How to hang curtains on a curtain tape on hooks?

Today, special textile tapes are very popular, allowing you to beautifully drape curtains. If you correctly fix the fabric strip with the laces that form the loops, then even the window opening itself will look original and beautiful. But to do this is quite difficult, so you should know how to hang curtains on a curtain tape. In this article we will consider all the nuances of this process, get acquainted with the types and methods of forming folds.

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The main advantages of curtain tapes

The biggest advantage of ribbons for fixing curtains to the curtain rod is their cost. Moreover, the price of the paintings themselves does not affect this at all. Even cheap synthetic curtains can also be carefully draped, as well as natural and expensive analogues.

The advantages of these tapes can also include the following:

1. You can use them with cornices of any kind - ceiling, wall, round, square. Curtain braid is completely invisible, so it blends perfectly with thin fishing line, and with thick rods.
2. At any time, at your discretion, you can change the folds on the curtains and tulle. No special knowledge is needed to figure out how to hang a tulle on a curtain tape, because it has several levels of hooks designed for hooking. But, nevertheless, you need to practice a bit to make a beautiful drapery of varying complexity.
3. They are combined with any interior. The main thing is to choose the right accessories, more precisely rings, hooks and cornices. Using the tape, you can hide any defects of the cornice itself, you just need to fix it a couple of centimeters below the top edge.
4. Even intensive washing does not adversely affect the ability of the tape, loops and laces to drape.

Important! The cost of the tape depends on the number of cords and threads. On sale you can even find buffer models that are used only for textiles of a certain type, otherwise it is not possible to achieve the desired effect.

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Features of application and varieties of tapes

Textile curtain strips are intended primarily for the formation of creases on the canvases, and help to fix fastenings on the cornice. There are deaf and transparent options for dense and thin fabrics. Before answering the question of how to hang curtains on a curtain tape on hooks, you need to consider what they generally are.

The amount of material depends on the variety of folds, which, in turn, affect the width and length of the tape, the level of cords and the presence of pockets. And now more about the varieties of the created folds.

Tape for easy drapery

With its help, you can make the usual horizontal folds of light materials. To create a simple style, it is enough to purchase curtains made of transparent textile fabric with a small addition polyester with several shoelaces.

Important! Also these tapes are intended for fastening silk, tulle and organza. And as cornices use strings and thin rods.

Bow stripes

They are used to hold lambrequins and multilayer canvases. With their help, you can make folds of different sizes, and to make the curtains look more beautiful, it is better that they are 2.5-3 times wider than the eaves in width.The tape itself is quite wide, can serve as the basis for the formation of more complex structures in different directions.

Important! It can be used for smooth heavy curtains to reveal all the splendor of the folds. And in order to correctly hang the fabric, it is necessary to manually form the folds even before fastening.

Waffle folds

They are distinguished by a uniform distribution of material, without large formations. They are ideal for chintz, silk and linen. It is not recommended to hang tulle on a ribbon with such drapery. In particular, transparent and white tulle, since in this case the beauty of the folds is completely lost.

Pencil or Cylindrical Folds

They are used to create round folds on cornices with rings. The braid is wide and reaches 10 cm. At the same time, two loops are held at once with one ring or hook.

In order for the assemblies to be visible, be sure to evenly distribute the curtain. And in order to avoid overtightening of individual sections of the fabric, it is necessary to form folds even before fastening with clamps.

Flemish folds

The width of the tape is 8.5 cm. The designs are quite complex, thanks to the tying of the cord into the resulting loops, but the main thing here is not to pull them. You need to understand how to assemble tulle on a curtain ribbon of this kind, otherwise - you will not get the desired effect, in particular, in the case of using heavy materials.

Important! They are suitable for holding fabrics with prints that do not form any particular pattern.

Double pleated

To create such a drapery, a wide ribbon with two pockets is suitable, which allows you to form several rows of folds in a checkerboard pattern.

Important! With the help of ordinary stripes, you can drape not only traditional curtains, but also French, Austrian, Roman curtains. Non-standard fixation and approach allow you to turn curtains into a real work of art on a curtain tape.

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How to choose the right tape?

So that she could fulfill her main function, that is, organize folds, you need to choose it in accordance with the type of textile. Consider which ribbons to hang specific fabrics:

• It is better to hang a veil, light tulle, cotton fabrics or organza, silk or chintz with the help of transparent narrow strips with two cords. In this case, the first one will form loops, and the second one will form original folds.
• Massive materials, of course, are best fixed on wide strips having several rows of cords that can be manipulated to create various kinds of folds.
• The puff is created using a special braid.

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How much tape do you need?

Before you hang the curtains on the curtain tape on the hooks, you must correctly calculate the required number of stripes. Its length will depend on the level of splendor of the assembly, that is, folds.

For example:

• To collect the curtain with ordinary folds, you need to double its length - the resulting figure will indicate how much tape you need.
• To drape luxurious and festive folds, you will need three times as much ribbon as the width of the fabric itself.

Important! It is important to note that the strip should cover the cornice completely or protrude slightly beyond its edges.

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How to prepare curtains?

To hang curtains with tape, you need to hem the fabric a little. In particular, this applies to highly crumbling materials. But you can’t use a double hem with a hem, because in this case the edges will be too thick. Therefore:

• You can prevent loose edges using special tools or an overlock.
• Ordinary thin materials can be easily flashed with a standard seam.

Now you need to grind the tape:

1. Step back a little from the edge of the curtain, take a tape to it. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that the lines are parallel and be sure to bend the edges. The cords will help you figure out how many rows of folds you get.
2. Now you need to attach special hooks with clips to the tape so that they do not fall out of the hinges.It is necessary to evenly distribute the clamps along the entire length of the fabric, each leading for a fabric cord and leading outward, while snapping plastic.

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Gathering the folds

It is time in practice to figure out how to hang a tulle on a curtain tape. To tighten the tape correctly, it is necessary to turn it over and gradually form folds:

• First, the hooks are unfastened, one or more adjacent rows are captured, they are pulled out and then the canvas is pulled together.
• Be sure to make sure that all the hooks contain the same number of loops, otherwise - the beautiful curtain will not work.
• How to form different folds we have already considered above. It is also possible at your discretion to change the location of the hooks, but you need to take into account the structure of the fabric.
• It remains only to hook the finished folds onto the rings available on the ledge.

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Stock footage

In this article, we examined all the intricacies of window decoration using curtains on a curtain tape. Once again, work out the design of the window decoration, carefully measure everything, and for the first time, slowly execute the plan!