Bali Blinds | Steaming & Dressing a Drapery

In this video, we will show you how to dress and steam your installed draperies. After you hang any drapery product, gently separate the lining from the face fabric. This will assure that the two fabrics are aligned vertically as they're hanging. Begin at the top of the drapery and verify that the pleats are aligned correctly. For inverted pleats, you may need to tuck the fabric back into the pleats. Use your fingers to follow the folds coming out of the pleat, forming graceful rolls of fabric all the way to the bottom of the drapery. At the bottom of the drapery, place your hands on either side of the roll. Lightly tug on each side to help straighten the fullness from top to bottom. Repeat this for each pleat, making sure the fullness is evenly spaced across the width of the drapery. Begin using the folds created by the style of the header on the rod. Starting at the top, place your hands on either side of the roll and slowly follow the fold of the drapery from top to bottom. Move across the drapery, making sure that the fullness of the rolls are evenly spaced. Most wrinkles will fall out in 10 to 14 days, but if light wrinkles are present prior to dressing your drapery, you can follow the ironing and steaming settings on the fabric label found in the heading of the drapery. You should always use a low steam setting when possible. Always steam or iron your drapery from the back of the fabric. This will help to prevent any damage or marking that might occur if you were to apply an iron or steam to the face of the fabric. When steaming a drapery, do not let the head of the steamer touch the fabric. Keep a distance of at least 1/2 inch to 1 inch from the back of the fabric. This will help prevent water marks from forming on the drapery.