How to make a goblet pleat heading

The best hanging method for your goblet pleat curtains is either a decorative curtain pole or a curtain track using drapery hooks. Goblet pleats have a rich,formal appearance and look wonderful with woven fabrics or jacquards. Coupled with luxurious roped tiebacks pulling curtains back from your window, the overall appearance is timeless. For a true luxury look you could let your curtain hems drape along the floor either side of the window by about 15cm.

First of all, you need to make up your curtains. Refer to our section "how to calculate fabric amounts for curtain making" to ensure you make up curtains using the correct amount of fabric needed for a goblet pleat heading.

Choose to make either lined or unlined curtains as you prefer - according to our guide "how to make lined curtains" or "how to make unlined curtains".

You can measure and make the goblet pleats by hand, using buckram in place of heading tape. As buckram can be purchased in various depths, you can choose the depth of goblet pleat you wish to achieve. We recommend a depth of pleat of at least 12cm for floor length curtains.

Alternatively, a simpler method is to use heading tape made especially for creating both triple pleats and goblet pleats. We have detailed instructions both methods.