What are the different types of curtain tops?
There are many different curtain headings, and choosing the right one for your curtains can seem rather daunting.
- Shop for pencil pleat heading tape. Pencil pleat.
- Shop for buckram. Double or triple pinch pleat.
- Gathered 1″ tape or cottage pleats. This heading will give you an informal gathered look.
- Eyelet.
- Tab top.
- Wave.
What are curtains with hooks called?
Pencil Pleat, also known as Tape Top or 3” Tape curtains, is the standard heading for curtains and valances. Pencil pleat curtain heading usually consists of three rows of string threaded through it for three hook positions to suit all types of track and pole.
What is a curtain header?
A curtain heading is the top piece of the curtain that attaches to the curtain track or rod. The heading style you choose can dramatically change the overall look of your finished curtains and will influence the type of rod or track you can use.
What are eyelet top curtains?
Eyelet curtains are very fashionable and make a dramatic feature of a window thanks to the deep folds of fabric, which run in uniform lines from top to bottom. Eyelet curtains always hang from a pole, which is threaded through metal rings.
Do eyelet curtains look cheap?
Pencil pleat . From MTM to eyelets is a heck of a jump. One the reasons eyelets are cheaper (and look cheaper) is because they don’t use as much fabric, so you lose the cosy fullness of pencil-pleat curtains.
What’s the difference between pencil pleat and eyelet curtains?
Pencil pleat curtains have pleats at the top which are tightened or loosened with strings and then hung from the curtain rod, while eyelet curtains simply have holes in the top circled with metal rings which you slide over the curtain rod.
Which curtain heading is best?
Which curtain heading is right for your living room?
- Pencil pleats. For as long as windows have needed dressing, pencil pleat curtains have reigned supreme and they continue to be the most popular type of curtains today.
- Pinch pleats.
- Eyelets.
Are pencil pleat curtains old fashioned?
Many people believe that pencil pleat curtains are old–fashioned when compared to eyelet curtains, which have ringlets incorporated into the fabric itself – but this is far from a blanket rule. Pencil pleat can look just as stylish as eyelet curtains in a contemporary apartment or new-build house.
Why are eyelet curtains so popular?
Why People Love Eyelet Curtains
The grommets allow the curtain to glide almost effortlessly along the rod, making opening and closing the curtains quick and easy. Eyelet curtains hang neatly whether open or closed, and they are available in a wide variety of fabrics, from thin and sheer to thick and blockout.
How much gather should eyelet curtains have?
Heading Styles and Curtain Fullness
– An eyelet curtain will usually have 2 x fullness = 100% of the track width. – A pinch pleat curtain requires more fabric to sew in the pleats as it gathers up tighter. As such you will require 2.5x the track width or 150% fullness.
Do you need a special curtain pole for eyelet curtains?
The only real difference between an eyelet pole and a normal metal curtain pole is the curtain pole rings. The curtain pole rings are not needed for eyelet curtains so it is perfectly feasible to remove them from your existing curtain pole and slide your new eyelet curtains directly onto the pole.
Are eyelet curtains any good?
Eyelet curtains can only be used with curtain poles and have a contemporary, almost industrial feel. Curtains with eyelet headings give large, even and naturally soft folds. Tip This type of heading doesn’t require as much fabric and is great for showing off prints.