Curtain fabric.
Measure the specified finished drop and supplied fabric fullness and hems.
Read the right quantitative data
Usable roll width, pattern repeat and chosen direction.
Check this ordering assumption
Finished window width does not equal the fabric cut width after supplied fullness and hems.
The sewing design and chosen fullness are inputs.
A worked quantity method
This illustrative set of supplied inputs demonstrates Curtain Fabric Cut Order Calculator. Replace the example measurements and product figures with your own before ordering.
| Supplied input | Metric display | US display |
|---|---|---|
| Measured rod coverage width | 2 m | 6.56 ft |
| Specified fullness factor | 2 | 2 |
| Usable fabric width | 1.5 m | 4.92 ft |
| Specified finished drop | 2 m | 6.56 ft |
| Total top and bottom allowances | 0.2 m | 0.66 ft |
| Specified vertical pattern repeat | 0.3 m | 0.98 ft |
| Identical windows | 2 | 2 |
Fabric purchase length: 14.4 m
- Full fabric widths per window
- 3
- Pattern-aligned cut length
- 2.4 m
- Planned sewn width before seam deductions
- 4.5 m
Usable width must already account for seams and side hems. Pair division, pattern placement and matching between windows are not optimised.
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Measure the specified finished drop and supplied fabric fullness and hems.
Usable roll width, pattern repeat and chosen direction.
Finished window width does not equal the fabric cut width after supplied fullness and hems.
Input for Curtain Fabric Cut Order Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Curtain Fabric Cut Order Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Curtain Fabric Cut Order Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Curtain Fabric Cut Order Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Curtain Fabric Cut Order Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Curtain Fabric Cut Order Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Curtain Fabric Cut Order Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
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Reviewed 6 October 2026. Geometry and purchase arithmetic use your measurements and selected specifications. Calculation scope.