I am making curtain tie backs out of rope...if any of you have suggestions, please help. Mostly, however, I want to know 1) how to attach curtain tie backs (cloth or rope) to the wall, and 2) do you just leave the tie backs hanging on the wall out in the open while the curtains are shut? Wont it look weird? 3) Where on the wall should you attach the tiebacks...next to the window or a fair bit away?
You could do this a couple of ways. You could just get window hardware that takes the place of a tieback, that matches your drapery hardware and the curtain/drape just hooks over that rather than using an actual tieback. To use your tieback, you need a hook that will hold the two ends. Depending on how you want the curtains/drapes to fall and the fullness of them will depend on where you put the hook - further out from the window if very full. Yes, generally you would just leave the tieback there, hanging out, until you use them again. Usually though, where you place the hook will allow the drapes/curtains to cover the tieback when not in use (as well as the hook).
