[Illustration: ‘Sew-on’ or ‘pin-on’ weights.]
[Illustration: Lined drapery with pleater tape heading.]
[Illustration: Side hems tacked to insure evenness.]
When using a tape with woven-in pockets for pleater pins, allow 2″ above
the rod for heading and seam. See instructions under the section
_Unlined Draperies_ for joining tape to heading. Join lining; then clip
and press seams. Turn drapery to right side and pin lining to bottom of
tape, overlapping ¼″. Stitch and press; then finish side hems above
lining by hand.
It is a good idea to tack the side hems along stitching line. This
prevents them from slipping and hems always appear sharper. Using
matching thread and working from the underside, insert needle through
the seam down through to the right side, picking up a thread or two of
the fabric. Then bring needle back up through the seam. Insert needle at
the same point and direct needle along the seam between the hem a
distance of 1″. Bring needle up through seam; then direct needle down
through seam at same point, picking up two or three threads, and then up
through seam again. Continue this tacking the length of the hem.