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About Drape Notes
The size on a curtain packet tells only part of the story. Work from the span your curtains must cover, the fullness you like and the way your heading hangs.
How the guides are made
Each guide starts with a practical question. It shows the inputs, walks through an example and links to references so you can check the method for your own project. The numbers in the examples are illustrative.
The publisher used AI assistance to draft these guides and create worked examples. The calculator runs in your browser. Its results depend on the measurements you enter.
References for this notebook
- IKEA · Planning curtain width and pleats
- IKEA · Understanding the width of a curtain pair
- The Shade Store · Measuring and choosing drapery panels
- The Shade Store · Measuring finished pinch pleats
- Crestron · Drapery track measuring guidelines
- Drapery Rods Direct · Measuring for Kirsch hardware and stackback
Contact and corrections
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