Curtains and Quilting Store

Curtain Fabric

Full Blockout:

This is when the fabric has a coated backing which blocks out the sun, sometimes called Sunblock or 3 Pass. Provides excellent insulation keeps out the heat & keeps in the warm. It also prevents fabric from fading quickly. Good for bedrooms.

Partial Blockout:

This is when the fabric has a coated backing which has less backing thickness, sometimes called 1 pass. This still provides some insulation but to a lesser degree. The backing allows diffused light. In very sunny positions it is not a very effective insulator.

Uncoated:

This is when the fabric has no backing. A Lining can be added, either integral to the fabric & made as one unit or separately using a Lining tape & attaching with the hooks. This lining can be Full or Partial blockout or in a cotton like calico.

Lining protects the fabrics from fading and deteriorating.

Most curtain fabrics are 120cm - 150cm wide.

Curtain Hooks

Gather Hooks:

Small hooks used in pencil & gather tapes to hang curtains on tracks or Poles

2 Pronged Hooks:

Several sizes to use for different applications to hang curtains with sewn in pleats either double or triple (french) pleats

4 Pronged Hooks:

Used to pleat up tape with long pockets to form triple pinch pleats

Curtain Rings:

Use with pencil or gather tapes to hang curtains on rods.

If you have pinch pleat curtains & wish to hang them on a rod this can be done by using a size 73 - 2 pronged hook in the pleat and put a rings on the rod then insert the hook into the ring. This enables the curtain to open & close on the rod.