# DIY: Inverted Pleat Window Treatment
Window treatments can give your home a feeling of warmth and comfort. In addition to providing a signature to your design style, window treatments can help keep heat in during the winter and cold air in during the summer. The inverted pleat window treatment -- also called the inverted box pleat -- is a distinctive look that you can do yourself as long as you measure carefully and can sew a straight line.
Things You'll Need
- Drapery fabric
- Lining fabric
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
- Pleating tape
- Pins
- Needle
- Thread
- Curtain hooks
- Curtain rod
- Curtain rope
Instructions
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Measure the width of your window and then double that total. When you are making pleated window treatments you need twice as much fabric as the width of the window. Your finished product will be the same width as the window, but it starts off twice as wide.
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Place the curtain fabric on a flat surface such as a table or the floor. Lay the lining fabric on top of the curtain. The right side of the lining should be facing up. Pin the two pieces together and sew around the bottom and the sides of the curtain.
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Turn the curtain over and fold the top edge down 2 inches and sew straight across. Pin the top of the curtain every 12 inches. At each pin, measure an equal amount of fabric on each side to make the pleat. Pinch the fabric down from each side to form the pleat and use pins to hold the pleat in place. Sew the edges of the pleat, making sure your thread does not show in the front of the curtain. Remove the pins as you sew.
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Cut your pleating tape so that it is 1 inch wider than the panels of the window treatments on both sides. Sew the pleating tape on the back of the window treatment, about 6 inches from the top. Make sure you sew both the top and bottom edges of the tape. This will make sure it does not get in the way of the pockets after the pleat is completed.
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Place your curtain hooks in the pockets formed by the pleating tape. Place the other end of the hooks on the curtain rod and tie the curtain backs with a curtain rope.
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