There’s a lot of chatter on Instagram about these gorgeous TwoPages pinch pleated drapery. And trust me, I am in LOVE with them. These are on my best affordable curtains post because for what you are getting – these custom drapes are an incredible deal, even at $100/panel. The TwoPa...
If you've decided to add pleats to your drapes, install just the tip of one side of a pleating pin into one of the pockets on the pleating tape. Push the fabric out away from you to form the pleat. Make the pleat the size you want and then slide the other side of the pleating p...
A home sewer with intermediate skills can utilize drapery maker tricks and successfully hang non-pinch-pleateddrapeson a traverse rod, hiding the pins and providing enough support for the weight of the drapes. A traverse rod allows drapes to be opened and closed by pulling on a cord hanging t...
Pleated and Gathered The most popular type of curtain is the gathered style, which is most commonly available as ready-made drapes. A panel is flat until you clip it to rings or thread it onto a curtain rod. When the panel pulls to the side of the window, the fabric gathers into gentl...
The first consideration is whether you want the curtains to cover the entire window. If you are using drapes in combination with blinds, or if the curtains are purely decorative, you don’t need to be as precise. If you do want to cover the whole window, you’ll need to make some ext...
Too BigYou can pinch more than an inch of material around the waistband, and it slides down after a few steps. If that’s the case, have the alteration’s tailor make the waistband slimmer. Also, you need a belt to hold them up, or you can leave a bit of room and opt for suspen...
How to Hang Non-Pinch-Pleated Drapes on a Traverse Rod Turns Out You Can Still Wrap Gifts Without Tape — Here's How To tape, place the unwound piece of tape at the start of the opening you'd like to seal. Drag the tape dispenser across the opening and the tape should follow along...