Ripplefold™
Fabricated Drapery
Ripplefold™ is the trademark name for roll-pleat drapery fabrication. Ripplefold™ style drapery results in a clean, elegant appearance from both sides. An excellent choice for public spaces or other areas where complete blackout is not required.
Recommended applications
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Light Filtering
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Room Darkening
Key Features
- Drapery panels attach via a snap tape to the track, creating smooth, evenly spaced curves in the fabric
- Drapery has hemmed flat panels allowing for easy care and cleaning
- 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 must 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
- Manufactured to Kirsch fabrication specification chart using 4.25″ snap tape spacing
- Drapery hemmed as flat panels
- Fullness – determined by the spacing of the carriers, 100% standard, 60%, 80%, or 120% upon request.
- Selvage edges are removed or clipped before fabrication as necessary
- Multiple widths joined using overlocked serged seams and safety stitch
- Bottom hem: 4.0″ double-folded
- Side hems: 1.5″ double-turned folds
- 0.25 oz. corner square lead weights
- Blindstitched using thread to complement fabric color
- Standard hem allowance is double-turn at the top and double turn at the bottom, approximately 12″
- Drapery hangs under the tracking leaving track visible and a slight light gap between track and panels
Lining
- 2-pass blackout — white/gray, ecru/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
Snaps
- Snap tape (sewn into the top hem of the panel) attaches the drapery to the carrier
- Snaps composed of nickel-plated brass to resist corrosion and rust
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 — supplied per client specification and 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.
Ripplefold® is a registered trademark of Kirsch
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Irismo™ 45 WireFree RTS — Drapery Motor
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Downloads
- Ripplefold — 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