Once all the hooks are in place you are now ready to hang your curtains.
How to hang pinch pleat curtains on a track.
Lay the top of the curtain face down on a clean flat surface.
Your forearm will support the curtain s weight while you hang it.
If hanging from curtain poles you want the curtain to hang under the pole itself.
Hang the curtain up.
Watch our informative how to guide showing you how to hang pencil pleat curtains.
Then with the lined side of the curtain facing you slide the sharp point of the pin hook up and under the stitches in the back of the pleat until the point is hidden and only the hook end is visible.
Gather the curtain so that it takes up half of the track s length for 2 curtains or the full length for 1 curtain pull on the 3 gathering cords at the same time to gather the head of the curtain.
To hang your pencil pleat curtains on a track just attach the curtain hooks sold with every curtain.
Measure from the bottom of the ring on the track or rod to the floor.
Pinch pleated curtains can hang on either a track or a rod with rings like in this pictures above.
They re fairly easy to hang as long as you re willing to measure when you insert the pin hooks into the back of the curtain.
Pinch pleat curtains are usually fixed to a curtain track or pole with special large 2 pronged pinch pleat hooks that slide into the sewn pleat and then hook onto the track or pole.
This takes a tricky job and gives you a step by step visual guide on how to.
Find them in the curtain accessories range at spotlight.
The type of hooks you can use either slip in next to the pleats or have a spike that you pierce through the pleat at the back.
How do i care for my pinch pleat curtains.
Insert the hook into the curtain slightly to one side of the pinch pleat see photo above.
Now measure from the bottom of the curtain the same length up to the tape and select the best position to put the hooks.
Then all you do is insert the hooks into the rings or gliders on your curtain rod or track.
If hanging from curtain track you want the curtain sit in front of the track.
Because of their many pleats pinch pleat curtains create a beautiful full curtain panel that can add sophistication to any room.