Curtain Heading Tape

Explore Our Range Of Curtain Heading Tape At Spotlight

In addition to the colour and texture of your curtains, your curtain heading also contributes to the overall aesthetic of your space. Shop Spotlight's range of heading tape and create elegant folds, structured pleats or flowing waves throughout your curtains and elevate your window furnishings. Curtain tapes are designed with pockets for you to insert your curtain hooks into. With these pockets, you can customise the fullness of your curtains, choosing the thickness of your folds or pleats to your preferences.

Choose The Best Heading Tape For Your Curtain Project

We stock a number of different curtain heading tapes, including:

• Mini pencil pleat curtain tape: This is ideal for lightweight curtains where you would like to have a tight gather at the top. It can also be used for sheer curtains and nets.
• 3-Pocket pencil pleat curtain tape: This is a slightly wider heading tape, which allows you to choose the height at which you place your curtain hooks. This enables you to hide the curtain track by placing the hooks at the lower level, and can also be useful if your curtains have either shrunk in the wash or have become too long due to their weight over time, as you can simply adjust the height of the hooks.
• Deep pleat curtain heading tape: This curtain heading tape is used to create formal looking curtains with deep, fixed pleats. It requires special metal deep curtain hooks.
• Eyelet curtain heading tape: As the name suggests, this curtain heading tape, which comes complete with rings to finish off your curtain, will allow you to make eyelet curtains. Other heading tapes available in the collection include Austrian blind sheer tape, Buckram curtain heading tape, and a simple one-pocket gather heading tape.

Using Curtain Heading Tape On Your Homemade Curtains

Ideally, you will need one continuous length of heading tape for every curtain, and the length of your heading tape will need to be as wide as the curtain fabric is before it is gathered, plus a few centimetres or inches extra to fold over at the sides of the curtain to stop the ends from fraying. Curtain heading tape is simply sewn onto the back of your curtain and gathered to the required width of your window, except in the case of triple pleat or deep curtain pleats, where the width of the curtain needs to be fixed beforehand.

Tips For Making Homemade Curtains

Creating your own DIY curtains may seem challenging, but with these handy tips, you'll be ready to make your own homemade curtains in no time!

Hemming Curtains

Create a neat finish to your curtains by hemming the edges. There are a few different alternatives for creating a neat finish on your DIY curtains. You can either use hemming tape for a quick and easy hemming process or sew your hems using a sewing machine and thread for more precision in your hemming. Be sure to use a fine and sharp sewing machine needle for delicate fabrics like voiles.

Hanging Curtains

You can hang your DIY curtains from tracks, curtain rods, tension rods and stretch wire. Some curtain hardware is better suited to certain curtain headers than others. Check out our handy guides on using rods or tracks and how to hang curtains for more information!

Browse Our Extensive Range Of Sewing Tools & Accessories

Wanting to get started on your next DIY endeavour? Or maybe you're simply wanting to refresh your window furnishings? The first step is to ensure you have all the sewing tools and accessories prepared for your next project. Shop our range of sewing tools and accessories for everything you need, including:

• Fabric of your choosing - this could include curtain lining if you want to make blockout curtains or thermal insulated curtains
• Dressmaking scissors
• Pins
• Measuring tape
• Tailor's chalk for marking your fabric
• Sewing machine
• Curtain heading tape for pencil pleat, pinch pleat and eyelet styles
• An iron for pressing seams and creating a neat finish

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Shop Curtain Heading Tape At Spotlight Today

Update your current curtains or showcase your DIY skills and create your very own curtains for a homemade charm with Spotlight's extensive curtain fabric range. Find everything you need for your next window furnishings refresh right here at Spotlight. From heading tape for the top of your curtains to hemming tape for creating neat hems, we have all the DIY curtain supplies you'll require. Explore the range of curtain fabrics, where you can find blockout curtain fabrics, uncoated curtain fabrics, thermal curtain fabrics, sheer curtain fabrics and room-darkening curtain fabrics. And don't forget to check out our handy guide on how to measure your windows and how to hang curtains for all the information you need to transform your home with beautiful curtains!

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