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Also asked, do you have to gather pencil pleat curtains?
If your curtain has a pencil pleat heading, you must start by knotting together the three rows of string at the top of the heading tape. To create gather, start by measuring your curtain pole and add 6 inches. Then, half the total number and this is what you must pull your curtains to.
Keeping this in consideration, why do my curtains not hang straight?
Wrap each vertical stack with wide strips of fabric or other soft bindings to keep the folds in place without adding unwanted creases. If you have full-length draperies, bind them in at least three to four places along each column to help set the straight folds. As the fabric cools and dries, the soft folds should set.
Many people believe that pencil pleat curtains are old-fashioned when compared to eyelet curtains, which have ringlets incorporated into the fabric itself - but this is far from a blanket rule. Pencil pleat can look just as stylish as eyelet curtains in a contemporary apartment or new-build house.