I remember making my first pair of curtains when we'd just moved into our new home
@Meow, since I'd never done them before I had to copy from the ones I had bought. They are are currently used to cover the floor for decorating, which makes them 44 years old, and they still look strong and 'healthy' (not thin and worn). Only took them down because I was fed up of the colour and pattern.
I was a wanna be expert then, still am on somethings, but it's a whole new world now with the internet, there's a video for everything.
Apart from shortening, I never made another pair of curtains, but lots of clothes.