Use one set of stitches near the top and another set near the bottom as shown.
Box pleat curtain heading tape.
Gather the 3 cords at one end of the heading tape.
The inverted box pleat is a simple and structured heading style well suited to modern and streamlined interiors.
Pull tightly to secure the knot.
Café or box pleat heading tape narrowtex manufactures box pleat heading tapes that give a very trim and formal appearance.
Increway curtain accessory 10 meters 10 9 yards white curtain heading deep pinch tape pull pleat tape with 20 pcs stainless steel 4 prong curtain pleat hook clip 4 7 out of 5 stars 48 24 99 24.
To keep the pleats in place use small stitches to secure the outside edges of the pleats to the main panel.
Increway curtain accessory 10 meters 10 9 yards white curtain heading deep pinch tape pull pleat tape with 20 pcs stainless steel 4 prong curtain pleat hook clip 4 6 out of 5 stars 28 24 99 24.
Box pleats prevent pleat creep when fully pleated.
Some curtains may already have one end of the cords sewn into the heading tape.
Using pam damour s box pleat tape learn how to make perfect box pleats for all your sewing projects.
The heading tape is the top section of the curtain that contains 3 cords which are used to scrunch the curtains into pleats.
Panel height finished height 9.
The neatly inverted pleats are designed to sit flat under the rod so this heading style is best suited to a curtain that will be closed most of the time for example a static sheer curtain or a room divider.
For the height take how long you want the curtain to be and add 9 for the hems and cut.
Yongle store 12 yards length 3 2 wide curtain tape curtain heading deep pinch pleat tape white 3 2 x 12 yards spacing 1 18 3 centimeter 4 9 out of 5 stars 17 17 86 17.
Also known as café pleat header tape the final pleating result drapes into deep folds down the full length of the curtains resulting in perfectly spaced box pleats.
Panel width pleat tape width 3 if you want to add a lining cut it to the same width as the tape and the finished height of the curtain.
Forming and sewing a box pleat by hand using the pins as guides the ones you used to mark out the position of the pleats flatten out the box sections.