote-control-curtains-and-blinds/) - Get your geek on! Motors, apps, remote controls, Alexa… here we are living in the world of high-tech curtains and blinds. I have a bit of a strange relationship with tech. I love useful technology that I feel helps me – I call these ‘tools’, but tech for the sake of it, such as most - [Journal Insight #11: Curtain Poles - part 1](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-11-curtain-poles-part-1/) - I think that on balance, the biggest area of confusion when ordering curtains are the poles and track options they can be hung on, and so in an effort to keep these insights to a few minutes light reading, rather than writing one long-winded essay I am breaking this down into 2 chunks. Next time - [Journal Insight #7: Embellishments](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-7-embellishments/) - You’re a designer, you add value by being creative and coming up with more for your clients. You’re ordering hand-made curtains and blinds and trust me, they really don’t have to be boring or straightforward. To put it simply, if it can be sewn you can probably have it. So, while there are the most - [Journal Insight #5: Fabrics](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-5-fabrics/) - How long have you got? We used to own a retail showroom and still have several hundred fabric books. So, trying to distil the topic of Fabrics, is going to be very interesting. I’m guessing that you are all pretty clued up on plains vs patterns and their aesthetics, plus next time I write, we’ll - [Journal Insight #6: Calculate Fabric Quantities](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-6-calculate-fabric-quantities/) - I've never fancied myself as a professor, or a teacher of any kind. I never considered a career in torture either, so it’s all the more surprising I've elected to share some details on how we calculate the fabric quantities for curtains. Many of you will know this, and so this isn't really written for - [Journal Insight #3: Curtain Linings](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-3-curtain-linings/) - There is often some confusion when the subject of curtain linings is raised, although there isn’t really all that much to know. A quick review should do it. There are two types of linings. The first is the actual lining on the back of a curtain, which can be simple cotton or blackout. The softness - [Journal Insight #4: How to slow the process of your curtains fading](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-4-how-to-slow-the-process-of-your-curtains-fading/) - Right! If you think this insight is going to help you avoid fading, I am about to disappoint. We are working with fabrics at windows, where light comes in, so we can’t stop fading – sorry. But… we can certainly manage it. Pretty much everything fades eventually. After all, putting things in bright windows hardly - [Journal Insight #14: Measuring and Installation of curtains and blinds.](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/blog/journal-insight-14-measuring-and-installation-of-curtains-and-blinds/) - In a previous post I explained the importance of the installation process when hanging curtains to achieve the perfect look. Today I’m going to explain the measures we take in order to be able to quote on curtains and blinds and also set out the guidance we ask homeowners and clients to read before we ## Pages - [Home](https://www.theboyswhosew.co.uk/) - Curtain makers…for interior designers Curtain makers…for interior designersWe’re Pete and Ryan, Founders of… The Boys Who Sew! Curtain makers for Interior Designers Curtain makers for interior designersMake, measure, install From our workshop in the grounds of Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, we provide premium soft furnishing services to some of Britain’s best interior designers. 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