There are SO many different drapery pleats!
Watch our latest video to discover some of our most popular styles... PLEATS and thank you!
Picking the right pleat can make ALL the difference in the design for your client's home.
While there isn't necessarily a "right" or "wrong" pleat...
Certain pleat styles are better for certain situations than others!
Our drapery pleat header samples feature ten of our most popular pleat styles!
Let's talk about what makes each pleat special and unique. Starting off with these first three...
You can see how these first three pleats have THREE LAYERS of folded fabric. Hence, they are called THREE PRONG PLEATS, but the difference lies in where they are tacked.
Gathering fabric for a pleat adds FULLNESS to your drapery. Additional fullness requires more fabric to be gathered and tacked down, adding body to your drapery!
Next to the Mid Pleat, we have the Top Tacked Two Prong drapery pleat. Two prong pleats have FULLNESS than a three prong pleat, requiring less fabric, and are considered a more modern take on the traditional pleated drapery style.
The last pleat next to the two prong style is called the Inverted Duchess Pleat, which isn't used quite as often as the previous four pleats mentioned, but is a really beautiful look! Don't hesitate to try a new pleat style you've never used before!
Moving along to the second pleat sample in our set...
The Goblet and Cartridge Pleats are formed with a stiff material wrapped in fabric. The difference between these two, is that the Goblet Pleat is tacked at the base, while the Cartridge Pleat is not.
The Butterfly Pleat is another THREE PRONG pleat, similar to the Pinch Pleat style, but the outer two prongs are tacked to either side.
These first three pleats are a great choice for stationary side panels.
The Inverted Pleat style is very sleek and modern. See how these last two pleats look similar along the front.
The difference between these two inverted pleats is found on the back! Find those illustrated in our video at the very top of this blog post. But most importantly, the Inverted Box Pleat is best for stationary panels, while the Inverted Pinch Pleat can be used for traversing panels that will open and close.
We are a custom drapery workroom, to-the-trade, located in Burlington, NC, but our customers come from near and far!
We work with interior designers up and down the East Coast, from Florida, to New York, Connecticut, and Maine, to states across the US, throughout Texas, Colorado, and California.
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