Curtain hooks: an overview of popular types and tips on choosing

Among the huge range of popular accessories that are used to decorate the window opening, original hooks for curtains and curtains have always occupied a special place. In addition to the fact that these functional elements guarantee the smooth movement of the curtain on the cornices, they can also appear as stylish and quite affordable jewelry.

Hanging curtains on different hooks can be attributed to the most economical methods of decorating living space. These devices can be used in absolutely any rooms that are made out in popular styles.

To use these products on the eaves do not need any specific knowledge, this kind of work can be easily performed with your own hands.It is only necessary to carry out all actions as carefully as possible, while trying not to damage the available accessories and the fabric itself. Hooks are often sold one at a time or in dozens, but you can always purchase a finished tape with hooks already attached to it.

This idea is just perfect if you have a problem to quickly and beautifully hang your new curtains on the existing hooks. It will significantly simplify the process of fixing the curtains. Very often such fastenings from beautiful hooks may be called differently, everything here may depend on their device and semantic purpose. The main task of such accessories is to fix curtains, curtains or tulle and curtains on high eaves. Due to the specificity of the design of the products, the curtain will move gently, and there will be no need to make additional efforts to draw them out.

In addition to the above qualities, hooks for curtains have a number of very impressive advantages.

• This is the most economical option for its price and energy costs after the fishing line.
• If it is correct to exploit them and immediately acquire the most profitable option, then it is quite possible to seriously expect that these hooks will last for many years.
• If one hook is accidentally broken, you can easily replace it.
• Among the positive characteristics of the curtain hooks can also highlight their high reliability, and at the same time an amazing cheapness. You can buy the required number of fasteners, but the main thing - do not forget to purchase a few hooks in reserve.
• These fastener elements are extremely easy to install.
• They can be purchased for curtains or curtains, for tulle or for any other type of curtain.
• You can stock up on old-style hooks or completely new and creative solutions for attaching your curtains.

To choose the best option of fasteners, you need to be able to understand the varieties of all the decorative and other types of hooks on the market and their characteristics. Some products will be attached to the eaves with the help of special holders-rings.

• Hidden products and items designed for decoration. Hidden devices are made of inconspicuous types of materials and look so that they are easy to hide behind the folds of curtains or under the eaves. Products for decoration eaves are rare. This is a set of seemingly very stylish accessories that will hold the curtain tightly and play the role of secondary elements of decor.

• Products from plastic and from metal. Plastic hooks are an inexpensive and good option. They are not suitable for excessively weighty and bulky curtains of curtain type, but they can easily withstand light curtains. The main advantage of this option is silent operation. There are such options and a significant disadvantage - over time, the strength of the products may decrease, which is likely to spoil their appearance and functionality. Metal products are made of aluminum or even brass, much less often of steel. These elements are much stronger than plastic, but are also unlikely to be able to cope with heavy curtains having many layers.

• Open and closed. These parts have their own characteristics. On the open much easier to cling curtain loops. To wash these curtains, you will not need to pull the string, but at the same time hanging curtains one loop will be very long. Closed types of hooks will not jump loops, so you can not be afraid to move the curtains in the right direction.
• The main type and transition. Elements can play the role of both an independent fixer, and a special link, for example, between cornices and grommets, decorative eyelets or other creative ideas of decoration.

• In a separate subspecies can be attributed to the elements that are intended to record grabs. Their main task is to keep the beautiful rounded shape of the curtains by “pulling them off” in the direction of one of the walls. Details may be completely invisible or, conversely, be flashy. You can find this kind of hooks with decorative elements in the form of flower buds, various shapes. Elements for grabs are firmly attached to the wall. The design of the elements can be similar to the design of the eaves themselves, it is often possible to find ready-made sets of these accessories.
• Curtains can be fixed and with the help of grabs. - these details resemble hairpins and are used to preserve the assembled shape of the canvas without having to move it to the wall. Here you can also use special hooks that close the accessory from the inside of the fabric. For the release of sticking pick only light subspecies of metals or wood, as well as plastic.

• Fastening curtains can be done using the so-called clips. These are plastic products or most often elements from a metal basis which have a clamping mechanism that consists of 2 planes. The device of these clips gently clings to the curtains, but is not designed for substantial weight. There are a large number of types of these clips. Metal products, with strong teeth, often found under the name "crabs" or "crocodiles".
• Curtains are hung on the so-called "blochki". These are such small grommets that come with a cord. The use of clamps as a decor will not require a long fuss with loops and will provide an opportunity to bend the curtain to the desired height of the room. The downside is that they are problematic to fix on the eaves themselves.

There is another popular hook classification according to the following criteria.

• The type of locking device - in the form of a latch or without a lock at all.
• Functional purpose - products are swivel and non-rotatable; in the form of a "clip", "snail" or "crocodile". Hooks with roller suitable for light cornices. The roller that is part of the accessory will easily spin in the tire, even under the substantial weight of the curtains, thereby ensuring easy and quiet movement of the curtains along certain guides. Also very popular accessories with wheels.
• Material - plastic or metal base. Parts made of plastic will have all sorts of colors - white, pink, brown, almost transparent, beige colors. Metal products will be painted under demanded nickel or chrome. In their selection should take into account the density and severity of the existing curtains.
• The presence of features in the design - for fastening to tape, eyelets or looped elements.

Curtain products and curtain hooks on different cornices will vary in material and design.

For their production more often choose:

• durable plastic;
• metal (most often brass, as well as aluminum and even steel);
• metal-plastic is an ultra-modern combined material.

Plastic products and metal hooks can hold a lightweight and medium weight web. When decorating the openings of windows with massive curtains, it is best to choose metal elements by installing eyelets on the curtains or stitching stags to them.

Plastic products are suitable only for very light curtains. They have one significant plus - the complete absence of noise when the curtains are pulled down along the eaves. But at the same time plastic hooks very quickly become useless and lose their shape, which would entail the appearance of errors in the decorative composition. This may result in the curtains slipping from the loops due to the deformation of the hooks.

Hooks from various metals are much more expensive, but they will last for many years and will have such a weighty quality as reliability. They will not break down in the process of active use and will firmly fix the curtain fabric, not allowing it to slide down.Their main disadvantage is operating noise. In addition, the characteristic features of this type of fasteners will depend quite strongly on the quality of the metal itself.

If the products are released from inexpensive raw materials or ignoring the rules of technology, then after a certain period of time they will start to rust and can seriously damage the curtains that are holding onto them. It is for this reason that it is better to opt for metal holders with anti-rust coating. Until now, in many homes, by the way, you can still find iron curtain hooks.

Metal-plastic is the most suitable material for cost and quality. It combines the advantages of the two previous materials and does not have their minuses. Hooks for metal curtains will cost more than plastic elements, but they will be much cheaper than metal ones. They are completely noiseless when used and will keep their shape perfectly throughout their entire service life.

Usually hooks are fixed on a special tape that is specially sewn to the top of the curtains. There are already hook loops on this tape. Even 20 or 30 years ago loops made curtains at the top, without using a tape.In this case, the top of the curtain was reinforced with a narrow (only 2-3 cm wide) strip of fabric. The main disadvantage of this method was scrupulousness when sewing the required number of loops.

How many loops need to be made on the available tape is always decided individually. They hung them at a distance of about 10-12 cm from each other. The more significant the distance, the more beautiful the folds on the curtains themselves will be in the drawn form, and vice versa, the smaller the distance between the loops and the hooks, the less noticeable the curtain folds will be. The size of the elements themselves is selected on the basis of the height of the curtains in order to prevent disharmony when decorating the window opening. For children should not use models with clips, as if carelessly handle them, the curtain may well fall on children.

Most often, a distance of 5 or 10 cm is left between adjacent hooks. In order for the curtain to hang beautifully, all parts must be installed evenly. When selecting a ribbon option for curtains, you need to know how to properly hang the curtains on the hooks. The main nuance of the master is the installation of the hooks themselves - for example, they should never be put on cords. If you do otherwise, the threads will begin to sag and the appearance of the curtains will be completely damaged. To install hooks there are special pockets that are placed in several rows.

Today, a huge selection of hooks for every taste is presented in the stores, so any man in the street can afford to purchase the right amount of hooks for beautifully placing curtains in his home.

Metal hooks are very popular today - they are not hidden from the eyes, they are used for stylish decoration of the room and giving it a special color.

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