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Your Drapes And Curtains Deserve Perfect Pleats

Posted December 13th, 2009 by Spike

If you are thinking like me, you may possibly sense that gathered curtains or draperies appear so much better if each pleat is uniformly equal. Accomplishing that is easier than you might think. There are actually three different ways to handle the problem and I assure that, one way or another, you can realize it. Sometimes even pleated window treatments require coaxing if the material is squashy or firm and, of course, the greatest way is to pick a soft pliant textile in the very first place. This is not every time doable so lets talk about how to form ideal pleats in spite of what material is used even counting eyelet curtains or lace material or a hard antique satin.

If the drape textile is somewhat flexible the easiest first attempt would be to install the curtain, pull each section to one side and actually place the pleats evenly. After that secure them back rather loosely together near the peak and at the bottom edge. After this is finished you can cover the front and back  of the pleats lightly with a mixture of water with a tiny amount of alcohol added. Do this with a extremely faint spray devoid of soaking the textile. You just want a spray on the surface. You can also massage your fingers lightly on each fold while they are still wet forming them into a nice round figure. Leave them for a few days. The form of the pleats will significantly increase, hopefully to the point that they are well without added fussing.

If the pleats are yet flaring the next method is to utilize what in the curtains craft is referred to as “shot tape” or in textile stores as “leaded weight tape”. It consists of a long, extremely small diameter cotton cylinder that is crammed with a single row of about 1/8 inch lead balls to shape a uninterrupted string. Position this string in the base hem from one side of the section to the another one. That adds weight to the curtain. You can now arrange the pleats a good deal more effortlessly. Once you have prearranged them equally they tend to stay where you have placed them because of the extra mass and the comparative refusal of the string to uncurl.

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