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There are a number of scenarios you might encounter when measuring for a curtain track that has traversing curtain panels. We've addressed some of the most common below.   Will this be a one-way draw with the entire drapery stacking to one side, or will it be a split draw that opens in the middle and stacks on each end? Will it have multiple panels, maybe even offset or uneven? The beauty of hand or baton draw curtain tracks is that you can use as many or few panels as you like and move them in any direction you want....

Swivel slide This basic friction style is typically used with drapery pin hooks or other metal or plastic hooks that insert into the hole on the slide. 3/8" wide x 3/4" tall. Inside diameter of hole is 3/16". Swivel slide with attached hook Same as the swivel slide but with an attached stainless steel hook to hold grommet curtains or curtains with buttonholes. Hook is 1 1/4" long and works perfectly for curtains where the top of the grommet hole is 1 1/2" down from the top of the curtain. Also used with shower curtains. Tech wheeled carrier Similar in...

Whether you are hanging curtains on a ceiling curtain track or wall mounted track, the techniques are the same. The main choices are drapery pin hooks, S hooks or plastic hooks.  The reason many people want to use our traversing curtain tracks is to eliminate any interference while sliding it open and closed. No matter the length of your track, the brackets don't interfere with the functionality. Depending on the rod, the brackets either attach to the top or back of the track and don't block the bottom channel where the slides are. What you use to actually hang the...

When selecting the right curtain or drapery track for your situation, the two main questions you need to answer are: 1) Is it a wall or ceiling mount curtain track? 2) What kind of curtains are going to be used? The first question is pretty easy for most. For a standard wall mount curtain or drapery track, we recommend the Forest CS track. This is a hand draw set, but they are also available as baton draw sets for pleated draperies where you want overlapping master carriers. This track is well lubricated with good splices allowing the slides to cross the joints easily....

Since we often get questions about what kind of curtains go on our tracks that use the eyelet carriers, we thought we'd put some pictures of various pleated styles in a blog post. The curtain tracks with the ball bearing carriers or eyelet carriers (the style of carrier that doesn't have a hook hanging from it) is primarily used for pleated draperies, but now are often used for our newer wave fold system. Pleated draperies don't just come in the Pinch pleated traditional style any more. There is also the Euro or English pleat The Goblet pleat The Cartridge pleat...