How to Select Drapery Header

Choose the perfect header style to complement your space. Each style offers unique aesthetics and functionality.

🔗 Hanging Header Style

Grommet

Elevate your space with Grommet Curtains, the perfect blend of contemporary design and practicality. Featuring sleek metal or plastic rings seamlessly integrated into the fabric, these curtains glide effortlessly along rods for smooth operation—ideal for high-traffic areas like living rooms and bedrooms.

Ivory Grommet

Gold Grommet

Bronze Grommet

Specifications

Available Colors: Nickel Grommet, Black Grommet, Antique Bronze Grommet

Dimensions: Inside diameter 1.6", Outside diameter 2.25"

Grommet Count by Width:

42" wide: 6 grommets
50" wide: 8 grommets
72" wide: 10 grommets
84" wide: 12 grommets
100" wide: 14 grommets
120" wide: 16 grommets
150" wide: 22 grommets
180" wide: 26 grommets

Hem Details: Side hem 1", Bottom hem 3-1/4"

✨ Pleated Style

Pinch Pleat - Double

Creates a formal and elegant look. French Pleats are more gathered than other headings and have permanent sewn-in pleats for a more luxurious look. Works for track, traverse rod, channel rod, and pole with rings.

Pleat Spacing: Approximately 7.3" (may be adjusted based on custom dimensions)

Pleat Count:

26" wide: 5 pleats
36" wide: 7 pleats
50" wide: 9 pleats
72" wide: 13 pleats
84" wide: 15 pleats
90" wide: 16 pleats
100" wide: 18 pleats

Hem Details: Side hem 1", Bottom hem 3-1/4"

Pinch Pleat - Triple

Constructed with two-and-a-half times the fabric of the panel width. The panel width should be the same as the coverage width. Works for track, traverse rod, channel rod, and pole with rings.

Pleat Spacing: Approximately 7.3" (may be adjusted based on custom dimensions)

Pleat Count:

26" wide: 6 pleats
36" wide: 8 pleats
50" wide: 10 pleats
72" wide: 14 pleats
84" wide: 16 pleats
90" wide: 17 pleats
100" wide: 19 pleats

Hem Details: Side hem 1", Bottom hem 3-1/4"

Tailored Pleat - Double

Tailor pleats are more gathered than other headings and have permanent sewn-in pleats. Panel width is the width that pleats already set. Works for track, traverse rod, channel rod, and pole with rings.

Tailored Pleat - Triple

A timeless and elegant header style, featuring sets of three evenly spaced pleats that create a structured, graceful drape. This design adds a sense of depth and refinement to your curtains, making it ideal for both traditional and modern interiors. Often paired with memory shaping, it brings out soft, flowing waves that elevate the ambiance of any space.

Pencil Pleat

Pencil Pleat Tape with traditional pleats and parallel folds that are formed uniformly, in the same size, when the cords are pulled. Perfect for curtains in the home, various spaces and net curtains.

Goblet

Goblet pleats are more gathered than other headings and have permanent sewn-in pleats. Works for track, traverse rod, channel rod, and pole with rings.

Pleat Spacing: 5.5"

Fabric Width: 180% fabric width is used for pleats

Included: Metal pin hooks

Measurement Note: Length is measured from the eyelet ring where the curtain hooks are attached to floor

Example: If rod or track length is 100", order 1 panel 100" width or 2 panels each 50" width

🌊 Soft Top

Rod Pocket

Classic and elegant design with a 3-inch pocket. Top flange is optional. Works for rod or rod with clip rings.

Pocket Size: 3"

Hem Details: Side hem 1", Bottom hem 3-1/8"

Fullness Recommendation: If rod length is 100", consider 150% width for fullness and folds, order 2 panels each 75" wide

Flat Hook

Versatile design with adjustable pin hooks. Works for rod with rings.

Pin Hooks: Adjustable 3" pin hooks, 6 per 40" width

Hem Details: Side hem 1", Bottom hem 4"

Measurement Note: Measure length from the eye ring to floor

Fullness Recommendation: If rod length is 100", consider 150-200% fullness, order 2 panels each 75-100" wide

Back Tab

Clean, modern look with hidden tabs. Works for rod or rod with clip rings.

Tab Specifications: Tab height 4", Pocket size 3"

Tab Count:

40" wide: 6 tabs
50" wide: 8 tabs
72" wide: 10 tabs
84" wide: 12 tabs
100" wide: 15 tabs

Hem Details: Side hem 1", Bottom hem 3-1/8"

Fullness Recommendation: If rod length is 100", order 200% fullness width for folds, order 2 panels each 100" wide

〰️ Ripple Fold

Ripple Fold

Creates a modern, sleek look with ripples that always stay in shape when sliding. Popular in commercial projects and increasingly seen in residential settings.

✓ Modern, sleek appearance

✓ Ripples maintain shape when sliding

⚠️ Only works with ripple fold tracks and carriers

Popular in: Commercial projects and modern residential spaces