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Measurement guide · two minutes

Measure the track, not the window.

Curtains are cut to the width of the track, not to the glass. A tape measure and two phone photos are enough — the allowances are taken off on our side, so you do not have to adjust your numbers.

The width runs along the track (or where the track will go). The drop starts at the underside of the track and ends where you want the hem.

Five steps

  1. Measure the track, end to end

    Run the tape along the full track, from one end to the other — not just across the glass. If the track is not fitted yet, measure where it will go and tell us that.

  2. Measure the drop from the track

    Start at the underside of the track, not the top of the window. Finish at the sill, the floor, or wherever you want the hem. For floor-length curtains, stop about 10 in above the floor so the hem does not drag.

  3. Write both numbers in inches

    One width and one drop per window, in the same format: 118 in wide × 106 in drop. If the opening is wider than your tape, measure it in two parts and send both numbers.

  4. Take two phone photos

    One wide photo of the whole window with the track in frame, and one close-up of the track or bracket. A phone photo is enough — we do not need a professional measurement to price a window.

  5. Let us do the arithmetic

    Overlap, returns, heading take-up and hem allowance are all subtracted by us. Send the raw track measurement and the raw drop; do not take anything off yourself.

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Still unsure? Tick “I don't know — please help me measure” in the form and attach two photos of your window. We will reply with what to check before anything is cut.