Pleated Styles
Custom draperies from Carole Fabrics add beauty and texture to any room, and offer the ultimate in design flexibility with a huge menu of options to create the perfect effect. From opulent, flowing elegance to more, understated simplicity, custom draperies set the mood for a room and by creating distinctive outlines for windows in the space. Choose from a wide variety of fabric styles, header types, fullness options and linings to create the room of your dreams. Also use draperies to layer with shades, or other treatments to create depth, texture, and beautiful accents with ultimate light control.
Perfect For:
- Layering with other window covering types
- Adding texture to a space
- Providing exceptional light control
- Covering medium to large windows
Three Finger Pinch Pleat
Features
- Handcrafted, three fold pleats, tacked ¼” from bottom of heading for straight, full pleats
- The classic drapery pleat used in sophisticated room settings
- Also known as “French Pleat” or “Pinch Pleat”
Inverted Pleat
Features
- Handcrafted, three fold pleats with 4" buckram for straight crisp pleats.
- Pleats tacked ½" from the top.
- Great for traversing or stationary panels.
Two Finger Pinch Pleat
Features
- Handcrafted, two fold pleats, tacked ¼” from bottom of heading for straight crisp pleats
- Contemporary take on the classic Three Finger Pleat drapery style
- Great for traversing or stationary panels, as this style requires very little dressing
Olivia Pleat
Features
- Handcrafted two fold pleats tacked ½" from top of buckram
- Crisp pleat style perfect for a sophisticated room
- Great for traversing or stationary panels.
Monarch Pleat
Features
- Handcrafted two fold pleats emphasized by a single bar tack approximately 2" down from top
- Contemporary take on the Two Finger Pinch Pleat
- Also known as the “Butterfly” pleat
Single Pleat
Features
- Handcrafted, single fold pleats with 4” buckram for straight crisp pleats.
- 1 ½ to 1 fullness
- Great for traversing or stationary panels, as this style requires very little dressing
Natural Pleat
Features
- Handcrafted, three fold 2” pleats with no buckram
- Pleats tacked ½" from the top.
- Great for traversing or stationary panels.
Tuxedo Pleat
Features
- Handcrafted box fold pleats with 4" buckram for straight, crisp pleats.
- Pleats tacked along backside. No spacing between pleats
- Tuxedo Pleat draperies are recommended for stationary applications. They will not traverse as well as other pleated styles.
Goblet Pleat
Features
- Goblet shaped pleat is formed by tacking at bottom of large pleat and adding fullness inside the upper pleat
- Sophisticated drapery style which perfectly compliments a formal room
- Only recommended for stationary, decorative use.
Relaxed Pleat
Features
- Handcrafted, box folded 3” pleats with no buckram
- Best used for decorative side panels
- Casual Pleat Style