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Does your hotel need elegant pinch-pleated draperies with 200% fullness and a center draw for guestroom applications? Or how about a contemporary grommet style drape with a beautiful wood rod and tassel tiebacks for your timeshare properties? For these and many, many more drapery styles made to your custom specifications contact County Draperies.

Drapery Specifications

Construction:

French (Pinch) Pleat: Triple fold, straight needled, and bar-tacked approximately ½” from the bottom of the buckram using monofilament thread.
Accordia-fold & Ripplefold: Straight needled with nylon snap tape.

Fullness Options:

French (Pinch) Pleat: 200%, 250% and 300%

(e.g. 100” wide at 200% fullness = 200” of material)

Ripplefold: 60%, 80%, 100% and 120%

(e.g. 100” wide at 60% fullness = 160” of material)

Accordia-fold: 40%, 80%, 100% and 120%

(e.g. 100” wide at 40% fullness = 140” of material)

Returns: 3” to 12”, depending on the application.

Linings:

Blackout Options:
- 2 Pass or 3 Pass – Colors: White or Ecru (Off-White) -NFPA 701 Flame Retardant. Customer to specify.
- 3 Pass – Consult quoting team for available colors. NFPA 701 Flame Retardant.
- Additional Flame Retardant Lining in custom colors are available.
The bottom hem of the blackout is finished using a ½” bias binding. This finish prevents any light seeping through the blackout that would be visible through the drapery, as it is hidden by the double folded bottom hem.

Heading: 4” washable buckram.

Seams: All draperies are pleat-marked and seams are hidden behind the pleats.
Patterns are matched on 54” goods and selvages are removed.
The face and lining are over-locked using a 5-thread safety stitch.

Bottom Hems: Face is 4” single or double fold (as specified) with straight blind stitching.
Lining is hemmed ¾” above bottom of the face.

Side Hems: 1 ½” double turned

Corners: Sewn closed at the bottom hems on a Bonis machine

Weights: A ¾” square covered weight is sewn at each seam and corner of face fabric.
Chain weights are available for additional stability.

Fan Fold: Draperies are packed fan folded
Proper installation requires the “breaking” of the buckram in between each pleat.
Creasing in shipment is unavoidable and steaming may be required.

Pin Hooks: Permanent, adjustable and dry cleanable

Fire Retardant: All County provided materials meet NFPA 701 Fire Retardance Code

Fabrication Options: Drapery is fabricated to size specified minus ½” to 1” for floor clearance
Accent bandings are available both horizontally and vertically

Many other Flame Retardant Blackout Lining widths and colors are available.

Drapery Styles

French Pleat (or Pinch Pleat)

Pinch Pleated draperies have been the most popular style for decades due to their versatility, dramatic effect on a room’s décor and their superior insulation value which is a result of the additional fabric within the treatment. The look is elegant but the formal style allows for a variety of fullnesses. The gathered series of pleats creates a ruffled appearance at the triple-pleated header and wide folds when the draperies are closed. They are weighted at the bottom seams and corners to ensure even, smooth pleating and a clean, crisp appearance.

Advantages of this Style Include:

Has a tailored elegant look.
The drapery pin hook can be adjusted if necessary
The drapery hangs in front of the hardware, concealing standard commercial drapery track.

Key Features:

Attach to slide carriers with slip-in or pin-on hooks
Can be used with most track systems
Headings can be suspended under the track or over the face of it
Can be tied back for effect

Types of Pinch Pleats Include:

Double Pinch Pleat
Triple Pinch Pleat
Euro Pleat
Inverted Pleat

(Euro Pleat)

(Double Pinch Pleat)

(Triple Pinch Pleat)

(Inverted Pleat)

Ripplefold

Soft, ripple-like folds flow smoothly from one end of the track to the other. Panels snap to carriers and folds are identically spaced, eliminating flat drapery areas. This also creates a consistent undulating appearance when seen inside the room or from the outside.

Advantages of this Style Include:

Low maintenance: The speed and ease of snapping panels into place reduces installation and maintenance time and expense. When taken off the track for cleaning, Ripplefold draperies are perfectly flat. Cleaning and pressing are simpler and less expensive. When panels are snapped back onto the carriers the draperies fall into graceful uniform folds.
Ideal for Patterned Fabric: Patterned fabric will have a better look because the drapery is fabricated as a flat, non-pleated treatment.
Wider Window Exposure: the fabric stacks back tighter to the track ends than pinch pleated drapes allowing more light into the room.

Key Features:

Draperies have uniform ripple-like appearance inside and outside.
Spaced carriers control drapery fullness.
Heavy duty non-rust snap tape is sewn on at header of drapery. Snap tape is white nylon +/- 1" high. Clear nylon snape tape is available upon request.
Headings are suspended under the track.
No hooks or pins.
Recommended where draperies require frequent launderings such as hospitals and institutions.

Note: Not all fabrics work well in the Ripplefold style. For best appearance, the drapery fabric should be compatible with the heading system. Contact our quoting team to confirm suitability of material.

Note: When drapery pins can cause a safety hazard, use snap systems Accordia-fold or Ripplefold

(Ripplefold)