Custom Curtains

& Cornices

—Using COM

Or Our Fabric

Custom Curtains, Shower Curtains, Cornices & More!

Using customer supplied fabric (COM) or choose one of ours!

Sew Lovely creates custom drapery in mostly all styles, including, pinch pleat, tab back, rod pocket, ripplefold and more. We also make shower curtains in any fabric or size. We can provide regular/light filtering lining or blackout lining. We can also modify and hem curtains that you may already have and make them smaller or add trim or blackout lining to them.

Transform your space with workroom-quality, custom-tailored drapery designed to fit your windows perfectly. Whether you have sourced the ultimate designer textile (Customer’s Own Material / COM) or wish to select from our premium house linen, velvet, and sheer collections, our expert seamstresses craft each panel to your exact specifications. From dramatic floor-to-ceiling statements to crisp, tailored silhouettes, we deliver premium window treatments that elevate your interior design.

Tailored Pleat & Header Styles: Choose the perfect top construction to match your aesthetic and hardware:

*Pinch Pleat / Euro Pleat:** Classic, timeless, and perfectly spaced for a luxury, structured drape.

*Ripplefold:** Modern, fluid, and minimalist; glides effortlessly along architectural tracks.

*Rod Pocket & Tab Back:** Casual, contemporary, and ideal for stationary decorative panels.

Premium Lining Options for Every Room:

*Standard Light-Filtering:** Diffuses harsh sunlight, prevents fabric fading, and fills your room with a soft glow.

*Thermal Blackout:** Blocks 100% of light, dampens outside noise, and provides energy-efficient climate control (perfect for bedrooms and media rooms).

*Unlined / Sheer:** Ideal for breezy, lightweight linen drapes that welcome natural sunlight.

Our Seamless 4-Step Process:

1. Design Your Panels: Choose your fabric source, pleat header style, and lining type from our store listings.

2. Submit Measurements: Enter your exact finished length and width requirements in the personalization field.

3. Send Your Fabric (For COM): If using your own material, complete your order to receive our workroom shipping address and required yardage guidelines via email.

4. Master Craftsmanship: We inspect your fabric, execute flawless pattern matching across panels, blind-stitch the hems, and ship your drapes ready to hang.

Product Specifications:

Bench-made in the USA with professional double-turned bottom and side hems. Weighted corners ensure your drapery panels hang, drape, and train beautifully. * Heavy-duty drapery hooks included with all pleated options.

We also create custom window shades and cornices boards in custom sizes and shapes, using any fabric of your choice.

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Types Of Curtain Styles We Make:

A diagram showing three different types of curtain rod top styles: rod pocket, tab top, and tie top. Each style is depicted with a beige curtain on a wooden rod against a plain white background.

Cafe Curtains (Pinch Pleat, Tab Back and Rod Pocket)

A large window with black framing and green curtains on either side, overlooking a lush green forest with tall trees and bright daylight.

Cafe Curtains, Pinch Pleat Style

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WRAPPED TAB TOP

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TAB BACK CURTAINS

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Tab Back Curtains with pleaters tape for your hooks and rings

Pinch Pleat Curtain

Tab Back Curtains

A bedroom with blue walls, a bed with a patterned white and gray comforter, a wooden headboard, a black nightstand, a white table lamp, a window with white blinds, and cream-colored curtains with a blue border. A small framed picture hangs on the wall.

Tab Back Curtain

Pinch Pleat With Knots

pinch pleat curtains in a living room window

Description of Styles:

Rod Pocket

With a sewn pocket at the top, rod pocket drapery accommodates typical curtain rod hardware and is traditional and casual. The design creates a gathering of fabric at the desired places across the width of the rod. As far as drapery pleat styles go Rod Pocket Drapery creates a very casual look with uneven pleats across its width, thanks to how the fabric gathers or stretches across the rod. This is the most cost effective drapery. The pocket will be about 2-3” wide, but standard sizes are available. When measuring, measure from the top of the rod, down to the floor or shorter if you’d like.

Tab Back

Perfect if you want a more tailored look than the rod pocket but you want the option of being able to use rings (you supply rings and poke pin through tabs) or just slide your rod through the tabs and not use the rings at all. Tab Back also requires less fabric than some other tailored styles, like the pinch pleat. For measuring, you would usually measure from the top of the rod, down to the floor (if planning to use just the rod, no rings). If using rings, usually you will measure from the bottom of the rod, down to the floor, or shorter if you’d like, but this varies slightly.

Tab Top

Also a great option if you want a casual style that does not require any rings. You slide your rod through the tabs, which are at the very top, unlike the tab back style, which has the tabs hidden in the back. For measuring, you will measure top of rod down to floor, or shorter if you’d like.

Pinch Pleat (requires 2.5x the amount of fabric due to the gatherings)

As far as drapery pleat styles go, pinch pleat is a classic that’s having a revival. The drapery creates a natural visual break with a simple, elegant shape. Pinch Pleat Drapery is highly functional especially when used in a track system or with your rings. You would attach the ring pins to the back side of the drapery. Rings and pins not provided. While typically grouped with other traditional drapery styles, Pinch Pleat Drapery is versatile enough to be used in a variety of homes, from traditional contemporary. For a subtle sense of luxury, measure your custom drapery length a few inches longer than you need so the curtains trail gently on the ground. Pinch pleat are usually a little more costly because they take longer to make. Also the fabric is about 2 1/2 times more than some other styles, due to the pleat. One width of a 54” wide fabric= a finished panel about 25” wide, after the fabric is pleated. So if your curtain needs to be wider than 25”, 2 widths of fabric are sewn together.

*All curtains can be made with blackout or regular liner. The price is the same for either liner. All panels can be made with your choice of ribbon/trim.‍ ‍

Custom Shower Curtains

We create shower curtains using customer supplied fabric or you can purchase one of our fabrics.

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Cornice boards

Cornices are a great way to add more visual interest to the window and add a little extra pop to the room! They are easy to hang and even though they're made out of wood, they are not too heavy.

The cornice is made from quality wood and is padded and then upholstered with the customer's fabric of choice. The best weight is medium weight decor fabric or heavy/upholstery weight fabric. I will provide you with the yardage you will need when the order is placed, or you may email me for more information. A cornice that is under 48" wide with a 4" projection will usually require just 1 yard of fabric.

This cornice has an 8" drop and projects 4" from the wall. If you have curtains that you would like to keep behind the cornice, you may wish to have a bigger projection. The cost is the same for larger projections/returns. 4" projection is fairly standard if you are mounting it over a bare window or a window with shades or blinds. If you would like a 10" drop we are also able to do that. Please email us for more information, as the pricing will be slightly different.

Hardware is included and it's fairly simple to mount our cornices!! We provide instructions along with the hardware. The cornice comes with inconspicuous D rings attached already on the backside. You'll receive 2 brackets that you will drill into your wall to hook the rings onto.

MEASURING FOR A CORNICE, How to measure for a cornice board.

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Sew Lovely also creates other types of window treatments, such as roman shades.

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