Curtain Fabric Quantity Calculator
Work out exactly how many metres of fabric a window needs — track width, drop, heading fullness, roll width and pattern repeat. This is the proper drapery calc tailors actually use.
Your window
At 2× fullness, this window needs 3 fabric widths of 137 cm cloth. No pattern repeat, so each drop is cut to the exact length.
Fabric required
0.0 m
Buy about 8.7 m with a ~10% buffer for squaring, shrinkage and matching.
Widths needed
3
at 2× fullness
Cut length / drop
265 cm
2.65 m each
Roll width
137 cm
Pattern-repeat wastage
0.00 m
no repeat
Honest note: a pattern repeat adds real wastage — every drop is rounded up so prints align, and the offcuts are usually unusable. Always buy ~10% extra. Roll widths vary: standard drapery is often 137 cm, while wide-width sheers can be 280 cm and may need fewer widths.
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