Pinch Pleat
Fabricated Drapery
Pinch-pleat (including French and Parisian pleat) fabrication creates a full, even look to drapery. This style of treatment gives superior light control and is an excellent solution for guest rooms and other areas where blackout is desirable.
Recommended applications
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Blackout
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Light Filtering
Key Features
- Features three-finger pinch pleats spaced approximately 3″ to 5″ apart
- Attaches to slide carriers with slip-in or pin-on hooks
- Fullness of pleats is typically 100%
- Four lining options including 2-pass and 3-pass blackout
- Drapery available in a center-open, off-center open, one-way draw, or stationary
- Motorization available
- All specified fabrics should meet NFPA 701 fire-rating requirements
- The Infinity Fabrication Collection offers ten fabric options including four sheers
- Customers may also choose to supply their own fabric or Hunter Douglas Hospitality can assist with procurement

Fabrication Details
- Three-finger pinch pleats spaced approximately 3″ to 5″ apart
- Attaches to slide carriers with slip-in or pin-on hooks
- Headings can be suspended under the track or over the face of the track
- Fullness Options: 200%, 250%, 300% – 200% is standard
- Selvage edges are removed or clipped before fabrication as necessary
- Multiple widths joined using overlocked serged seams and safety stitch
- Headings consist of 4.0″ wide buckram folded into the fabric before stitching
- Bottom hem: 4.0″ double-folded
- Side hems: 1.5″ double-turned folds
- Includes 0.25 oz. corner square lead weights
- Blindstitched using thread to complement fabric color
Lining
- 2-pass blackout — white/gray, ivory/gray
- 3-pass blackout — white/white, white/ecru, ivory/white, ivory/ecru
- Cotton polyester — white/ecru
- Interlining (flannel) — white
- Lining is recommended for all drapery (however, unlined drapery is available upon request)
- Blackout lining is dry clean only and cannot be laundered
Hardware
- Cord Draw — can be specified with a tension pulley to hold down cord for safety issues
- Hand Draw – no baton or cord is used, and drapery is drawn by hand making this application excellent for healthcare facilities
- Baton — available in 36″, 48″, and 60″ lengths
- ADA Baton — 3/8″ Fiberglass with a loop
- Motorized Mechanisms and Carriers — supplied per client specification
- Drapery tracks composed of extruded aluminum finished with PPC in white color (standard)
General
All fabrication meets the following requirements:
- Drapery fabricated to size specifications within 0.5″ lengths and 1.0″ widths
- Fabrics pattern-matched according to commercial standards
- Multiple-width drapery is overlock stitched with half-widths placed on the return side of the drapery
- Side hems are blind stitched
- Drapery linings are joined and hemmed by overlocking
- Linings are placed 0.75″ above the bottom of a drapery
- Order as rod length x finished length.
Glydea® ULTRA— Drapery Motor
With one track, two motors and various control modules, Glydea® offers a wide range of options for any project requirement.
Irismo™ 45 WireFree RTS — Drapery Motor
Battery operated and compact solution for motorized drapery.
Find full specifications in the Document Library tab.
Downloads
- Pinch Pleat — Info Sheet
- Fabrication Specifications — Catalog
- Infinity Fabrication Collection — Info Sheet
- Drapery Track — Info Sheet
- Decorative Drapery Hardware — Info Sheet
- Glydea ULTRA Drapery Motor — Info Sheet
- Irismo 45 Wireless RTS Motor — Info Sheet
- RTS Remote Controls — Info Sheet
- DecoFlex WireFree Wall Switch — Info Sheet
- Drapery — RFQ
- Top Treatment — RFQ
- Measure and Install — RFQ