How to make brushes for curtains

To place accents in the room, you can use improvised tools and materials. If necessary, you can make original frames, vases or brushes for your own curtains. Photo of finished products is surprising. It may appear that real professionals have worked on their manufacture. But it takes a little time, tools and material to work.

What will be required

Brushes for curtains are better for making independently. This allows not only to determine the style of the product, but also to choose the accessories. In addition, products created by their own hands, look more elegant and original than the goods purchased in the store. If necessary, you can create something that will emphasize the interior design and allow you to place accents. For work you will need:

1. Cardboard - 1 sheet of A ₄ format.
2. Glue, preferably PVA.
3. A ball of any size.
4. Yarn of the required shade.
5. A ring made of wood.

How to make a workpiece

To make the brushes for curtains neat, you need to make a blank from cardboard. It is necessary to cut out a rectangle from the material. Its dimensions should correspond to the desired dimensions of the finished product. The resulting blank should be wrapped in yarn. Brushes for curtains, if desired, can be made from ordinary wool.

It should be noted that the quantity of coils depends on the elegance and, of course, the splendor of the finished product. The more yarn will be on the cardboard blank, the brighter the brushes will be. After winding, the ends of the threads must be removed at the top, and then connected. You need to bind them carefully and tightly.

What to do next

When the yarn is wound on the cardboard blank, and its ends are firmly connected, it is necessary to cut the very bottom of the twist. You need to do this very carefully, so that the edges are even and equal in length. The resulting bundle should be carefully removed from a cardboard box and bandaged from above. The end should be fixed at the ring or at the ball.

At this stage, you must do everything with extreme caution. The workpiece ring should be rather tight. In the future it should be wrapped in yarn. This will make the surface, as well as the structure of the entire product homogeneous. In the winding process, care must be taken to ensure that no spaces are formed.

If the curtain brushes are made using a ball, then it also needs to be covered with yarn. To ensure that the threads do not overlap and do not slip, it is worth using glue. This will fix the yarn and prevent its shifting.

The final stage

After the work done, you must carefully fold the cord. You can also take advantage of what's already there. On the side where there will be a connection of the brush with the base, there must be a thread. With its help there is a connection of the cord and the brush. The thread must be threaded through the base of the ball or ring. For more reliable fixing it is recommended to use superglue.

After making the brush for the curtains, you need to carefully consider and eliminate all defects. If there are protruding threads, then they should be cut off. If lumens are formed, then you need to hide them, using braid. That's all. That's how you can make brushes for curtains with your own hands.

Decoration of finished products

Brushes for curtains can produce practical one. Such an element will give the interior a flavor and a bit of originality. In addition, if necessary, you can choose the right color of yarn and zadekorit already finished product. For these purposes, beads, rhinestones and bugles are ideal.

Most often the finished accessories are simply glued in small details. It is also recommended to make brushes from yarn of different shades. This will create a beautiful decoration for curtains. If desired, the main color can be weaved silvery or golden. This will give the product an amazing look.