I guess it depends on what they are looking for. Mine are just 2 rectangles of fabric sewn RS together and turned right side out - I sewed a small plastic ring to the 2 top corners and hook them on a cup hook screwed into the wall.

Donna

If you want, you can sew some fringe on the lower edge of that rectangle for a nice added touch.

How long should they be?

To find the length for a tieback, use a measuring tape, wide ribbon, strip of fabric, etc. - something flexible, but NOT stretchy... and 'tie' the curtain back using the tape, to the point where you'd like the curtain pulled back with the finished tieback. The hook on the wall can either be hidden by the curtain, or exposed if it is decorative. Take that into account when you are doing your measuring. That loop is the length of the finished tieback, give or take an inch or two, depending on how you make the tieback closure.

If you've never made drapery tiebacks before, you may want to go to your public library and check out a few books on drapery sewing. You will find good information on the construction of tiebacks, lining them, interlining them for stiffness if appropriate, decorating them with braiding, tassels, etc. - lots of things to consider that will be difficult to find on an Internet site.

Hi All,

I'm looking for a guideline on where to place a curtain tieback (or in my case a holdback). At one website, it suggested 50" off the floor.

Our window is 59"h x 71"w and is the only architectural element on a wall that is 8'h x 11'w. I'm using 84" long curtains.

Any suggestion would be most appreciative. Thanks!

Get a cooperative family member to stand next to the window with some rope or ribbon and hold the curtains back. You stand across the room and look. "Move it up a bit....Up a bit more...Now down...No,no, not that far...That's it! Don't move! Stay right there so I can mark it....Thanks."