Drapery Styles

Most common drapery styles are on display in our showroom including:

Triple Pinch Pleat – The most popular pleat style for drapery and sheers because it offers elegantly shaped drapery for use with all hardware types including poles with rings and channel rod which is the hardware we use most often as well as use with Somfy Glydea motorized drapery tracks.

Top Pinch Pleat -A slight variation on triple pinch pleat where the pleat is sewn at the top for a less traditional look to the drapery. Top pinch pleat is for use with all hardware types including poles with rings and channel rod which is the hardware we use most often as well as use with Somfy Glydea motorized drapery tracks. 

Rod Pocket Top – A style where the drapery is gathered on a pole through a sewn pocket at the top. Because it gathers on a drapery pole and doesn’t use hooks, it cannot be used with rings or channel rod. This style of drapery hard to slide along the pole, so it is most commonly used for stationary side panels.

Tab Top – A style where the drapery is gathered on a pole through sewn tabs of fabric at the top of the drapery. Because it gathers on a drapery pole and doesn’t use hooks it cannot be used with rings or channel rod. This style of drapery hard to slide along the pole, so it is most commonly used for stationary side panels.

Back Tab – A style where the drapery is gathered on a pole through sewn tabs of fabric which are hidden at the back of the top edge of the drapery. Because it gathers on a drapery pole and doesn’t use hooks it cannot be used with rings or channel rod. This style of drapery hard to slide along the pole, so it is most commonly used for stationary side panels.

Inverted Box Pleat – A style where the pleats at the top are almost flat giving it a very different look for those looking for a non-traditional drapery style. It works with all hardware types including poles with rings and channel rod which is the hardware we use most often as well as use with Somfy Glydea motorized drapery tracks.

Grommet top – A style of drapery where instead of pleats the drapery uses large round grommets to maintain its shape and slide along a pole. We use brass grommets which are made in the UK and are colour matched with our drapery poles. This style is good for medium and small windows, it is not recommended for really large windows and patios doors due to the required spacing of brackets for the style of drapery pole it uses. 

Rolled Pleat – A style where the pleats at the top are sewn in a rounded shape giving it a very different look for those looking for a non-traditional drapery style. It works with all hardware types including poles with rings and channel rod which is the hardware we use most often as well as use with Somfy Glydea motorized drapery tracks.

Goblet Pleat – A style where the pleats at the top are sewn in a rounded shape and pinched at the bottom of the pleat giving it a goblet shaped look for those looking for a non-traditional drapery style. It works with all hardware types including poles with rings and channel rod which is the hardware we use most often as well as use with Somfy Glydea motorized drapery tracks.

Ripplefold – A style of drapery where instead of pleats the drapery uses “snap tape” attached to the back edge of the drapery which when attached to the specialized carriers on channel rod produce clean looking curves which hang just below the decorative rod, this non-traditional drapery style only works on channel rod or for use with special carriers on Somfy Glydea motorized drapery tracks.