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How To Measure My Window For Ready Made Curtains The Easy Way The first thing you need to do is make sure you have a tape measure and a pen and paper to write your window sizes on. Right here we go,measure the width of your pole or track.not the window,normally your pole or track is wider than you window.Or if you have not put a track or pole up yet,please allow a bit extra for this.Lets say your track is 4ft wide (48" or 120 cm).Now lets measure your drop from the top of the track to where you want your curtains to finish,that measurement is 74" (188 cm). You will need double gather for 3"tape top curtains for them to hang nice,it does not matter if its a bit more or a bit less.If you are having ring top or eyelet curtains you will not need as much gather as these do not have the 3"tape to gather up. These are the normal sizes of ready-made curtains you can buy. 46"wide x 54"drop 46"wide x 72"drop 46"wide x 90"drop ...