Please refer to our Drapery Sizing & Measurement Guide for step-by-step instructions on how to measure for your curtains based on your choice of heading style.
Afraid not; we do not sell or include any hardware with our drapery.
We offer two lining options: privacy & blackout.
The standard white privacy lining prevents sun glare and protects the face fabric from sun damage and color fading.
The blackout lining is a specially treated fabric that is able to block light and darken a room to a considerable degree. It also offers additional benefits such as sound blocking and thermal insulation.
Our blackout linings come in three colors - white, beige and gray - offering clients plenty of bandwidth to appease any decor style, especially if the rear side of the window treatment will be visible to an adjoining room or an outdoor living area.
Please note linings are sewn behind the curtains, and not provided as separate, removable liners.
To further details, please read our blog about our drapery lining options.
‘Heading style’ refers to the design and construction of the top header of a curtain, which determines how a curtain forms its pleats. From relaxed flat panels to tailored goblet pleats, the heading style choice not only influences the overall appearance but also impacts the operational ease of the drapery.
Understanding heading styles is key to achieving the desired look and functionality for your curtains, so please do browse our detailed Drapery Heading Style Guide when you’re shopping for your custom curtains from The White Window.
We offer more than a dozen heading style options including - flat panels, grommet tops, pencil pleats, rod pockets (with/ without header frill), tab tops, back tab tops, and pencil pleats, and six different types of pinch pleat headers.
To learn more about all the heading styles on offer, and pick one suitable for your space, please refer to our detailed Drapery Headings Style Guide.
The width of curtain panels when stacked to the sides depends on various factors, making it challenging to provide a precise measurement.
However, as a general guideline, casual styles such as grommet tops, rod pockets, flat panel curtains, etc. typically stack at approximately 20% of their total width, while pinch pleat curtains may stack at around 25%.
For instance, let's consider a grommet top curtain panel with a width of 250 inches. When gathered and stacked to the side, this panel can be expected to occupy approximately 50 inches of pole space. On the other hand, a pinch pleat curtain of the same width would have a slightly wider stack of around 65 inches.
Please bear in mind that these are estimated figures. Drapery stackback is influenced by several other factors such as the thickness of the fabric, lining, and how tightly the panels are gathered by the user.
Most standard fabric bolts come in continuous lengths but a fixed width of 54 inches.
Therefore, extra long curtains will not have any joins to achieve longer lengths.
However, if you order extra-wide panels, you can expect them to have vertical joins to achieve the desired widths.
Pinch pleat drapes wider than 20 inches or non-pinch pleat curtains above 48 inches will require vertical seams where two (or more) fabric bolts will be sewn together to form extra wide curtain panels.
These seams are a standard industry practice, and unavoidable in the construction of wide panels. But, you can rest assured that a well-executed seam - sewn by experienced tailors - is discreet and almost invisible.
In the case of patterned and printed fabrics, our tailors match the motifs seamlessly along the joins with careful attention to detail. As a result, the joins become nearly imperceptible within the pleats, only noticeable when examining the curtains up close.
For further information and handy reference images, please refer to our blog on Drapery Joins and Pattern Matching.
Our curtains are sewn with 2-inch wide bottom hems. If you’d like the hem to be wider or narrower, simply write to us at hi@thewhitewindowcurtains.com before placing your order, and we’ll be happy to accommodate any custom specifications.
We offer four grommet finishes/ colors - silver, bronze, brass (gold) and black - in the following sizes:
Our pinch pleat, pencil pleat and flat panel curtains come with a 4-inch wide header tape sewn at the back. The tape features three different ‘levels’ to allow clients to insert drapery pins at various positions, thereby offering flexibility to decide the exact position where the curtains ‘sit’ near the pole.
Hardware requirements vary according to the heading style chosen. Please refer to the following heading style guides to find the hardware required to hang curtains of each style:
Pleats on our pinch pleat drapes are stitched at intervals of approximately 3-4 inches. We advise clients to use a drapery pin behind each pleat to provide maximum support to the drapes and prevent sagging between pleats.
Number of drapery pins can be estimated based on the pleat gap noted above and the width of the panel.
We recommend ordering a few extra pins to account for any unforeseen adjustments and to have spares on hand for future use.
The number of pins required to mount flat panel curtains can vary depending on how you’d like your curtains to look and how flat or rounded you want your pleats to be.
If you have measured and calculated your curtain panel widths in line with the guidance in our Drapery Measurement Guide - factoring in ‘2x fullness’ - we recommend placing the pins at about 6-inch intervals.
So, for a 96-inch wide curtain covering a 48-inch wide window, you will require 18 pins/hooks to hang the curtains. Minor adjustments can be made of course depending on the exact width of your panels.
However, if you’ve ordered your panels with less width based on a lower fullness level, the pin count and placement can be adjusted.
Please note that the number of pins should always be even, regardless of the count or placement. An even number of pins ensures that the curtains close inward at the edges, lending a polished look and a sense of completion rather than turning outward, which will leave the last pleat incomplete and open, and the backside visible at the edges.
Remember as a rule of thumb that pins placed at shorter intervals will give you a flatter look (with more pleats) while pins placed at greater intervals will produce deeper rounder (but fewer) pleats. Therefore, calculate the number of pins required based on how far apart you want to place your pins and the width of the panel.
For further guidance and detailed information, refer to our blog post on Flat Panel Curtains & Window Drapes.
Our standard pocket size for rod pocket curtains is 2.5 inches.
Should you need an adjustment to accommodate an extra-skinny or chunky drapery pole, please reach out to us at hi@thewhitewindowcurtains.com before placing your order, and we are happy to accommodate any custom requests.
Yes, we do - and at no extra charge.
To place your order, please purchase your drapes on our site with rod pockets (with or without header frill) and send us an email alongside requesting double pockets on your panels. Please do not forget to include your order number in the email. And that’s it; our tailors will pick it up from there.
New curtains rarely ever form perfect neat folds out of the box. Drapery panels require time and ‘training’ to develop ‘pleat memory’.
Learn how to train your curtains with our detailed Drapery Training Guide with handy reference images and insider tips from our stylists.
While the cost difference between pinch pleat drapes and non-pinch pleat styles like grommet tops or flat panel tops may appear to be almost double, it's not really the case. This is best explained with an example.
Consider a window that is 100 inches wide.
Opting for a grommet top (or any non-pinch pleat style), clients would ideally order two panels of 100 inches each for 2x fullness, to ensure that the panels have enough width to gather into dense pleats.
In contrast, when choosing a pinch pleat style, clients would ideally order two panels of about 60 inches each for the exact same window. This is because pleats are pre-sewn into the headers of pinch pleat drapes.
In summary, the same window of 100 inches can be dressed with either two grommet top panels of width 100 inches each, or two pinch pleats panels of width 60 inches each, thereby equalizing the price of the two options to a large degree.
Afraid not; we only work with fabrics from our own collection.
Our fabric samples are 5 x 5 inches.
Unfortunately, we do not offer samples for curtain trims or ribbons at this time.
For all dispatch and shipping-related information, please visit our Shipping & Delivery page.
Our prices for shipments to the USA include import duties and taxes.
However, for shipments to Canada, United Kingdom or other European Union countries, our prices do not cover any import duties and taxes that may be imposed by destination countries. Clients are responsible for paying any applicable import charges once the shipment arrives in their country.
If a shipment is held in transit or returned to the sender due to non-payment of duty/taxes, we do not offer refunds or exchanges in these circumstances.
If you have ordered samples, they will be safely delivered to your mailbox through USPS in the USA.
All our other products are delivered through FedEx or DHL. If you’re home, they will ask for your signature at time of delivery. If not, they'll tuck your package in a safe place on the premises, and retain photographic proof of delivery.
All our products are manufactured and shipped from our studios in India or the United Kingdom. Depending on the products you've purchased and the size of your order, your shipment may be dispatched from either location.
Please visit our Returns & Cancellations page for detailed information on our terms & policies.
