We are makers of handmade to measure curtains, blinds, pelmets, lampshades, cushions and other soft furnishings and accessories and can purchase fabrics, wallpapers and trims from most major suppliers on your behalf. We do a lot of work using the fabrics of some of the smaller British boutique fabric houses, namely Peony & Sage, Cabbages & Roses, Bluebellgray, Kate Forman, Vanessa Arbuthnott, Milton & Manor, Sarah Hardaker, Emily Bond, Betty Boyns, Thornback & Peel, Katie Mosa and Louise Body. Based in West Yorkshire we also offer a courier service across the UK and worldwide and use only the most reputable tracked and insured couriers. Detailed fitting and hanging instructions, as well as additional information showing you how to dress your furnishings after hanging to keep them looking their best for many years to come, are also supplied. If you are local to us we can visit you in your home with fabric sample books and can offer design ideas and advice as required. We can also arrange hanging / fitting locally where required. If you are further afield we can offer design ideas and advice over the telephone and by email. Feel free to send us photographs and measurements to help the process along. If you just want to chat about your ideas initially feel free to get in touch. Our local service covers an area with a 20 mile radius of Halifax and includes Elland, Sowerby Bridge, Huddersfield, Holmfirth, Hebden Bridge, Oldham, Rochdale, Bradford and surrounding villages.

Design at Denton Drapes specialises in the design and creation of high quality soft furnishings, hand-sewn by our skilled team of curtain makers using traditional craft techniques in our fully equipped Bedfordshire workroom. Established in 1997, we offer a complete service to homeowners and interior designers from design and advice right through to installation and hanging.

We provide a make-up service to the trade, sell fabrics and haberdashery and offer 1-1 curtain making training and workroom observer days. We also market a curtain makers table cover in heavy duty canvas printed with a metric grid. This unique workroom productivity tool is manufactured for us in the USA to our own specification and has proved extremely popular with curtain makers across the UK and in Europe.

Denton Drapes is a fully accredited Member of the Association of Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers (AMUSF) and our Director Penny Bruce currently serves on the Board of the Association.

handmade bespoke curtains, binds and associated soft furnishings such as cushions, throws, headboards etc.
We give a friendly flexible service, to suit your needs. From design, through creation, fitting and dressing and anything in between. Our initial consultation is free and we come to you to help you choose the right fabric, hardware and design of your window treatment all in the comfort of your own home. we have many fantastic fabrics for you to choose from, as well as poles, tracks and trimmings.

We are trade suppliers of fabrics, wallpapers, trimmings and paints within Ireland North and South. Our brands include JAB, Carlucci, Chivasso, Andrew Martin, Alhambra, James Brindley, Cole and Son, Eco, John Morris, Farrow and Ball and many more. We also have our own brand Boyle and Butler offering stylish affordable fabrics.

Hand sewn curtains, blinds and soft furnishings perfectly suited to your home. Assistance in choosing fabrics or make-up using customer’s own fabric. Good selection of fabric books and trimmings. No obligation measuring up and quotation. Friendly service and beautiful results!

Clarkes Blinds LTD

Made to measure Blinds and Curtains

We are manufacturers of made to measure contemporary and traditional blinds and curtains for windows, doors, roofs and more unusual applications such as shaped blinds for curved, arched and sloping windows for kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms and conservatories.
Blinds and curtains can also be made in your own fabric such as roman blinds or laminated roller blinds, these can be standard lined or blackout lined.

With over twenty five years of experience in providing a first class service you can be assured that we can produce the perfect solution to meet your needs.

Blinds & Curtains made to measure from your own material

Blinds and curtains can also be made in your own fabric such as roman blinds or laminated roller blinds, these can be standard lined or blackout lined.
Curtains can be machine made or hand made, standard lined, interlined, blackout lined or thermal lined. A wide range of curtain headings can be specified such as eyelet heading, Pinch heading or triple pleat heading, pencil pleat heading, Goblet heading and tabbed heading.

A fabric for all applications

Blinds and curtains are an important finishing touch for homes. Each room may have different requirements. North facing rooms may need a transparent or sheer fabric to allow a degree of privacy while still see through. Windows facing a busy street may need adjustable blinds such as vertical blinds or venetian blinds. Translucent fabrics such as Swedish plain or Holland fabrics allow light to pass but not see through. South facing or bedroom windows may need an opaque blackout fabric to stop the early morning light or furniture fading.

Blinds and curtains for commercial buildings

We also make made to measure blinds and curtains for public and commercial buildings such as schools, offices, hospitals and government buildings where other considerations are important such as flame retardant fabric, blackout fabric, or a solution for glare on VDU screens.

Clarkes Blinds is a member of the BBSA and we have been established for over 25 years making made to measure blinds for the Interior Design Trade.

We are the approved blind maker for New House Textiles and we assisted on their stand at Decorex 2007. We also make made to measure blinds from Eclipse, Hunter Douglas and Louvolite.