There is a wide range of sheer fabrics to choose from if you are planning to make net curtains. Many manufacturers produce sheer plain or patterned fabric by the meter, in the same standard widths as ordinary curtain fabric, as well as wider widths for larger windows.You can also buy panels of lace in various sizes ready to make up into curtains. These panels usually have a pattern designed to suit the size of the panel, often with scalloped edges. They sometimes have slots or eyelets at the top, so that you don’t need to do any sewing at all. You just thread them straight on to a curtain rod.

Another alternative is to buy special sheer curtain fabric which is made with a casing along one edge and a scalloped or hemmed finish along the opposite edge. This type of fabric is used sideways, so that the width of the fabric you buy becomes the drop of the curtain. When you buy it by the meter, the length should be about one and a half times the finished width of the curtain. All you have to do is hem the ends to form the sides of the curtain. If you are buying this type of sheer curtain it is advisable to check on the different widths available before you fit the curtain rod.