Sewing Inverted Box Pleat Curtains

The key difference between box pleat and inverted pleat is that box pleat is a pleat made by folding away two equal folds of fabric from each other in opposite directions on the front of a length of fabric whereas an inverted pleat is a pleat arranged by bringing two folded edges towards or to a center point on outside where the fold face away.

Sewing inverted box pleat curtains.

To create the side seams press the fabric 1 2 inch and fold in another 1 2 inch sewing along the edge. Inverted box pleats have the fullness of the pleat on the back of the drape which creates a flat drapery face suitable for a contemporary interior design. This is a white stiffened fabric which comes in pre cut sizes normally available between 4 and 6 deep 10 and 15cms. Measure from the edge of the first line you drew to the desired width of the pleat.

The clean lines of these stationary panels are particularly suited to contemporary or. The secret to great looking folds for your pleats is to use curtain buckram. How to sew lined inverted pleat curtains. Before cutting your fabric you need to get your window measurements for the box pleat curtain example the window measured 50.

In some projects like our inverted box pleat pillow examples below you may need to sew across both ends of the pleat to hold it in place. This project uses 3 inch pleats so you only have to sew a total of five pleats. A standard sized inverted or box pleat is 3 in 7 6 cm but you can make your pleats wider or narrower if you prefer. The option to topstitch or edgestitch once your pleats are formed and pressed in place you can sew the folds of the pleats with a topstitch or an edgestitch.

If you are mounting your curtain on a 1 4 board you need to add 5 for the ends of the board and 8 for the pleat in the middle. A sleek flat front hides the pleats of inverted pleat curtains. You have a 1 inch seam allowance on each side or your panel. 3 5 3 5 4 11 as a starting place for the amount of fabric needed for the pleats you can multiply the distance you want the curtain panel to cover by about 2 or 3 depending on how full you want the curtains.

Return leading edge 4 for sewing the sides.