Can I Hang Regular Curtains On A Traverse Rod

Although the traverse rod system was made for pinch pleat curtains you can adapt almost any rod pocket curtain to work on the rods.

Can i hang regular curtains on a traverse rod.

A traverse rod is a heavy duty curtain rod that is commonly used to hang pleated drapes. An intermediate skilled home sewer can utilize drapery maker tricks and successfully hang non pinch pleated drapes on a traverse rod hiding the pins and providing enough support for the weight of the drapes. Step 1 mount the traverse rod supports and bracket according to the packaging instructions. A traverse rod can seem like a confusing contraption when faced with one for the first time.

You can turn a traverse rod into a plain rod by removing it s moving parts and then the grommets would easily slide over the rod. The best news is that with a little ingenuity pinhooks can be used with rod pocket curtains and a curtain rod sparing you the expense of the more traditionally used traverse rod. It has draw cords and a pulley system to easily open and close the drapes. The experts at drd can help with making decisions on any of the traverse rods curtain rods and drapery rods in our stock.

A traverse rod allows drapes to be opened and closed by pulling on a cord hanging to one side of the drapes. If that is the case i don t think it was built to take the weight of drapery fabric but it might manage sheers.