If you know how to sew, making your own pinch pleated drapes should be no problem for you. It will also save you money by making drapes at home.
To make pinch pleated drapes, sew your curtain panels as normal, adding weights if needed to improve how the fabric will hang. If you do not want to sew weights in, try putting pennies into the hem, it will do the same thing. Pinch pleated drapes look better and hang better with some weight added.
Turn and press your panels, leaving the top raw. Press the seams, tugging along the seam line. You do not want the lining to show from the front of your drapes once they are installed.
Fold the raw top over about a half an inch, tucking the fabric inside of the pinch pleat panel, and press it flat. Stitch as close to the edge and as neatly as possible. Measure the right length of self pleater tape, plus a little extra to fold over the unfinished edges. This will make your header just shy of the width of the drape, and will keep the tape from showing when you look at your drapes from the front. Cut this header piece for each panel you are making.
Stitch the pleater tape onto your panel. Be sure to cover the row of stitches you closed the top with (about a quarter of an inch from the top). Stitch all 4 sides of the panel, be neat. Avoid the ends of the hook pockets. If you forget and sew the pockets closed, you can not install the hooks. Repeat this process for all additional panels.
Form your pinch pleats by gathering the header, making 3 pleats for 3 pronged hooks, or 2 pleats for double hooks. Now slide the hooks into the pockets. Skip a pocket or two between pleats as desired.
Now all that’s left for you to do is hang up your new pinch pleated drapes and enjoy!