The experts at drd can help with making decisions on any of the traverse rods curtain rods and drapery rods in our stock.
Can i hang regular curtains on a traverse rod.
You will be able to use your curtains with a regular rod or a traverse rod.
It has draw cords and a pulley system to easily open and close the drapes.
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.
If that is the case i don t think it was built to take the weight of drapery fabric but it might manage sheers.
Hang the rod in the supports and brackets.
But it sounds like you are working with verticle blinds and want to re purpose that traversing mechanism.
Step 1 mount the traverse rod supports and bracket according to the packaging instructions.
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.
A traverse rod is a heavy duty curtain rod that is commonly used to hang pleated drapes.
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.