Sewing pinch pleated drapes are very easy. They are not as hard as they look to create.
There are three very different methods used to sewing pinch pleated curtains.
One is to make them with custom pleats. One great way to sew these gorgeous drapes very quickly is with pleating tape.
If you decide to do that you can pinch that up at most any craft or fabric store. There are two different types of pleating tape one for 2 times fullness and one for 3 times fullness. The Room Darkening Curtains also help immensely.
Another way to sewing pinch pleated drapes is to use deep pleat tape with four prong hooks. This is a very easy way to sew these wonderfully classic style of drapes.
Without a lot of sewing or struggling with pull cords or with your machine. Again this is an easy product to find at almost any craft store.
Sewing Pinch Pleated Drapes
If you are looking for an easy way to sew professional looking pleated drapes then I suggest deep pleat tape.
This is the easiest thing to use when making triple pinch pleats.
One of the great things about deep pleat tape is that it is customizable.
First of all there are no pull cords like you would think of when you think of a pleating tape when you would sew it on a pull the cord.
Sewing Pinch Pleated Drapes
These are used with four pronged draper hooks. What’s great about these is you insert them into the pockets in the back of the tape and that is what forms the triple pinch pleats when you are sewing them int his fashion.
Then you also have the hook that you would hang onto your hardware. The really great thing about this is that you can customize them to anything you want.
Not only do you not have to worry about sewing you pinch pleats which can be a little overwhelming for some people, you’re going to form those pleats really simply by inserting the hook inside the pockets of the tape.
Also you can customize how close together of far apart you want your pleats when your sewing the actual pleats into the fabric drapes.
Now if you need a little help finding out how far apart you need your pleats to get the width that you desire after pleating your panel there is a calculator online that will allow you to enter in the flat panel.
That you have sewn and what you want it to be once its pleated and its going to show you ideal pleat size and space size, how much fabric you need for the perfect length of your finished drapes and how much space in between.
This is a great and easy way for you sewing pinch pleated drapes and making a very professional looking drape by Sewing Pinch Pleated Drapes.
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