Sunbrella Shadow RIPPLEFOLD Drapes

Product Description

SUNBRELLA Shadow Sheer RIPPLEFOLD curtains are stylish and contemporary OUTDOOR DRAPERY especially where a LONG SPAN and a SHEER panel solution is required. Ripplefold panel run on a track and neatly pleat into a WAVE PATTERN. They can be ordered as FLAT PANELS or in DOUBLE FULLNESS. Draperies will not fade, even if exposed to direct sunlight for extended periods of time

Soft ripple-like folds flow smoothly across the Architectural track.
Suitable for residential as well as commercial installation.
Stacks to about 6 inches per width.
Drapery glides well as the system runs on gliders in a track.
Can be used as flat panels or ripple pleated panel.
Ceiling mount track allows for very long spanning of drapery.
Style works well in traditional settings as well as modern homes.
Ideal for outdoor use – Track is powder coated aluminum
Custom made to size
Genuine Sunbrella SHADOW SHEER fabric – Will not fade

Additional Information

SUNBRELLA RIPPLEFOLD DRAPES - FAQ

Ripplefold is the trademark name for roll-pleat drapery fabrication. Ripplefold style drapery results in a clean, elegant appearance from both sides. Drapery panels attach via a snap-tape to the track, creating smooth, evenly spaced curves in the fabric. Has less stack-back than pinch-pleat drapery.

STACKING DETAILS: - Ripplefold Drapes can be used in most settings and work off a ceiling or wall mounted track. Typically a Single Sunbrella Rod Pocket Panel will stack to about 6 -8 inches on the track, depending on the thickness of the fabric and also if the fabric is lined. A plus factor when one uses Sunbrella Ripplefold Drapes is that one can achieve 100 percent coverage with a FLAT PANEL. That is to say you can stretch the full width of the fabric out over the track. Then there will be NO FULLNESS or pleats in the header. You get a bang for your buck and this reduces the stacking size.

WIDTHS and PANELS: - Let me explain some important drapery terms that you will need to understand in order to purchase the correct width and length of drapery. We start off using 54 inches WIDE Sunbrella fabric and we sew 1-1/2 inch SIDE HEMS on each side. This results in a SINGLE WIDTH PANEL that is 48 inches wide. When required we join MULTIPLE WIDTHS together to make WIDER PANEL . Incidentally Box Stores who sell off the peg draperies only have a maximum of 2 width wide panels, however we can make any width. We often make up to 8 widths wide but are not limited to the amount of widths we can sew together.

CALCULATING DRAPERY WIDTHS: - When we sew a single width for example, it is 48 inch wide when it is measured FLAT on a table. As a result the fabric can be extended to its maximum width of 48". As explained above this will result in no fullness. The idea is to have double fullness and this requires the 48" wide flat panel to pleated up on the rod to cover 24 inches of track length. The drapery snaps to a glider that is connected with strings that forces the ripple pattern to occur. In this state it will be forced to a maximum of 24" per width - if we supply flat panels, we remove the connecting strings.
DOUBLE FULLNESS is a common term used in drapery manufacture and it refers to the amount of fabric required to make a drapery look good and hang correctly. Using this standard it is ideal for a single width panel to cover 24 inches of track - this way one achieves double fullness.

An easy way to calculate have many widths you need is as follows. Measure your TOTAL TRACK or SPAN LENGTH and divide it by 24. This will give you the total amount of widths required to cover the rod at DOUBLE FULLNESS. This would be for a ONE WAY DRAW. If you require a SPLIT DRAW, divide the total on two. You may have to round up or down to make full widths or half widths. Here is an example: TOTAL TRACK LENGTH = 96 inches. Divide 96 by 24 = 4 widths. If you have a One Way Draw you would order ONE PANEL that is 4 WIDTHS WIDE. If you have a Split Draw you would take the 4 Widths and divide by 2, giving you TWO PANELS of 2 WIDTHS WIDE. Here is another example where you will have to ROUND UP. Let say your track is 115 inches. divide 115 by 24 = 4.79 width. you will need to round this up to 5 widths as a One Way Draw and 2-1/2 widths as a Split Draw.

CALCULATING DRAPERY LENGTH: - This is an easy one!. Simply measure from the CEILING or TOP OF YOUR TRACK [ or estimate where it will be installed] to the FLOOR. For OUTDOOR SUNBRELLA DRAPERIES we recommend 1 inch off the floor, so if you measure this size, they will be perfect and will not scuff in the wind. Typically SUNBRELLA INDOOR draperies are 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch off the floor or they may pool or have a trouser break.

SUNBRELLA FABRICS: - We make Sunbrella Outdoor Draperies in a number of Sunbrella FABRIC types that include, Sunbrella Canvas Fabric, Sunbella Dupione, Sunbrella Linen, Sunbrella Spectrum, Sunbrella Stripes, Sunbrella Mist Sheer and Sunbella Shadow Sheer. We also make draperies using YOUR FABRIC. See this link to get pricing and calculate width and length - SUNBRELLA OUTDOOR DRAPES

If you would like to supply your own fabric, please email us for a quote

SUNBRELLA DRAPERY STYLES: - In addition to Sunbrella RIPPLEFOLD drapery panels we also make Sunbrella FRENCH PLEAT drapes, Sunbrella EURO PLEAT drapes, Sunbrella SUNBRELLA GROMMET DRAPES,Sunbrella POLE POCKET DRAPES and CURTAINS, INVERTED BOX PLEAT curtains, TAB TOP and TAB BACK drape.