Custom curtains/drapes
 

Any recommendations where to have custom drapes/curtains made? I'm looking for simple curtain panels, no blackout needed and with/without rod pockets. I'll be in Bangkok for only 5 days so I'll need a quick turnaround.

Was picturing curtains in the customs channels at the airport...

There are quite a variety of different materials and various places specialise in these, so it might be worth specifying.

A lightweight material such as linen, silk or cotton. Definitely no velvet. Thanks.

You might try the Jim Thompson Factory Outlet store ... I can't guarantee anything other than they have lots of variety. It's probably not the cheapest, but when I went there earlier this year, there were quite a number of Thais buying things there.

I guess my first question is, why?

There is a roaring trade here in fitting out the million or so condos going up. Window treatments (decorative security screens, curtains, etc.) are a segment of that industry - buyers only get a raw space, which, IME (fitting out a few condos and apartments), is satisfied (mostly) by small, home-based owner-operators.

I could probably get several recommendations but it will be an exercise in futility (location, language, fabric, cost/price) and five days will be a massive challenge. Four weeks is not unusual, under normal circumstances.

If you are adventurous and have a day to kill head to Pahurat and walk around, looking for fabric and finishing shops. Have measurements on both English and metric, and hope for the best.

https://www.tour-bangkok-legacies.co...tle-india.html

Because it's cheaper? I need custom curtains/drapes made, and it's outrageously expensive. Thanks for your advise.

Go over by the Indian area next to Chinatown , many places with interesting yardage and I am sure someone can sew them up for you....

They should be able to ship to the US for a reasonable rate ($50-100).