Curtain with ring clips
Do the pleats come out looking neat and good with a full-looking fall? can i use pleated curtains wirh ring clips? And are pleated curtains out of style? In the picture below, what fewture does the curtain need to have ?
please share pictures too if you have used curtains with ring clips . thanks
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Lyn Nielson
9 months agolast modified: 9 months agoyes you can use pleated with ring clips.
I would use a slimmer rod and small rings as opposed to the large rod shown in your pix.
Yes, they will hang nicely.
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Laurie
9 months agoI made pleated curtains and attached drapery hooks/pins into the back of each pleat. Then, I hooked each pleat onto the drapery ring. See photos, below.
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9 months ago@Laurie Thank you for sharing pictues . this is helpful. maybe pleated looks too complicated for me . i also dont know how my pleats will gather if i pull the curtains together .
@Patricia Colwell, i will post pictures here but when i ask a different question in a previous post, it gets lost and i dont get replies.
i posted my room curtain pictures before.
I want to put curtains across the 16 feet window. But i want them in a style that they can come all the way across as well as i can do this with them ( picture below)
i am not sure if I can do that with a traverse rod. so i was thinking to do a round brass colored metal rod with ring clips. but i think i will not get ring clips to make a good fall for the curtains. I do not like grommet. i am considering rod pocket style.
what do you all think ?
here is inspiration picture in light blue.
Laurie
9 months agoUsing a traverse rod for pleated curtains/drapes is an option. In another room of my home, I have made pleated curtains (similar to the one I posted above) that attach to a traverse rod for easy open and close. The drapery I posted above can be opened and closed by hand (or using a attached wand). For wider windows, some people prefer using a traverse rod to open and close their drapes. In the photos I will post (below), you can see where I insert drapery pins into the back of each pleat. Then, insert the pin into the drapery rings on the traverse rod.
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