How Do You Make Cartridge Pleat Drapes?
Cartridge pleat drapes feature tailored, round tubular pleats or folds. These draperies deliver a sleek and sophisticated look. They are perfect in formal and informal settings, depending on the type of fabric used. Silk or velvet cartridge pleat drapes enhance a living or dining room and a heavy cotton fabric is perfect for den or family room draperies. Use pleating tape to make this sewing project a snap, delivering a contemporary alternative to traditionally pleated draperies. Determine fabric yardage for two drapery panels. Measure the height from the drapery rod to the bottom of the window or the floor, adding 4 inches for hems. Multiply the window width by 2 and add 4 inches for the side hems. Divide the width in half for two panels. Use the same measurements for the drapery fabric lining yardage, but without adding 4 inches to the length. Pin the wrong side of the lining to the wrong side of the top of the curtain fabric. Sew the fabrics together with a straight stitch 1/4-inch
