Anybody who has basic sewing skills can make pinch pleat drapes using pinch pleat tape.
Sew the drapes as you normally would. Pleating will use twice the amount of curtain, so the curtain panels need to be twice as wide as the window that is to be covered.
Turn drape panels right side out. The top of the curtain panels should be left with raw edges. Drop one or two pennies into the inside of the panel through the top open edge. You can use weights instead of pennies, you just want some weight to improve the way your drapes will hang.
Iron the hem and the body of the curtain panels. With the back side facing up, fold the raw edge over about ½ an inch. Spread the pinch pleat tape along the edge near the fold. Cut the pinch pleat panel so it matches the width of the curtain panel. Add about ½ to each side. Fold under the side edges of the pinch pleat panels to conceal any raw edges. Be sure to press firmly.
Stitch the pinch pleat panel to the drapery panel. Make sure not to sew the ends of the pocket hooks closed. Repeat until all drape panels are done.
Create your pinch pleats. Gather the top of the panel where you sewed in the pinch pleat. Make two pleats if you are using double hooks, and three pleats if you are using triple hooks.
Slide pinch pleated drapes into the pockets and hang your drapes on any kind of drapery rod you choose.