|
|
|
|
When curtains are sewn gathered or tied to have pleating they are described as curtains with fullness. Standard theatrical drapes are constructed using Box Pleats. Pleating breaks up the plane of a flat curtain, allowing it to provide more depth of visual field. Flat curtains are generally used in drops, cycloramas and masking.
Using one and a half as many widths of the fabric used in a flat curtain yields a curtain with 50% fullness. One 54” wide piece of fabric will be pleated down to 36”.
Using two times the number of fabric widths in a flat curtain, the pleated curtain will have 100% fullness. One 54” wide piece of fabric will be pleated down to 27”.
Knife Pleats are most commonly used on light weight fabrics with 100% fullness or more. This treatment provides a consistent fullness across the width of a drape.
|