Boro Curtain Wall

A few weeks ago I posted about the massive Boro inspired linen curtain we were in the process of making. To refresh your memory, the curtain was over  30' wide, made from a heavy washed linen burlap.... 
Anyhow, the curtain had been hanging for five weeks and it was time to go back and hem the curtain in place. Due to the nature of the cloth we made the curtain and hung it in our shop unhemmed for 4 weeks. This allowed the material to hang out and stretch. After this period of time we hemmed the curtain with a rough basting stitch and installed it in the home. Another five weeks of moisture conditioning in the home and we were back to hem the bugger for good. It is important with some natural fabrics to allow them to hang in place to absorb ambient moisture, this will shrink or stretch the material according to the amount of moisture in the air. It is a very minor amount but it's the kind of thing that prevents me from sleeping at night. Here is Anna the human hemmer hemming the curtain while I try my hand at photography....

The hand finishing on the seams intentionally created a rythmic pattern, a cadence of three one, three one. This is so subtle, and speaks of the nature of this work and by extension the home. It is full of subtle details... the curtains had to be the same!

Look at the sheer size of this curtain....Amazing! the wrinkled patina is clearly obvious on the surface of the curtain. This was an extremely challenging project requiring hours and hours of careful planning, strong tea, muscles and lots of thread!