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Making pleated curtains. Grommet Pleat These are. Be sure to have your iron handy as pressing is key to professional results. Remember to place the pleated tape at the top portion of your curtain.
With the curtain carefully laid flat on the worktable lining side up measure up from the hem the required finished length of the curtain and turn over the curtain and lining together to make a fold at the required finished length. Dry 90 L X 23 W Pinch Pleat Emporio Linen. The heading tape is the top section of the curtain that contains 3 cords which are used to scrunch the curtains into pleats.
With practice you can combine this with pinning on the heading tape. Ad Thousands Of Colours And Styles To Suit Any Home. How to Make Pinch Pleat Curtains with Sewing Machine.
French Drapery Pleat or Pinch Pleat This is the type we will be making today and it is the most common style of. Popular Types of pleated curtains Flat Drapery Pleat These are plain-old run of the mill curtains with clip rings. They can make a dull room come to life and add function and softness to any space.
You might see the term Flat Panel. After all no one is going to see the back. Step 0 Introduction Step 1 Measure window Step 2 Calc curtain dimensions Step 3 Calc fabric quantity Step 4 Calc Lining quantity Step 5 Make up Linings Step 5b Hem Linings Step 6 Make up fabric panels Step 6b Hem fabric panels Step 7 Join fabric to lining Step 8 Attach heading tape Step 9 Form pleats Step 10 Finish curtains.
Press down along this fold and pin temporarily. I washed and dried my fabric to reduce shrinkage problems in the future when I would wash the curtains. After cutting it secure it into place using pins.