Sheer Curtain Fabric

Sheer curtain fabric sold by the metre, woven at 300 cm with a finished woven hem on one selvedge — in Voile (60 gsm, 10% open), Standard (60 gsm, 5%) and Dense (110 gsm, 3%). Our sheer curtain fabric railroads a full-drop sheer curtain out of a single width with no horizontal seam and no bottom hem to catch light.

Why loom width beats machine skill on sheer curtain fabric

Sheer fabric is the one cloth where the loom width does more for the finished result than any amount of skill at the machine. Everything you can see through shows its own construction: a seam is a dark line, a double hem is a dense band, a folded edge is a shadow. The fewer of those you have to make, the better the curtain looks.

300 cm wide with a finished woven hem

This is woven at 300 cm with a finished woven hem — a 10 cm band of denser weave running the length of one selvedge, made on the loom rather than sewn afterwards. Railroad the cloth, put that selvedge at the bottom, and the curtain has a proper weighted hem that you did not stitch, no horizontal seam, and no bottom fold to catch light. It is how commercial workrooms make sheers and it is why theirs hang better than domestic ones.

Three openness factors, stated on the roll

Openness factor is stated per cloth rather than described: Voile at 60 gsm and 10% open, Standard at 60 gsm and 5%, Dense at 110 gsm and 3%. Choose by what you need to stop seeing, not by how it photographs.

Sewing notes for sheer curtain fabric

Sewing notes. Use a fine 70 needle and a longer stitch — a heavy needle leaves visible holes in an open ground and a short stitch perforates the yarn into a tear line. Pin inside the seam allowance only; pinholes do not close in a voile. And cut with a rotary blade against a rule rather than scissors, because a sheer distorts under the weight of the shears and an off-square cut will hang crooked forever.

Fullness maths

For fullness, multiply the track by 2 for rod pocket and 2.5 for pleat. Add nothing for the bottom hem if you are railroading, or 20 cm if you are cutting conventionally.

Sold by the metre, free swatches

Sold by the metre, two-metre minimum, cut continuous. Alabaster, Bone, Fog Grey, Sage, Blush, Ochre and Clay. Free swatches — and take them, because a sheer’s colour is almost entirely a function of what is behind it and a swatch against your own glass is the only honest test.

Sheer curtain fabric buying guide

How to care for finished sheer curtain fabric

• Cold machine wash on gentle
• Rehang damp — no ironing needed
• Use a fine 70 needle when sewing
• Cut with a rotary blade against a rule

Frequently asked questions

What is the finished woven hem on sheer curtain fabric?

A 10 cm band of denser weave on one selvedge, made on the loom — so you don’t need to sew a bottom hem when you railroad the cloth.

What openness factor should I buy?

Voile (10%) for full transparency, Standard (5%) softens the view, Dense (3%) reads as a translucent wall.

What needle for sewing sheer curtain fabric?

Fine 70 with a longer stitch. Heavy needles leave visible holes; short stitches perforate the yarn into tear lines.

Should I railroad or cut conventionally?

Railroad if possible — no horizontal seam, no bottom hem to fold. Especially with the woven hem selvedge, railroading takes minutes rather than hours.

Complete the project

Or let us make them — see custom sheer curtains. Match with linen curtain fabric for the outer layer, or throw pillows for the sofa.