ADO Turns 30

ADO was established in 1979 in Spartanburg, South Carolina as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ADO International, in Germany.  Thirty years and several expansions later, we’ve become an industry leader known for our fine fabrics and window covering products.  ADO has emerged as a forerunner in sheers, drapery weights, prints, specialty fabrics and trimmings.  We offer unique, coordinated collections to personalize any decor.  Our fabrics are backed with a five-year guarantee that promises lasting washability and durability with fibers that won’t shrink, stretch, or fade.

Q&A with Industry Experts

Question:
What is so distinctive about ADO's Panels? 

Answer:
ADO has a distinctive pleat option, the ½” Pencil Pleat Drapery Panel.  Our unique design provides a casual, untailored look similar to flat panels that are hung from drapery hooks.  Typical pencil pleats have a series of small tucks which are sewn together very closely.  The ADO ½” Pencil Pleat design features 8” to 10” spacing so the extra fabric rolls out towards the front of the panel.  It comes with a transparent buckrum which does not crease and allows for fullness between each pleat.  The panel looks best when it is drawn or stacked back thus creating gentle folds that stay rounded.  On the ADO ½” Pencil Pleat design, the pleats are almost concealed when the fabric is stacked back.     

 The ADO ½” Pencil Pleat design comes in three standard finished widths, 18” (7-9” stacked), 25” (10-11” stacked) or 37”(14-15” stacked).  One of the features of pencil pleat is that the drapery pins are positioned on the back of the panels, which prevents from accidental pulls or runs in the fabric. 

The ADO Bradford Display Panel features the new “1/2" Pencil Pleat” (shown in the photo on the right) or the “Bohemian Pleat” styles