Depending on the windows, the drapery fabric, your personal style and how you want the curtains to hang, you also need to select rodding. Decorative poles and rings or grommet curtains are good choices for some windows, but there are situations where only traverse curtain rods will do.
Can you hang any curtain on a traverse rod?
Ideally, no since traverse rods only work for pinch pleat curtains. Regular curtains will not evenly hang in a traverse rod. But with a few sewing and pinch-pleating, you can turn regular curtains into pinch pleat curtains.
What kind of rod do you use for grommet curtains?
For example, a common 1 5/8-inch grommet glides over a 1 3/8-inch diameter rod. It's large enough to allow for curtain movement in windy conditions as well; the curtain can billow without rigid stress from an inflexible mounting system.
Where do rods go on grommet curtains?
When mounting grommet-topped curtains, the rod weaves front to back and back to front across the width of the curtain panel.