Bedalchin on a crib: sew themselves

For many centuries, parents defended their sleeping kids from the cold, insects and a bad eyes with the help of Baldakhin over the cradle. Now it is a thin bedspread is not the subject of essential and performs more decorative function. Nevertheless, the caustic chin on the crib can decorate the child's room and make his sleep calm and comfortable. Consider the most interesting models of Baldakhin and try to make them with your own hands.

A canopy above the bed is most often used for newborns. He not only creates a cozy nest for crumbs, but also protects it from dust, pet wool, drafts and mosquito bites. Tabs older such a canopy helps to form a day's regime, and hyperactive children and teenagers - hide from the outside world and calm down.

In terms of curtains, products are:

• short - used exclusively for beauty;
• middle - most popular and practical;
• long - very spectacular, but uncomfortable.

There are three main types of fitting of canopies above the bedroom:

• removable universal holder in the shape of a long stick with a ring or loop, which is attached to the back or headboard;
• the holder, mounted on the wall at the head of the bed, which allows you to hide under the can only the upper part of the bed;
• frame around the perimeter of bed for fixing the so-called "royal" flights.

Most often on sale you can meet the first-type holders, usually they come complete with finished products or baby linens. This is the most successful option for fastening a canopy for newborns.

As a rule, tissues of white or light pastel colors are used as a material for the canchine. Dense curtains are usually used to protect against bright sunlight and drafts, transparent - from dust and insects. It must be remembered that the coopron above the bed should not interfere with the free circulation of air and accumulate static electricity, so synthetic tissues should be avoided, preferred with natural materials: cotton, flax, satina, air tulle.

Baldahin on a crib can be decorated with bright material inserts, artificial colors, lightweight and air mobiles from paper and felt. Popular retro style products are now richly expanded with lace, beads, ruffles and magnificent frills.

Color for a boy can be issued in the form of a knightly tent or Indian Wigwam, using appliques for the appropriate themes, flags from felt and natural materials. For girls, as always relevant gentle lace, garlands from large beads, silk ribbons.

A very interesting and practical version of the decor is the use of LED garland, which plays a role not only of the original accent in the bedroom interior, but also a night light with a non-lass muted light that will not interfere with the baby. Secure this garland is easy: it is enough to throw it through the holder for a canopy and tie in the center or fasten in several places with decorative clothespins. When using such electrical sources of lighting should not be forgotten about the safety of safety.

Tailoring Baldakhina do it yourself

Despite the huge selection of a variety of curtains in children's stores, many mothers prefer to sew them with their own hands. The process of manufacturing the product is quite simple, but requires certain accuracy and attention.

To sew a classic cauldron on a cot: the following materials will be required:

• 2.5-3 m natural translucent tissue with a width of about 1.5 m;
• a bright color material with a length of approximately 1 m and 20-25 cm width;
• white or color satin ribbon for edging edges;
• lace or additional fittings at will.

Operating procedure:

1. Cut the rectangle of the main fabric in half and fold it with the front side inside. Using the finished pattern or molds, slightly round up and crop down the lower edges of the future product.
2. Using a sewing machine, perform the middle seam, leaving about 25-30 cm open at the top of the canopy.
3. Process the edges of the details of the satin ribbon for edging.
4. In the upper part of the workpiece with a pencil and line, two parallel lines are to read, one of which must retreat from the edge of the part by about 5 cm, the other is 20 cm.
5. Manually, or with the help of a sewing machine, carefully assume the top of the future canopy in such a way that its length is 1 meter.
6. The billet from the colored tissue is cut in half by analogy with the main cloth, process sections on one side. To make the tape it is easier to sew to a canopy, its edges should be found in advance, forming a bending.
7. Spelling and shoot color tape over the applied markup lines.
8. Treat the top of the product atlasal ribbon. Decorate a canopy to your liking.

To hang this model on the holder, you need to skip it ring in the scene - the gap between the color ribbon and the basic fabric of the canopy. If you plan to use a fastener with a deline ring, such a row is required. It must be replaced with tissue tissues or braid.

Procedure for fastening the product

Ready or stitched independently canopy on the crib can be fixed in various ways. The easiest way to use the finished holder, which, depending on the model, can be attached to the walls of the bed with a clamp or screws.

A simple holder is easy to make yourself. The function of the ring or loop, which is skipped through the sowing of the canopy, can play small wooden hoops, plastic blanks or segments of thick wire. They can be fixed above a sleeping place with a polished stick of the required length and pairs of screws. Another option to fasten the canopy from the fabric can be a bracket in the form of the letter "G". In this case, the curtain simply turns through its upper crossbar and is fixed with ties or decorative clothespins.

Secure the frame of the canopy can be in different positions:

• if the bed is located along the wall, the rational one is mounted to mount the holder in the center of one of its long sides;
• if the crib is perpendicular to the wall, the holder is attached to the center of its short side - in the headboard.

Fasteners for the curtain can be mounted directly to the wall or even the ceiling, but these options are suitable for older children who are sleeping in standard "adults" beds.