| Yardage required (based on 54" wide fabric) |
| Yardage required per width | 2.34 |
| Widths required | 5 |
| Total yardage required | 12 |
| Fullness guidelines |
| Tab curtains, slightly shirred cottage curtains, slender architectural (accordion fold) draperies |
1.5 |
| Bulky fabric draperies, contract or architectural draperies, and draperies that need to stack to a smaller area |
2 |
| Light and medium weight drapery fabrics and shirred curtains including pinch/French/Euro pleats |
2.5 |
| Sheer fabrics for a custom look |
2.5 |
Blue Orchard Designs is not liable for orders or projects relying on these calculations. Additional factors that will affect the requirements include but are not limited to fabric widths greater or less than 54” wide, unusually large/small returns and overlaps, or horizontal repeats that don’t allow matching at the selvages.