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Curtain Headings for Home Interior Design and Decoration Curtains and Drapery

Types of Curtain Headings

Goblet Pleats

These are simply pinch pleats which have their top edge plumped out and padded with wadding to form a goblet shape.

Knife Pleat

These are sharply pressed slim, closely spaced pleats which are all facing the same way.

Box Pleat

A flat symmetrical pleat which is created by the fabric folding to the back of each side of the pleat.

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Goblet Pleat

Smocked

This tape has two rows of pencil pleating which imitates smocking as the pleats are linked alternately to form a honeycomb effect.

Inverted Pleat

A pleat which is formed like a box pleat but in reverse, therefore the edges of the pleat meet in the centre on the face side of the fabric.

Goblet Pleat

Inverted Pleat

Cased Heading

A heading where a pocket is created at the top of the fabric which is open at both ends so that a pole or rod may be threaded through.

Poufed Heading

This is a fat ruffle that stands up above the rod and is formed when you tease the top of a gathered heading or rod pocket/casement heading.

Cased Heading

Scalloped Heading

Generally used with a rod or pole it is a heading with deep half round cutouts at the top.
Used often with cafe curtains.

Specialty Tapes

Austrian Blind Tape, Festoon Tape, Detachable-lining tape.

Scallop Top Heading

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