Curtains puddling or skimming the floor?

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I think puddled ones look messy and untidy as well as collecting dust and hairs.

Marmight affie posh, as we say in these parts. The last person I heard saying that was my Gran when we moved to a certain area.

Definitely skim. I think that they look nicer, they "open and close" more easily, and most importantly, that they're so much safer!

Thank you for that link cc that looks a distinct possibility especially as I have a pole which would fit.

A friend suggested I put in a contrasting fabric in a chevron either across the middle or towards the bottom. I think that could be fraught with difficulties so I don't feel too confident of a reasonable looking result.

I've just read the OP as "Christmas Pudding" or Skirting and I've only had two sips of wine!

Linsco that wouldn't be Morningside would it? (Where coal comes in sex)

Marmight...No, Bearsden where mortgage payments are so crippling we cant afford coal!

Oh, Bee-arse-den. I heard a radio DJ announce a request for somone who lived there.

I have been following this thread with interest. Some years ago I measured our 9ft wide windows incorrectly! I assured DH that the drop was correct when we ordered the custom made curtains, at great cost. Well, I was wrong by 6 inches. So we lived with puddled curtains. ( deliberate, of course!)

Now we have moved, the ceilings and curtain poles are higher, so the curtains skim. So much better!

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Never heard of puddled or skimming with regard to curtains ( obviously I need to watch more interior design programmes.) I like long curtains but not on the floor, a whisker above if possible.

Synonymous: One way to lengthen your curtains is to stitch a piece of fabric to the top, then cover that with a contrasting, possibly trimmed at the edge "flap" to cover the joined on piece. I hope I've explained it clearly enough.

SiL lengthened hers by 3ins attaching heavy upholstery fringe in a contrasting colour. It actually looked nice and gave the curtains additional weight which made them hang nicely.

Jaxie I did that for curtains across my inner hall door. The wool material I wanted, by Moon, was ridiculously expensive so I bought 3 wool rugs, chopped one in half and sewed each half to the top of the other 2 and flapped the fringe over the join and sewed the heading behind it. They have been much admired and saved me about £600

We have a TV room in our house. It sounds posh but it isn't. It's part of an extension built by the previous owner and is at the side of the kitchen. I'm in there now. It's the room where the dogs have their beds and there is a side door to the garden with a door curtain.

For some reason the Chihuahua always cocks his leg up on this curtain. I got so fed up I took it up so its four inches from the floor and his leg won't reach now. It works fine. the curtain does it's job and he now has to get up and go outside

I think when curtains trail on the floor they look a mess and can cause accidents.

I've just washed my dry clean bedroom curtains . They no longer puddle elegantly they skim .

stansgran that really tickled me. Been there done that got the dry clean only T shirt that no longer fits !

Kathyd I'm ashamed to say I can beat you .... 15 yrs!!! But as the pi s kept falling out I hit on the idea of stapling them! Brilliant!!!!

Linsco56 I am not in the least surprised you got rid of the extra length. An interior designers fetish. All it does is to sell more fabric.

Kathyd I am quite sure you are not the only one with pins or tacking thread in their curtains.
Mind you my mum would have been horrified they were not finished off properly. She was very particular about the curtains she made.