In many cases the different types of curtains available on the market can be distinguished by the various types of pleats that are formed as they are opened. You have pinch pleats, pencil pleats, French pleats, cartridge pleats and slot pleats.
Some curtains are pleated depending on the way they are hung. An example of this is the eyelet curtains which depend on curtain eyelets facilitating the stringing onto a curtain rail. These types of curtains create a pleat that is quite unique and certainly gives you a change from the look of a pinch pleat or goblet pleat.
The way in which a curtains pleats are formed will greatly change the effect they have on the entire room. They may be symmetrical or asymmetrical and this will be noticeable if they clash with other items in the room.
Style is very dependent on what your eye perceives and the soft furnishings framing the background play a vital role in the mood the whole room creates.
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