Your Guide to Pleat Counts

Dear Valued Customers,
Choosing our pleated drapery? Use the table below to find the estimated pleat count.
Rings needed = pleat quantity. (Hooks included.)
Applicable to: Pinch Pleat, Tailor Pleat, Goblet Pleat, Inverted Box Pleat.

Rod Length (inch) 26 34 40 46 52 60 72 80 88 96 100 116 128 136 140 148 156 164 176 188 192 196 216 236 250 284 296 316 356 396
Per Panel Width (inch) 15 19 22 25 28 32 38 42 46 50 52 60 66 70 72 76 80 84 90 96 98 100 110 120 127 144 150 160 180 200
Fabric Usage (inch) 34 42 48 54 60 68 80 80 87 94 98 112 123 130 134 141 148 155 166 177 180 184 202 220 233 263 274 292 328 364
Numbers of rod rings & pleats 4 5 5 6 7 7 9 9 10 10 10 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 19 19 19 21 23 25 28 29 31 34 38
Pleats space apart distance(inch) 4 3/4 5 5 1/2 5 4 3/4 5 3/8 4 7/8 5 3/8 5 1/8 5 5/8 5 7/8 5 1/2 5 1/2 5 3/8 5 1/2 5 3/8 5 3/8 5 5/8 5 3/8 5 3/8 5 3/8 5 5/8 5 1/2 5 1/2 5 3/8 5 3/8 5 3/8 5 3/8 5 1/2 5 3/8
Stacked width (inch) 3 3 7/8 4 3/8 5 5 5/8 6 3/8 7 5/8 8 3/8 9 1/4 10 10 3/8 12 13 1/4 14 14 3/8 15 1/4 16 16 7/8 18 19 1/4 19 5/8 20 22 24 25 3/8 28 7/8 30 32 36 40

*For reference only, the actual measurement shall prevail.

 

Drapery pleat example