Pleat Calculator (click here)
Use this calculator to determine how many pleats you should have for your curtain, plus how far apart you should space them.
This calculator will tell you:
- Number of pleats for your curtain
- Pleat spacing
- Size of pleats
- Drapery fullness
May 6th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
where is the calculator?
June 9th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
To open the calculator, click on the text that says “Pleat Calculator (click here)”
June 28th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
This is WAY COOL!!! Thank you for making this great tool available, Jenny!
August 25th, 2009 at 10:38 am
this calculator is really handy and useful but it does not cater for bigger returns eg my returns are 5.5 and 7.5 and overlaps are 3.5
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:26 pm
I thought the curtain started with a space and ended with a space. Therefore there would always be one pleat less. The calculator gave more pleats than spaces. Let me know sent the answer to my email
August 13th, 2010 at 7:02 am
Jennifer:
I absolutely love, love this pleat calculator. I’ve told you before, but just can’t say enough good things about it.
Your web sites have helped me so much!!
BK Minnet
August 13th, 2010 at 7:06 am
Hi Maria,
The spaces at the end of the curtains are called returns. The calculator
asks you what your returns will be… usually about 2 or 3″.
Then you have your pleats and spaces.
So… return - pleat - space - pleat - space - pleat - return
hope that helps