CURTAIN STYLE
From fabric to curtain
Fabric creates the colour, pattern, texture and character. A few simple choices determine how that fabric is expressed as a curtain.
Room → Fabric → Curtain form → Made to measure
The anatomy of a curtain
Choose a form. Touch a detail. See what changes.
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Wave
01Heading
How the fabric begins.
A regular repeating S-wave is created through the track system. There is no sewn decorative pleat at the top.
02Flow
How the fabric travels.
A consistent forward-and-back rhythm continues into the drop. Follow one fold from the heading towards the floor.
03Structure
Controlled or relaxed?
Controlled and regular. The uninterrupted rhythm gives structure without a decorative pleat.
04Fabric
What form does to material.
Pattern is repeatedly revealed and concealed; texture moves through alternating light and shadow. Both change the fabric’s activity and presence.
05Room
How it sits in the interior.
A strong continuous vertical rhythm with a visually recessive heading system. The fabric remains the visual focus.
06Length / floor
How fabric meets the room.
Here, the folds arrive at a clean floor line. That clear ending keeps the continuous rhythm composed and connects the fabric to the room.
What it gives youLets the fabric remain a strong visual focus.
What to considerA pattern is never experienced as a completely flat surface once it moves through the wave.
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Double Pinch PleatChange one variable. See its effect. Return it to the reference before exploring another.
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Double Pinch Pleat
01Heading
How the fabric begins.
Pairs of fixed pleats create deliberate structure across the top. Look for two fabric fingers in each pleat.
02Flow
How the fabric travels.
The fabric opens beneath the fixed pleats into the vertical fall. The definition begins at the top and releases below.
03Structure
Controlled or relaxed?
Tailored and visibly constructed. Each fixed pair gives the fabric a deliberate point of structure.
04Fabric
What form does to material.
More structured at the heading, freer lower in the treatment. Pattern and texture pass from small pleats into broader areas of fabric.
05Room
How it sits in the interior.
Adds definition and tailoring while allowing the fabric to remain central. The heading contributes to the room’s character.
06Length / floor
How fabric meets the room.
The tailored heading resolves into a clear floor line here. That relationship gives the full treatment a composed presence.
What it gives youA composed, refined expression.
What to considerThe heading itself participates visibly in the design.
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Pencil Pleat
01Heading
How the fabric begins.
Many smaller gathers draw the fabric together across the top. The close gathers create a fine, textured edge.
02Flow
How the fabric travels.
The gathered heading develops into a softer, less geometrically fixed fall. The rhythm becomes looser as the fabric descends.
03Structure
Controlled or relaxed?
Softer and more variable. The gathered construction lets the fabric settle into a less regular rhythm.
04Fabric
What form does to material.
Pattern and texture move through a less regular gathered rhythm. Small changes in the folds alter the visible surface and activity.
05Room
How it sits in the interior.
Creates a softer, more relaxed expression. The gathered heading supports that character without requiring the room to feel informal.
06Length / floor
How fabric meets the room.
A clean floor line contains the softer fall in this study. A relaxed heading can still have a clear, composed ending.
What it gives youA softer, more relaxed fabric expression.
What to considerActive patterns may read differently across the variable gathered surface.
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Eyelet
01Heading
How the fabric begins.
Visible rings run directly over a pole. The pole and the eyelets are both part of what you see.
02Flow
How the fabric travels.
Fabric alternates forward and back beneath the eyelets. Broad folds continue down from each ring.
03Structure
Controlled or relaxed?
Regular, with visible hardware. The pole and rings remain part of the visual composition.
04Fabric
What form does to material.
Broad folds repeatedly reveal and conceal the surface. Pattern and texture move across those larger planes of light and shadow.
05Room
How it sits in the interior.
Fabric, pole and heading hardware read together. Their finishes contribute to the treatment’s character and presence.
06Length / floor
How fabric meets the room.
The broad folds meet a clean floor line here. Their clear ending balances the visible construction at the top.
What it gives youVisually simple, immediately understandable construction.
What to considerPole and eyelet finish contribute to the overall look.
Curtain form study — created to demonstrate how form changes fabric expression. The neutral fabric is a reference, not a purchasable fabric.
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Explore the fabric behind the form
Pattern × Fold
A pattern is read through the folds. Regular rhythms reveal and conceal a design repeatedly; gathered rhythms interrupt it less evenly. Follow a motif across the surface, rather than imagining it flat.
Texture × Fold
Changing planes create light and shadow across the surface. A visible weave or raised detail can provide interest as the fabric turns, even when the pattern is quiet.
Presence × Form
Volume, length and position change how strongly a treatment participates in the room. They shape the fabric’s presence; they do not replace its colour, pattern or character.
RETURN TO FABRIC
Now find the fabric that makes the room yours.
Curtain form changes the expression. Fabric creates the colour, pattern, texture and character.
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