Planning Curtain Production and Making

Why it matters at project stage

Fabric approval alone does not remove production risk if dimensions, pattern direction or heading remain unresolved. Identify every opening separately in the workroom schedule.

Measuring, making and installation are connected stages. When track centreline, finished length, heading, motor and pocket detail use the same approved information, the installed result is more predictable.

Information required

Confirm the final sample, opening and production dimensions, heading and fullness, draw direction, usable width, pattern repeat, seams, quantities and installation sequence.

A site survey verifies finished surfaces and actual openings; a drawing dimension should not automatically become a production dimension. Match the approved sample and system specification to the production record.

Reaching a project decision

Calculate fabric quantities, usable width, pattern matching and necessary seams before making. If a substitute is needed, resubmit both technical and visual differences.

Use “Is the sample final” and “Is the measurement schedule current” as decision gates for this subject. Compare any viable alternatives against those two project-specific questions, then document why the selected approach answers them.

Coordination through delivery

The workroom, project and installation teams should use the same revision schedule. Label and package completed treatments against the site opening references.

The installation area must be complete, accessible and sequenced correctly. At handover, review movement, drape, levels and the overall appearance with the project team.

Before handover, resolve “Are heading and direction approved” and “Are seams defined” with the named project parties. Record the answer under the relevant opening or room reference so a later site, material or programme revision can be assessed against the correct approval.

Recording and verifying the decision

For planning curtain production and making, the approval record should identify the opening or room, current drawing revision, responsible party and date. Attach the dimensions, samples or system information needed to evidence “Is installation sequence agreed”; mark superseded decisions explicitly rather than relying on verbal instruction.

The release checklist for this guide is: Is the sample final; Is the measurement schedule current; Are heading and direction approved; Are seams defined; Is installation sequence agreed. Any unanswered point remains an action with a named owner and decision date, not an assumed instruction to proceed with production or installation.