Curtain Fashion And Headers
Curtains can make a room look well-ventilated and pleasant, or dull. The curtains in a house are the reflection of the dwellers. That’s why women take so much time to choose the correct curtains that will go well with their homes. Just merely hanging curtains from a valance is no longer in style. Nowadays different styles and headers for curtains are available to select from. For sitting rooms and living rooms that have a view people, go for net or lace curtains. Some people have separate sets of curtains for summer and winter.
There are many different styles of curtains and headers, the most common of which is the standard one. In this, an inch-wide tape is used that is gathered up into a narrow even header. This style is commonly used on dormer and cottage windows. It is also used for lightweight curtains where a reinforced curtain rod is not required.
The next style in curtain headings is the pencil pleat. This style is used where there is no cornice or valance. This style gives a nice look to the curtain header and is used in modern styles. Just remember when buying curtain fabric for this style, you will need two and a half times more cloth than the size of the window.
The third style in curtain heading is the ‘French pleat’. This style is used on heavy window curtains, like velvet. An additional stiffener or lining of a thin stuff is also used, the pleats fan across the window, and there is a button sewn at the bottom of each pleat. Again two and a half times more than the window width in fabric will be needed for curtains with this sort of pleat style.
The ‘cartridge’ or ‘goblet style’ is used in a very formal setting of the curtains. Tissue papers or polyester is stuffed on top of each pole for the curtain to retain its shape.
The ’slot pleat’ is effortless to make. Slots are cut in the header string through which the curtain pole is fed. This style can be made better by allowing a quantity curtain to stand above the pole. Again the width of the curtain fabric should be twice or thrice that of the window’s width. You will be needed to decide the distance of the slots.
Another design in curtain heading is the ‘puff ball design’. In this you make the curtain like the slot pleat curtain, only you keep at least twelve inches above the slots. Once the curtain is hung on the pole, the top is puffed up.
These are the universal designs and headers used in curtains. However, there are always new and fresh designs that are being added. The curtain design and header depends on the window types and the curtain cornices. The curtain design and heading should go with the dcor of the room. Moreover, the curtain fabric must have an attractive fall. Before retailing curtain fabric you must decide on the style you prefer, as the amount of curtain fabric that you need to buy will depend upon the curtain style. What you don’t want is shortage or excess of cloth.
